>But generally, how do I enter the workforce or build a reputation for myself?

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The most COMMON -- or at least the most commonly successful -- way...
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...is to apply & get a "first job" (even part time and WHILE still in school if possible) somewhere that family and/or friends (including "friends of family") have contacts, and can at least get you an "interview" with someone doing the hiring, if not "leverage" to get you the job itself.

Then you work (pardon the wording) from that initial position -- or at least get the experience of having been in at least ONE or TWO interviews; and likely gotten some feedback from them -- use that as a base and build on it.

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Also, study this image -- most people go about LOOKING for a job in a "bass-ackwards" fashion compared to the way the people HIRING look for people too hire.

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Basically there are TWO ways people get jobs: the "passive" way (applying for some job opening that is being widely & openly advertised) -- and the "active" way (where they seek out being hired by a firm they REALLY WANT to work for).
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Also, especially when it comes to your "artsy" and "literature/editorial" stuff... well believe it or not there ARE things you can do while still in high school that can create a sort of "novice/beginners portfolio" of your "work": I'm talking about things like the school newspaper and/or class yearbook. Could be pieces of artwork, photographs, writing, or even serving as an "editor" (the guy who pulls all that together) of one or or the other -- sure it's not "professional" level stuff, and you didn't get PAID to produce it, but it CAN reveal whether you have SOME initial level of "talent/skill" and to what degree you've developed it.

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You CAN even go beyond that in building a "portfolio"... volunteer to write, take pictures, create artwork for, or edit/assemble some publication for your church, or some other local organization: do up some creative "posters" for some local pet shelter; or various logo designs (including stuff that got rejected) for some classmate's band (who cares if they ever actually got paid to play); the local volunteer firehouse & EMT squad; whatever you can find.

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It's NOT even unheard of for people still in school to write some "column" for a local community newspaper -- they may or may not "pay" you if they print it, but you can plop the piece (modified & improved after getting feedback, even a "rejection") into your portfolio regardless of whether it gets printed or not -- oh and as to WHAT you should write about... Well play "cub reporter" and write about some community event, some community groups, maybe dig into some local history and write (or draw or whatever) something related to local "history" especially if/when some "anniversary" is near (any 5 year increment of any community, group, institution, etc) -- a HUGE part of building a portfolio is to demonstrate your "go getter" attitude, which includes a bit of creativity as well (in even coming UP with things to include, projects you've worked on {even just as a helper, assistant or observer}, things you've created on your own initiative).

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Oh, and go visit a local library (or order the ebook or print version) of a book called "What Color Is Your Parachute?" -- note a new (tweaked) "edition" is published every year (most libraries will have at least ONE copy from a relatively recent year); but frankly it doesn't MATTER which edition or "year" version you get your hands on, the CORE advice & lessons in the book are essentially the same and pretty much have been since the thing was first published decades ago (circa 1970's) -- all that changes is some minor "tweaking" regarding expectations for content on resumes and things like "online" search services & research capabilities.

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I personally followed the advice in that book right out of high school (early 1980's, yeah I'm an old fart), and it's advice continued to serve me VERY well across all the decades since (both in GETTING jobs AND in being the guy doing the hiring!)

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Just about EVERY job (with ONE exception) I have gotten has been as a result of the methods in that book -- sure I also applied to a shitload of advertised "job openings" and frankly I only ever got ONE of those jobs (lots of interviews... of varying value, some interesting & helpful, most a waste of time) -- but I did successfully get the rest of my jobs (most of them never, or at least "not yet" advertised as being "open" positions -- I got interviewed AND hired BEFORE they placed any ads -- BTW that's what happens with like 80% of jobs, someone gets in the door well ahead of the "crowd"; and effectively closes the door behind them {Ha Ha suckers... beat you to it!})

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EDIT: Oh, also... contrary to what just about everyone ELSE tells you don't "fret" about your frigging school grades; so long as you're getting relatively "good" grades (above average, i.e. mostly A's a few B's) -- well frankly, employers DON'T GIVE A SHIT -- vastly more important will be a "portfolio" of things you've done (especially in regards to any "creative" work mentioned above); and REFERENCES from people who you have worked with ON various projects (stuff that would count as "work experience" even if unpaid -- so that someone "respected" {and who knows what they do for THEIR day job} who you worked with on some "church/community/civic" project will be MORE than willing to be a reference for you and will likely {HONESTLY} say something like: "Oh, GizmoRazaar? Yes, he's a real go-getter, bright guy & hard worker... willing to step up and do a bit extra, doesn't seem to mind doing even tedious work, and always has a good attitude... everyone here loved working with him! Yes, I'd highly recommend you give him serious consideration... [etc]") All of that counts HELLUVA lot more than whether you got B+ or an A- in health or gym class.

