#15 - Job Hunt Like a Freak
Job Hunting in a Crisis | Think Like a Freak | Accusation Audit | Reasons to Be Hopeful
Hello,
This week’s newsletter builds on where we left it last week: in challenging times, we need to think a bit harder, a bit differently, a bit more creatively. Here are a few ideas that struck a chord with me in the past few days.
Job Hunting in a Crisis: Advice From Those Who Have Been There
Job search or career change are hard at any time. And they are way harder during the pandemic. Yet, COVID-19 is not the first crisis many of us had to face during our careers. "It's Nice That" collected the advice from the designers and artists who graduated amidst the Global Financial Crisis. Although the focus is on the creative industry, a lot of wisdom you can take away from this article is universal. How about that: "You don’t know what you don’t know…Paths change, motivations evolve, people respond, and opportunities open that you may have never even considered before. It’s wise to weigh up what you can get from a role rather than what you might be missing out on." By the way, the image for this newsletter comes from the creative work of one of the designers who contributed to the article. - It's Nice That
Book Recommendation: Think Like a Freak
"Think Like a Freak" is a book that doesn't teach WHAT to think, but shows HOW to think about things a bit better. Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner offer a few ideas which are common sense yet feel so fresh, unconventional and iconoclastic. It's just not the way most of us are used to think about things - if we bother to think at all. With its brilliant storytelling, the book is a great encouragement to rewire our thinking habits. One quote particularly struck a chord with me in the current environment: "When it comes to solving problems, one of the best ways to start is by putting away your moral compass. Why? When you are consumed with the rightness or wrongness of a given issue—whether it’s fracking or gun control or genetically engineered food—it’s easy to lose track of what the issue actually is. A moral compass can convince you that all the answers are obvious (even when they’re not); that there is a bright line between right and wrong (when often there isn’t); and, worst, that you are certain you already know everything you need to know about a subject so you stop trying to learn more." - Read more
Interview Tips: the Accusation Audit
When your career history has gaps or problem areas, it can seem counterintuitive to raise it yourself and early in the interview. Yet, such approach - called the Accusation Audit - can yield exceptional results. - Find out how to use this approach
Dear Class of 2020
Of the recent Youtube Originals series, I particularly liked the commencement speech from Sundar Pichai. We all have reasons to be hopeful.
Stay healthy, be different, and accept that there are things you don't know yet,
Arina
Cover Image: Warning Labels by Viktoria Kochowski