The document provides career advice and tips for job hunting. It discusses the importance of career assessment to identify one's skills and interests. It also distinguishes the traits of extraverts and introverts to help determine what types of jobs and work environments may be a good fit. Additionally, it outlines the best and worst ways to look for jobs, emphasizing personal networks and direct outreach over more passive methods.

2. What color is your P A R A C H U T E ?? RICHARD NELSON BOLLES

3. RICHARD NELSON BOLLES Gave Birth to Job Hunters Bible.

5. Finding a Job . . . . in Hard Times

6. Rejection Shock…!! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO …. YES

7. Never Lose hope People get promoted People retire People get injured or sick People quit or move on People get fired or laid off People die

8. Why is Career Assessment important? Learn to work with, not against, your natural approach to doing things Identify your unique skills and strengths Find out if you want to lead or be led Target areas for improvement and growth

9. Joy = Skill If it is a skill you do well, you will enjoy it; if it is a skill you enjoy, you will do well with it.

10. Joy on the Job! Bad employers will not care if you enjoy your work, but good employers will. Good employers know that if you have enthusiasm for your work, you will do well.

11. Identify Yourself Identify Your Achievements… Identify Your Skills… Identify Your Interests… Identify Your Environments …

12. Are you an Extravert or Introvert?

13. Extraverts look for opportunities to: act quickly be action oriented change activities regularly focus on the world around you interact with others try new things work within a group

14. Introverts look for work with opportunities to: avoid frequent interruptions concentrate on one task get information ahead of time learn something in depth think before acting have specialized knowledge enjoy one-on-one or small groups

15. Extraverts make good… Team Leaders (design, programming, etc.) Producers Managers and Directors Marketers Sales and Business Development Staff Speakers and company representatives Company founders and CEO’s

16. Introverts make good… Individual specialists in art, design, programming and production Creative Managers and Art Directors Human Resources Staff Troubleshooters and experts in their field Legal counsel, CFO’s and IT heads

17. Hunting in Opposite Ways

18. From Within

19. HOW MUCH pay do I want? What job titles / levels are you aspiring to? What is the minimum and maximum pay that you want and need?

20. The worst ways to look for a job Looking in Internet(4 t0 10%) Mailing out Resumes(7%) Answering local newspaper(5 t0 24%) Going to private employment agencies( 17%)

21. Best Ways to look for a jobs Ask for leads from your contact(33%) Knocking door of any employer(47%) Using Phone book’s yellow pages(69 to 84%) Doing a Life-changing Job-Hunt(86%)

22. Note..!!!

23. THANKS and GOOD LUCK…!! Rohit Ray IIPM