Again, that DOESN'T mean you should blow off your studies -- it's just that they're not anywhere NEAR "as important" to your future job prospects as your school teachers would like you to believe. (In fact, if you demonstrate that you know how to write, have things that so evidence of other basic skills -- math, etc -- well employers probably won't even check whether you have high school diploma {and they truly couldn't care less what your Freshman "Social Studies" teacher wrote on your so called "permanent record" -- THAT stuff is complete bullshit, which NO ONE in business cares about, ever}.)

To break into traditional publishing, you will need to first identify your book's audience. You said children's detective book. What age range? A middle-grade series is far different than young adult and you'd need to query a different set of agents.

Stage 1: Figure out what you wrote.

Stage 2: Write a good query letter.

Stage 3: Before you get overly excited and start submitting your query letter, SIT ON IT. You spent years working on your books; your query letter deserves at least a few edits. Workshop your letter in the same way you would workshop your book's first edit. This is your elevator pitch. Here are some good links to start.

An oldie but a goodie.
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2006/11/anatomy-of-good-query-letter.html

A great opening blog.
http://knightagency.net/manuscript_submissions/writing-a-solid-query-letter/

And one of my favorites, this is actually a blog dedicated to workshopping query letters. Read through a few months and you'll quickly get a sense of what makes a good letter.
http://queryshark.blogspot.com/

Stage 4: Start shopping around your query letter to agents. You can buy one of the Guide to Literary Agents as a good start.

I also suggest getting involved on AbsoluteWrite, which serves as a great place to find who's currently active and who's not as an agent.
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=22

You can also find similar books to the ones you have written and research that author to find out THEIR agent.

REMEMBER: You are shopping around for a PARTNER. There are great agents and there are ones that are just starting out. Those two are NOT mutually exclusive; some of the more established agents would simply be too busy to take on you as a client properly; a young agent who is just getting great connections can be a boon to you because they are hungry, if you know what I mean.

Once you get an agent you trust, and you've vetted them via AbsoluteWrite, THEY will take over the submissions process on your behalf.

Entrepreneur Reading List

1. Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
   
2. The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
   
3. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
   
4. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
   
5. The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win
   
6. Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers
   
7. Ikigai
   
8. Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
   
9. Bootstrap: Lessons Learned Building a Successful Company from Scratch
   
10. The Marketing Gurus: Lessons from the Best Marketing Books of All Time
    
11. Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web
    
12. The Web Startup Success Guide
    
13. The Best of Guerrilla Marketing: Guerrilla Marketing Remix
    
14. From Program to Product: Turning Your Code into a Saleable Product
    
15. This Little Program Went to Market: Create, Deploy, Distribute, Market, and Sell Software and More on the Internet at Little or No Cost to You
    
16. The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully
    
17. The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
    
18. Startups Open Sourced: Stories to Inspire and Educate
    
19. In Search of Stupidity: Over Twenty Years of High Tech Marketing Disasters
    
20. Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup
    
21. Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business
    
22. Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed
    
23. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
    
24. Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
    
25. Eric Sink on the Business of Software
    
26. Words that Sell: More than 6000 Entries to Help You Promote Your Products, Services, and Ideas
    
27. Anything You Want
    
28. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers
    
29. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
    
30. Tao Te Ching
    
31. Philip & Alex's Guide to Web Publishing
    
32. The Tao of Programming
    
33. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
    
34. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity
    
    

    Computer Science Grad School Reading List
    

    
    

35. All the Mathematics You Missed: But Need to Know for Graduate School
    
36. Introductory Linear Algebra: An Applied First Course
    
37. Introduction to Probability
    
38. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    
39. Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
    
40. Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery
    
41. What Is This Thing Called Science?
    
42. The Art of Computer Programming
    
43. The Little Schemer
    
44. The Seasoned Schemer
    
45. Data Structures Using C and C++
    
46. Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
    
47. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
    
48. Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming
    
49. How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing
    
50. A Science of Operations: Machines, Logic and the Invention of Programming
    
51. Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology
    
52. The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation
    
53. The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine
    
54. Computability: An Introduction to Recursive Function Theory
    
55. How To Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
    
56. Types and Programming Languages
    
57. Computer Algebra and Symbolic Computation: Elementary Algorithms
    
58. Computer Algebra and Symbolic Computation: Mathematical Methods
    
59. Commonsense Reasoning
    
60. Using Language
    
61. Computer Vision
    
62. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    
63. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
    
    

    Video Game Development Reading List
    

    
    

64. Game Programming Gems - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    
65. AI Game Programming Wisdom - 1 2 3 4
    
66. Making Games with Python and Pygame
    
67. Invent Your Own Computer Games With Python
    
68. Bit by Bit

I was an international relations major and while I didn't pick up a double major in any language we were required to take at least two years of a language and study abroad. I did a year of Japanese, tested into second year Spanish and finished that up, and then studied abroad in Korea where I powered through a year's worth of Korean in one semester. I love learning languages. It's ridiculously fun and I'm just fascinated by them.

Funny enough, though, the language I most want to learn now is American Sign Language. I am hearing impaired. I have been since I was little but it's gotten worse as I've gotten older and now for some reason I have psychosomatic hearing loss in my one good ear so. That sucks. I've had to accept that I need more help since starting law school. I had note takers in some classes. I'm looking into self training a hearing dog for the home so I don't accidentally burn the house down or not hear someone breaking in when I'm living on my own. In coming to this whole acceptance I've realized I should probably learn ASL now while I still have like 65% hearing just in case the rest of it decides to go. I figured these flash cards would be useful in that endeavour. My university assigns them as required materials to their undergrad ASL classes.

I also added this Spanish for legal professionals book because I'm taking the Texas bar exam at the end of the month and I intend to be a prosecutor in the future. I know some Spanish and with some studying I can probably get pretty good at it again. But I know absolutely zero legal terms in Spanish. So this book would be hella useful in my professional life.

So I leave it to you to decide which to gift if you pick me. I like surprises. :D

Read a book. You're most likely not getting your resume in front of the right people, or, if you are getting it in front of the right people then you're not wowing them enough for them to call you back.

Write your resume in a way that makes everything sound amazing, but still be completely honest. DO NOT LIE. If you lie on your resume, you're probably going to get called in for a technical interview and it's going to be fairly obvious that you don't know what's on your resume.

Remove any unnecessary information though. It's kind of a balancing act. After that, contact any contracting company in the area. Most positions that cater to people who have little to no experience are filled by contracting companies.

Network. No I don't mean computer networking. I mean go out and meet people. Most jobs are filled because someone knew someone who had some pull somewhere. Get on LinkedIn (I actually have no idea if LinkedIn is even popular in India, use whatever professional social network is popular) and join user groups. Add people that you know and have them introduce you to people who you would like to know.

Go to any local user groups (like Cisco Users Group). They usually meet once a month and it's filled with people who have connections. Toastmasters here in the US is also a great place to go to meet people. I don't know if there is anything similar in India but I would look around.

Bottom line is this: without experience you're not going to find a job super easily. Putting together a fantastic (notice I didn't just say good or even great. Fantastic) resume and meeting people is your best bet.

Not a book and I'm not a lead dev, but I've been watching a fair number of talks from The Lead Developer UK and The Lead Developer NY and their pretty good. I got turned on to these because my manager recommended me one about feedback and he's really solid manager.

Books that I've read that seemed decent:

• thanks for the Feedback, from the Harvard Negotiation Project. Useful as a non-team-lead as well.
  
  
• Difficult Conversations also by the Harvard Negotiation Project. Has also been useful in my marriage.
  
  
• The first 90 days: General "new to leading this team" book.
  
  
• Critical Chain: Its one of those "business novels" which you might find kinda cringey, but I have directly used what I learned from this to push a project over the line that was falling a bit behind.
  
