Getting the Job You Really Want A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding a Good Job in Less Time Fourth Edition © Discover your best skills. © Define and land your ideal job. © Get the job you want in less time. Get ahead on your new job. J. Michael FarrGetting the Job You Really Want, Fourth Edition A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding a Good Job in Less Time © 2002 by JIST Publishing, Inc. Published by JIST Works, an imprint of JIST Publishing, Inc. 8902 Otis Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46216-1033, Phone: 1-800-648-JIST Fax: 1-800-JIST-FAX E-mail: info@jist.com ‘Web site: wwwjist.com Some Other Books by Michael Farr The Very Quick Job Search Same-Day Resume ‘The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book America’s 101 Fastest Growing Jobs Best Jobs for the 21° Century America’s Top 101 Jobs for College Graduates Young Person’s Guide to Getting & ‘America’s Top 101 Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree Keeping a Good Job America’s Top Resumes for America’s Top Jobs Note to instructors. This book has substantial support materials, including a thorough. instructor's guide, overhead and PowerPoint transparencies, a pocket data guide, and videos. Call 1-800-648-JIST or visit www.jist.com for details. About career materials published by JIST. Our materials encourage people to be self-directed and to take control of their destinies. We work hard to provide excellent content, solid advice, and techniques that get results. If you have questions about this book or otherJIST products, call 1-800-648.JIST or visit wwwist.com. Quantity discounts are available for JIST products. Call 1-800-648.JIST or visit www jist.com fora free catalog and for more information. Visit www jist.com. Find out about our products, get free book chapters, order a catalog, and link to other career-related sites. You can also learn more about JIST authors and JIST training avail- able to professionals. Visit CareerOINK.com. Get free information on 14,000 job titles. Development Editor: Susan Pines Cover and Interior Designer: Aleata Howard Interior Layout: Carolyn J. Newland Proofreaders: David Faust, Veda Dickerson Printed in the United States of America 06 05 04 987654 Allrights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a ‘database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quota- tions embodied in articles or reviews. Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than ‘your own personal use is a violation of United States copyright laws. For permission requests, please con- tact the Copyright Clearance Center at www.copyright.com or (978) 750-8400. ‘We have been careful to provide accurate information throughout this book, but itis possible that ‘errors and omissions have been introduced. Please consider this in making any career plans or other important decisions, Trust your own judgment above all else and in all things. ISBN 1-$6370-803-5= About This Book Imost everyone who looks for a job eventually finds one. This book, however, helps you find a better job or the one you really want—and find it in less time. These two points—how “good” the job is and how long it takes to find—are the only things that really matter in your job search. My interest over many years has been to develop career planning and job search methods that get results. This book presents approaches that have been proven to help people identify career possibilities. It also presents proven methods that reduce the time it takes to find a job. Career planning and job seeking are not easy. Luck plays a part, but you also have to work at it. The rewards are there if you do. This world holds an important place for you, and you will find it eventually if you try. Trust yourself. I wish you good “luck” in your career and your life.