Part 11: All the best advice we could find on how to get a job
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Show Notes
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When it comes to advice on how to get a job, most of it is pretty bad.
- CollegeFeed suggests that you “be confident” as their first interview tip, which is a bit like suggesting that you should “be employable.”
- Many advisors cover the “clean your nails and have a firm handshake” kind of thing.
- One of the most popular interview videos on YouTube, with over 8 million views, makes the wise point that you definitely mustn’t sit down until you’re explicitly invited to do so by the interviewer.
Who could ever recover from taking a seat a few seconds too early?
Over the years, we’ve sifted through a lot of bad advice to find the nuggets that are actually good. We’ve also provided one-on-one coaching to thousands of people who are applying for jobs, and hired about 30 people ourselves, so we’ve seen what works from both sides. Here, we’ll sum up what we’ve learned.
The key idea is that getting a job is about convincing someone that you have something valuable to offer. So you should focus on doing whatever employers will find most convincing. That means instead of sending out lots of CVs, focus on getting recommendations and proving you can do the work. Read on to get a step-by-step guide.
Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/
Narrated for 80,000 Hours by Perrin Walker of TYPE III AUDIO.