  
• The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita: Hopefully totally irrelevant, but a good book nonetheless.

Check out this book!

http://www.amazon.com/Ace-Your-Teacher-Interview-Fantastic-ebook/dp/B007B6QGGI

It got me 2 job offers. I feel like I should work for the publisher since I push it so much, but it really is a great book with helpful advice. It helps you understand how to phrase your answers and talk during your interview. You might be able to find a free .pdf on a torrent site, but I really do recommend getting it. I've given it to two of my friends who got done student teaching recently.

http://www.amazon.com/Ace-Your-Teacher-Interview-Fantastic-ebook/dp/B007B6QGGI

> Keep in mind that with the unemployment rate so high, people who are well over-qualified are getting whatever jobs become available.

Where exactly do you live? Just about every major city and secondary city in the US can't find good networking people. I've tried helping my manager try to find people and everyone I've asked usually has a good job, and then they tell me that they are hiring and looking for people! I also get called every single day by recruiters.

Help desk people however are a dime a dozen.

> I've interviewed people with Master's degrees in related fields for an internship position (which is less than junior level).

What exactly is the point of that? The person would usually get circular-filed because they are overqualified. Sounds like they didn't get the position either.

> Certs have absolutely no value, IMO

They do to HR and recruiters.

> participating in open-source projects, or other community (tech) involvement.

I agree with this.

OP, you want to get a good job? I have posted this before, but I'll do it again. You have to people network.

1. Get on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com) and start people networking. I'm not going to explain LinkedIn to you, there is plenty of information out there.
   
   
2. Go to your local Cisco Users Group. If there isn't one in your town, ask your local Cisco office or a Cisco VAR (value added reseller) if they can help you start a group.
   
   
3. Make your own business cards and become your own consultant. Be an "IT Consultant" for "Logic_Bomb421 Computer Services" or something more ingenious than what I can think of off hand. VistaPrint is your friend, and don't get the free ones, they make you look cheap when you want to look professional. Hand them out at the Cisco Users Group.
   
   
4. Read books on how to find a job and how to sell (yourself.) Read this book - Guerilla Marketing - http://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Marketing-Job-Hunters-Unconventional/dp/0470455845
   
   
5. Read this other book - Little Red Book of Sales Answers: 99.5 Real World Answers That Make Sense, Make Sales, and Make Money - http://www.amazon.com/Little-Red-Book-Sales-Answers/dp/0131735365/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323129165&sr=8-1
   
   
6. Check your local chamber of commerce web site and start researching companies in your area. Once you find a few that you would like to work for, contact the CIO / CTO of the company and ask to do an informational interview because you want to know what it's like to work in IT for a company. If you don't know what an informational interview is, Google it.
   
   You do all this and more, chances are you won't be a help desk grunt hating life and not moving up.

I don’t come from a liberal arts background but I majored in a STEM field that wasn’t CS or econ. I’ve been working in business environments since undergrad despite not having any sort of formal finance / econ / business education (though I admit having a STEM major is a convenient signal to employers that I can do math). Many entry-level jobs don’t require you to be a subject matter expert straight out of undergrad. I spent a lot of my first year in consulting taking notes, tracking items on spreadsheets, and scheduling meetings. Can’t speak for banks but there are certainly corporate jobs out there that don’t require a ton of specialized knowledge. (The big secret is those 17 years of formal education don’t always directly translate into what real jobs are - even my engineer friends only use 5% of what they learned in school while on the job, by their estimation)

You may have to do some work to spin your experiences (and you’ll have to hustle to network bc many companies will only recruit college seniors since it’s easier / cheaper to grab a bunch at once) but it’s possible.

If your local library has this book, I’d recommend checking it out. I skimmed it once and it seemed like it had good advice for how to communicate your skills in a way that will resonate with companies

I was in a similar place a couple of years ago. Had been a high school teacher, then a programmer. Was looking to switch to social work, but didn't exactly know what social work even was. I bought this book and found it very helpful -- just social workers in a variety of fields, describing a typical day for them:

https://smile.amazon.com/Days-Lives-Social-Workers-Professionals/dp/192910930X/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1540490741&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=days+in+the+lives+of+social+workers&psc=1

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Best of luck to you! I'm now in my second year of a three-year MSW program and definitely enjoying the classes and my field placement.

