by Career Hackers | Mar 16, 2022 | Build Social Capital, Fuel Your Mindset
Send the email.I can’t tell you how many great jobs and great careers start with this simple act.An offer to help. A few genuine questions. A project. A pitch. A request for a podcast interview. An offer to intern or work for free or part time. Whatever it is, the key...
by Isaac Morehouse | Mar 16, 2022 | Fuel Your Mindset
I was talking to a job-seeker yesterday and asked him my favorite question, “What’s your story?”He reservedly rambled through a few bullet-point facts about his past employment, eyes slightly downcast. I asked him a few more questions and as we got to talking, more...
by Career Hackers | Mar 15, 2022 | Daily Job Hunt, Fuel Your Mindset
I have a distant family member who is absolutely brilliant. Reads everything there is to read. Possesses encyclopedic knowledge on pretty much any subject.Every now and then, he develops a random interest in something, and then keeps reading about it until he...
by Isaac Morehouse | Mar 15, 2022 | Burn Your Resume, Fuel Your Mindset
Job boards are a decent place to start your job hunt. You can browse a bit, see what’s out there, and get a few ideas. But if you only browse boards and click apply, you’re missing the real meat of the job hunt and creating undue stress.Why stress? Because...
by Isaac Morehouse | Mar 11, 2022 | Fuel Your Mindset
It’s a big career arbitrage opportunity: Move to a big market to multiply your earnings; then flip to your dream city and take the wages with you.I was at lunch with a fellow Midwesterner and he said he’s learned that talent isn’t all that different from place...