Transcript Create the life you can’t wait to live!

CREATE THE LIFE
YOU CAN’T WAIT
TO LIVE!
OPPORTUNITY ISNOWHERE
Someone read the above to me
“Opportunity is no where”
“Opportunity is now here!”
Find the right career – you’ll never work a day
in your life!
The best career is one that someone is willing
to pay you to do something……that you’d
probably do for free!
The best career is one that blurs the line
between work and play!
First Impressions Are Critical
In all areas of life
Major university recently did a study with high
school students at a large outdoor/indoor
local mall
Really HOT high school guy
Percent of GIRLS who would NOT go over after
they knew he was a smoker –
82%
Percent of GUYS who would NOT go over after
they knew she was a smoker –
71%
Top 3 Personality That Can be Evaluated
in 30 Seconds
PROFESSIONALISM (86%)
HIGH-ENERGY (78%)
CONFIDENCE (61%) –
{confidence ranks highest on
the list of skills that companies think employees are missing
most}
Top Personality Traits looked for via
resume, interview, and references
SELF-MOTIVATING - Call attention to work experience where you’ve
worked independently or excelled without the guidance of direct leadership
INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY - edit the “hobbies and interests”
sections of your resumes. Employers are looking for two things:

1.
The ability to problem solve

2.
The ongoing dedication to learning new technologies or solutions.
Stay With The Company For The Long Term
employers are asking themselves whether new hires will stay long term
-
#1 Trait Employers Are Looking For
INTEGRITY/CHARACTER
 They can teach you the skills they need you to
know
 They can’t teach “Integrity”
 NOTE: Don’t think that
the Job Application is the
major importance.
 The closest a person ever
comes to perfection is
when he fills out a job
application form!
QUESTIONS FOR YOU
WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO FIND
A GOOD JOB OPPORTUNITY
 Go hang out with people who do the work you
want to do -- people who are very good at it.
WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO GET A JOB
INTERVIEW
Be referred by someone the manager trusts.
Between 40 and 70 PERCENT of jobs are filled
that way.
There is nothing more powerful than a
respected peer putting her good name on the
line to recommend you. That's why it takes
forever to get a response when you apply
"blind" to a job posting.
WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO DO WELL
IN AN INTERVIEW
 Walk into every interview with your hand outstretched for a
handshake, have done your homework on the interviewer and
company and are dressed to fit effortlessly into the culture of the
workplace
 MOST IMPORTANTLY – DON'T BEHAVE LIKE A JOB APPLICANT IN THE
JOB INTERVIEW; BEHAVE LIKE AN EMPLOYEE. While others show up
asking for a job, your demonstration of how you will do the job
actually helps the employer justify hiring you .
 IT TAKES BOTH CAREFUL RESEARCH AND PREPARATION TO ENTER
ANY JOB WORTH HAVING THESE DAYS
What NOT To Say In An Interview!
• HOW MUCH DOES THIS JOB PAY?
• MY BOSS WAS INCOMPETENT, A JERK, AN IDIOT OR ANYTHING ELSE DISPARAGING.
• SAYING “I'LL HAVE YOUR JOB” WHEN ASKED WHERE YOU SEE YOURSELF FIVE
YEARS FROM NOW.
• I HATE MY JOB
• YOU LOOK GREAT
• I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY WEAKNESSES THAT I HAVE
• MAY I WORK FROM HOME OR HOW MUCH VACATION WOULD I GET?
• YOU'LL REGRET IT IF YOU DON'T HIRE ME, I'M THE MOST QUALIFIED.
• I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
10 WORST BODY
LANGUAGE
MISTAKES TO
MAKE IN AN
INTERVIEW
 1.
BAD POSTURE {slouching}
 2. BREAKING EYE CONTACT {looks like not paying
attention}
 3. CHOPPING AND POINTING GESTURES {too
aggressive}
 4. CROSSED ARMS {defensiveness and resistance}
arms open by sides show more approachable
 5. EXCESSIVE NODDING {look like a bobble head doll)}
a couple times more than enough
 6.
FIGETING – want them to concentrate on what you say
 7. HANDS BEHIND BACK OR IN POCKET - limits you being
able to use hand gestures
 8. MISMATCHED EXPRESSIONS – {asked what most
passionate about and you have dead pan face}
 9. SHIFTY EYES – {keep putting eyes up in head like you
are searching for an answer} – keep good eye contact
 10. STARING - good to have eye contact but occasionally
look elsewhere – {down right creepy if you just stare at
them}
ACTUALLY SAID DURING AN INTERVIEW!
 ‘What do you know about us?' He leaned back in his chair and replied,
'Not much at all. Why don't you fill me in?'
 'If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?' The most
shocking response was, 'I'd be a cat so I can lay around all day and
not have to do anything.'
 One job candidate arrived late for the interview, in a not-so-gracious
mood. 'The commute is terrible,' she said. 'I'm so glad I don't have to
do this every day.’
 'Hold on, I'm at a bar. Let me finish this shot and go outside.' {Amidst
the noise of an active game of pool and a rowdy bar crowd, he
slipped outside and told me, 'You know what? I'm a little drunker
than I thought. Can we reschedule?'
{Needless to say, we did not.“}
CAREERS WITH THE FASTEST PROJECTED
GROWTH IN NEXT 10 YEARS
1.
MEDICAL FIELDS –
2. Construction Markets – constructions workers, iron
workers, pipe fitters/layers, glaziers, brick/block masons
3. INDUSTRIAL & SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
4.
INTERPRETERS & TRANSLATORS
5. VETERINARY -& Vet tech assistants
6.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
7.
ACCOUNTANTS
8.
MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST
9.
Public Relation SPECIALISTS AND EVENT PLANNERS
10. DENTAL HYGENISTS - dentists
11. PHARMACISTS - and technicians
12. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS
13. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS
14. PARALEGALS
{law offices cutting staff}
Clean Yourself Up
• Been Doing Things You Know Are Wrong - QUIT
• FACEBOOK, TWITTER – INSTAGRAM
Employers, colleges, police, etc One of the first places they look
TIME IS NOW!
THE WORLD DOESN’T COME
TO YOU
–
YOU HAVE TO GO AFTER THE
WORLD
LIFE IS NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES
• CALLED “HOME WORK”
• CALLED “GOING TO WORK”?
{CARPENTER/SUPERINTENDENT STORY}
Each decision affects WHAT YOU BECOME.
The DIFFERENCE between what one person and another
achieves depends more on goal CHOICES than on ABILITIES
The smallest choices are important because
— over time —
their cumulative effect is enormous.
GRADUATION CAP
LIFE LONG LEARNER
{EX; wanted to work in music industry}
1.
ALBUMS
2.
8 TRACKS
3.
CASSETTES
4.
CD’S
5.
MP3’s
6.
MP4’s
WHERE BE IF I ONLY LEARNED TO WORK ON ALBUMS
I NEED ALL SENIORS TO TAKE AN OATH RIGHT NOW
starting right now – I STOP THE BLAME GAME AND EXCUSES. I AM
RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LIFE.
Starting right now - – I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS AND
THOUGHTS. IF I AM UNHAPPY WITH SOMETHING IN MY LIFE, THE
POWER TO CHANGE IT LIES WITHIN ME.
Starting right now - I WILL FOCUS ON WHAT I WANT IN LIFE AND LET
IT BE FIRE UNDER ME. I WANT TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I
WANT TO DO.
WANT THE 2 SECRETS
TO CREATING THE LIFE YOU CAN’T WAIT TO LIVE?
*Become very good at whatever it is in life that you
want to do
*Be a NICE person