Well, it's my job, so definitely I can recommend some resources for you to learn from.


Customer Manipulation - Chloe Thomas

Seductive Interaction Design Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences - Stephen Anderson

Gamify How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things - Brian Burke(2014)

Tested Advertising Methods

The Irresistible Offer How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less - Mark Joyner 2005

Brainfluence 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing - Roger Dooley

No need to thank me Jeff Bezos, you rich smart man.

During law school-get a better idea of what type of law I want to practice, what types of law I would be good at, and what there is demand for in the areas that I am most interested in living. I've read the Abrams book of legal specialties a few times (link is to the book on Amazon). From that book, and other research, so far I am most interested in soft IP (trademarks, copyrights, branding, etc), estate planning, veterans advocacy (specifically with regards to disability claims and the VA-I've read around a dozen VA appeals cases pertaining to the issues that I have), and general contract law (ties in with my past where I performed in theatre pits and as a hired gun for pop acts). I'm also fascinated by 1st and 2nd Amendment law (check out the book Gun Fight). I took a class on 1st Amendment/Mass Media law during undergrad after getting my interest sparked at a law school experience day mini-class. I'm not sure how the last two would translate into careers. I know just enough about different types of law and what lawyers do to know that whatever I think I want to do at this point will probably change once I'm in school.

Graduate with minimal additional debt.

I don't have big law dreams. Financially, I'd like to get a job that pays at or above the 25th percentile for attorneys in the area that I'm most interested ($62k per Pay Scale.com). Between that salary and VA disability (I'm anticipating 30-80% service connected, so $750-$2k/month), I could pay off all of my undergrad debt in a timely manner while living comfortably (if I hit 50% disability, I get free medical for life). My dream/unicorn type of jobs would be working for a music equipment company as a lawyer in a soft IP capacity or working for a theatre company/union on contracts and/or labor negotiations. For those two, I feel like my experience with music gear and playing in theatre pits/freelance work could be beneficial. I'd rather be happy than rich, but I want to reach the level of financial stability where I'm not living paycheck to paycheck.

I'm open to government work, if it is a GS job. I'll have just under 8 years of active duty time on the books when I separate. Getting a GS job would allow me to be closer to getting a government pension.

There is a book by a professor you may have heard of.

Its not easy getting into a specific niche that you want to do. Read the book and get ready to do non-traditional methods of job searching. Otherwise, there is nothing wrong with getting some experience under your belt and then transferring to aerospace. It is a very competitive field, with some of the best and brightest in the world.

Keep building skills while you are job hunting. Take some online excel courses, general MS office courses, build some code for a pet project, try to get a job with a professor at the university you graduated from, etc.

Good luck!

His book is based off of the actual recipes and directions used in a commercial kitchen with a sheeter. It's pretty clear if you have background in pastry, but not if you're a home baker trying to make croissants by hand. I say the book is still worth it whether or not you can actually use the directions...it gives an explanation of the processes we use in the industry and if analyzed, can give troubleshooting for home cooks too.

Get yourself https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Bread-Pastry-Michel-Suas/dp/141801169X . The book is incredible and it's only problem is it's too clear. The eVersion is totally fine and half the cost, but if I had the money I'd get the hardcover. It gives a lot of insight on what to use and why. It's my reference for everything. Good luck!

I could say divine intervention! My first position was as a books acquisitions editor for Wiley, and I found that career opportunity at an ACS National Meeting/employee fair. As a chemist and ACS member, when ACS came calling, it was a natural best fit. ACS has held webinars on publishing careers for chemists, and there's more in this book edited by Lisa Balbes http://www.amazon.com/Nontraditional-Careers-Chemists-Formulas-Chemistry/dp/0195183673 . I'd suggest you arrange to speak to some of the managing editors from our ACS journals - they are traveling around to meetings and at universities throughout the year, and can speak to you more about what it takes to succeed in this position and how to get started! /dh

buy the book... what color is your parachute. great book to help identify your likes ad careers that fit your personality.

http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2010/dp/1580089879

you could also take a personality profile test... there are several. i took one my senior yr. in college - best thing i ever did!

