Find Your Dream Job: Finding A Job With Dad

By Chris Martinez

I’m a dad to four great kids and married to my best friend. Having worked for over 26 years, I’ve picked up a some tips and learned a few things along the way. With one child looking to upgrade her existing job and another looking to land a job, not only do I want to help them find a job, I want to use my experiences to help them find their dream job. I want to help you find your dream job. Life is precious and what we chose to do with our time in exchange for money is a big decision. With a little guidance, a great attitude and a solid frame-of-mind, not only can you enjoy what you do but also use what you've earned to create long-lasting memories with your family and friends. So what are you waiting for? Take this journey with me and let’s chase after our dreams together!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Sep 18, 2019
• ISBN: 9783748715801

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Find Your Dream Job

Find Your Dream Job

Chris Martinez

Copyright © 2019 by Chris Martinez

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review.

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For my wife Marisa, who believed in me.

For my children, Charissa, Chalysse, Criser and Cyrus, your dream job is waiting for you.

Contents

Understanding this book

Your ideas are amazing!

Rely on your notes

No notebook, no problem

Plans vs. Actions

Clear your mind

Prioritize and focus

Maximize your day

The best times to focus

Peace and quiet

The flexible job hunter

Getting hired with no experience

Get back on your feet!

Looking for the wrong job?

Open mindedness

Selling to the right employer

Be willing to do what it takes

What are you willing to give up?

Your dream job is within reach

Imagine that you got the job already

You are the best person for the job

Acknowledgements

Contact info

Understanding this book

 This book is organized into 20 short solutions. Each offers an immediate and practical explanation of some vital aspect of landing your dream job. The text is designed to be read through from beginning to end or in random order, selecting topics as questions arise. If you do not understand the worth of finding quiet time during your day to organize your daily tasks and goals, you can simply look through the table of contents to find a subject similar to your current question. In this case, the chapter on Peace and Quiet come to mind.

With an understanding of your job market, you can use this information to shape your plan on growing your current experience and skills set. It will be a challenge, but it is an achievable goal. With guidance from this book, the right attitude and the right mindset, you too can find your dream job.

Your ideas are amazing!

 Your ideas are a place where untapped energy and power exist. It is in the middle of in dense area that I call your thoughts – your ideas are lost in a forest of daily activities and bad habits. You must learn to tap into those ideas and writing it down is the first step in making landing your dream job a reality – your reality. Your ideas are powerful and because they come from you they are unique and special. Making it a habit of committing it to paper or your digital notebook is important because it is in this moment that you start your journey towards landing your dream job.

When ideas on finding a job come to mind, writing it down is a delicate step towards committing yourself to act. Personally, I missed on many good ideas on my previous job searches because I never wrote them down.

Yes, ideas will come to you at anywhere at any time. For example, I've had many ideas come to me while asleep. During my day, it feels like I’ve already experienced the present situation, but I can’t put my finger on it. It feels like déjà vu. Every time you let this happen, you are allowing another potential great idea to slip through your fingers. Even if you are asleep, learn to wake yourself from your sleep just long enough to write down your idea on landing your dream job – it’s totally worth it. This idea may just be the one you’ve been waiting for to break through that situation that seems impossible.

On your bedside table, have a piece of paper and a pen handy. Take the cap off the pen or have a sharpened pencil ready - you don't want to be fumbling with your pen while you’re half asleep. During the day, you'll come up with ideas and you’ll want to be ready for those moments. If you’re driving, obviously your current focus is to arrive safely to your destination. You can ask a passenger to send you a text or to send you an email with your ideas.

When I daydream, I'm see myself in that perfect job. I see myself as the most knowledgeable person in my field and people come to me for answers. I see myself providing more value than ever before. I love my job and always give more than what is expected. I see myself growing every day and getting better at what I’m doing. All of this I write down.

You're probably thinking this is a lot to write down on a piece of paper - you're correct so I’m going to recommend now that you get a hard-back notebook. Personally, I have a hard-back notebook that I can keep in my back pocket or in the pocket of my jacket. My notebook and a blue pen go with me everywhere my wallets go. If that isn’t available, I use my memo pad on my mobile phone.

Over the years, I've build up dozens of these pocket notebooks. There are many options and styles. It’s your preference because any will do. I prefer the ones with the lines because I’m left-handed and when I write I tend to drift and my sentences end up crooked. The lines are very helpful. If you're writing in a small notebook, you’ll want to write as neatly as possible because space is at a premium.

I write down my goals today. Tomorrow, I write them down again. I'm checking off the ones that I completed and writing the next ones that need to work on tomorrow. Writing down my goals for finding a job doesn't always come out in the right order – and that's totally ok. When you're done writing down your goals for the day, go back through and prioritize them. On