Finished grad a month ago and in different stages of talks with 7 places. Original plan was to coast through summer freelancing before ramping up the search in August when the hiring cycle is stronger. Because of this, I've been mostly uninvested and cocky which has never worked out so well before =)

A book that I've been reading that is super helpful is The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies For Getting Up To Speed Faster And Smarter. More geared towards management jobs, but the frameworks for analyzing and digging into companies/departments/context is pretty helpful so far.

Have you tried "What Color is Your Parachute"? It's a book. It's quite helpful, especially at things like how to nail those tricky/silly interview questions like "what are your weaknesses?" or "If you were a tree.." sort of thing. It sounds like you might need some help in that area.

Bonus!: Amazon has it for a whole $12! Link!

I found some tape recording of a consultation session he did with clients - pretty amazing.

Heres Some more:
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising

https://www.youtube.com/user/kopywriting/videos

https://www.youtube.com/user/marketingshowtv/videos

https://blog.kissmetrics.com/

http://socialtriggers.com/

The Ultimate Sales Letter: Attract New Customers. Boost your Sales.

The Copywriter's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells

Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business

In my experience, there are two types of schools there. One type just collects resumes. The other type is looking to do interviews at the fair, on the spot. Your goal should be to secure as many interviews as possible.

Get there early and hit the booths ASAP. Interview slots will fill up fast. Go from booth to booth, seeing what is up. If all they want is a resume, drop one off, talk briefly, shake hands, and move on. If they are scheduling interviews, put your name on the list and don't forget the time.

As for materials, a stack of resumes is good. Individual cover letters isn't necessary. I brought materials and student work from a couple of showpiece lessons, and not a full portfolio. It is good to have something concrete you can refer to while you are interviewing.

As for types of questions, expect any and all questions you would get at a job interview. If you haven't read any books on how to approach teacher interviews yet, now is the time. I suggest this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Ace-Your-Teacher-Interview-Fantastic-ebook/dp/B007B6QGGI/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=

I ended up getting my job from a connection made at the recruitment fair, so it definitely does happen. Good luck.

This site has some good ads to swipe, with explanations for some of them:
http://swiped.co/

To start off, these books should help to get the basics down pat:

1. https://www.amazon.com/This-book-teach-write-better/dp/0989895300/
   
2. https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Sales-Letter-Attract-Customers/dp/1440511411
   
3. https://www.amazon.com/Adweek-Copywriting-Handbook-Advertising-Copywriters/dp/0470051248/
   
4. https://www.amazon.com/Write-Copy-Sells-Step-Step/dp/161448502X/
   5.https://www.amazon.com/Online-Copywriters-Handbook-Everything-Electronic/dp/0658020994
   
5. https://www.amazon.com/CA-HVERTISING-Ad-Agency-Psychology-Anything/dp/1601630328/
   
   If you want to go deeper, and become an expert copywriter follow what the late great Gary Halbert says here --> https://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/newsletters/zfkj_hands_on_experience.htm
   
   All the best on the journey.

One more thing. I noticed you are starting at a very low rate for your paintings, which is common when starting out and feeling unsure of your artistic value.

I recommend checking out the Freelancer's Bible and this book on pricing and ethical guidelines. I struggled a lot with figuring out my professional rates, but thanks to these books and fellow professional acquaintances, I managed to sort out rates that were livable and helped me carry my business forward. I hope you can find these useful!

It's quite involved, the recipie is adapted from the book Advanced Bread and Pastry.

I have the advantage of being able to use a sheeter, being that I work in a bakery. It still took me quite a while to get my croissants to come out consistently like this, the process is long and easy to mess up.

Our methods are traditional, the ingredients simple. Flour, water, instant osmotolerant yeast, malt, salt, milk powder. After mixing, rest 45min-1hr (depending on dough temp), then refrigerate overnight in fridge. 25% butter to roll in the dough in relation to the dough weight. After the butter is rolled in, start with a letter fold, then a book fold, rest in fridge for 30min-1hr, then do a final letter fold. Roll out, shape, proof 1.5-2hrs, bake at 350 in our convection oven (~390-410 in a conventional oven).

Glossing over some steps because it would take a while to write it out!

If you are really interested in trying something like this at home, this post is an excellent resource: http://www.thefreshloaf.com//node/22677/poolish-croissant-pursuit-perfection

We don't use poolish, but I'd love to try.

Days in the Lives of Social Workers

> Spend a day with social workers in 58 different settings, and learn about the many career paths available to you. Did you ever wish you could tag along with a professional in your chosen field, just for a day, observing his or her every move? DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 58 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and learn about the rewards and challenges they face.
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> This book is an essential guide for anyone who wants an inside look at the social work profession. Whether you are a social work graduate student or undergraduate student, an experienced professional wishing to make a change in career direction, or just thinking about going into the field, you will learn valuable lessons from the experiences described in DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
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> The 4th edition includes four new chapters, a new appendix on social media and mobile apps, and features a foreword by Elizabeth J. Clark, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers.

Here's a Bain video with rehearsed interviews that I think does a really good job of showing how a perfect interview goes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbP8QKlXjKg

This is a BCG case they have online that shows a "transcript" of a pretend interview (they also have more practice cases on their site) that also shows how an excellent interview candidate performs:

https://www.bcg.com/en-us/careers/path/consulting/driving-revenue-growth.aspx

I would read, at a minimum Part 3 and Part 4 of this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Interview-Secrets-Interviewer-Consulting/dp/0984183523/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1535150447&sr=8-3&keywords=case+interview

Here's a preplounge math tool to get better at math:

https://www.preplounge.com/en/mental-math.php

For business background, start reading Bloomberg Businessweek. A lot of their articles are very case-like scenarios.

You could also read through cases (without a practice partner) and absorb the kinds of problems/solutions being implemented to get more business sense.

I feel like how to figure out how to price your work should be the first thing they talk about in art school. But here's some resources to help you determine your own price. Don't undersell yourself! Artwork is valuable!

Get a copy of the Graphic Artist's Guild Pricing and Ethical Guidelines
handbook. It has a large section on going rates for all kinds of work.

and the Childrens Writers and Illustration Market Guide specifically for children's book work.

and also Check out the Freelancers Bible for all kinds of other freelancing resources.

I say go for it. I transitioned from full-time employee to sole proprietor a couple years ago and don't think I'll ever go back to a 9-5. It sounds like you've thought it through and know that there are risks involved, but have planned accordingly.

1. What's the interest rate on your car loan? If it's low, I would definitely not use your savings to pay it off -- that's your cushion should things go south.
   
   
2. You can get health care through the Affordable Care Act. If you're pretty healthy, you could go for a high-deductible health plan, which have the lowest premiums but offer very little coverage. The one upside to them is that many are HSA eligible. If you can get on one of those plans and then open and max out an HSA ($3,350), do so -- it's triple tax-advantaged.
   
   
3. Other advice... Get this book to learn all the things. Know that you are not alone in feeling trapped and tired by corporate life, and that there is nothing wrong with wanting a different life for yourself. Big one -- make sure to set aside plenty of money for tax time, since self-employment taxes are a bitch. I put 30% of every payment I receive into a separate savings account, from which I pay my quarterlies. Also, keep good records of your deductible expenses so that doing your taxes is not a total shitshow at the end. The book goes into much more detail on all of these issues.

The book you want is The Official Guide to Legal Specialties. My law school's CDO gave these out to all 1Ls, and I've found it a great way to learn about different areas of the law.

Edit: Further, I am a first year law student and studied political theory as an undergrad. I would recommend classes in economics, business, government, philosophy, and writing. Classes in all of these fields would be beneficial.

This book is a bit dated at this point but is a pretty good resource. It profiles about 30 practice areas and contains interviews from practicing attorneys in each area. You can pick up a used copy on Amazon or Ebay for very cheap.

Congratulations for both the job and the lesson learned

Just another reason I recommend What Color is Your Parachute by Richard Bolles. He clearly lays out that an online-only search strategy is the least-effective way to look for work.

EDIT: Linked the $15 in paperback from Amazon; tax-deductible for your job search!

Lisa Balbes wrote a book, Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry, that you might find helpful. I have not read it, so I don't know how good it is, but it might give you some ideas for other options, especially if you can get it from the library.

The only non-lab job that I can think of that might not require outside experience is a sales rep for Fisher or another chemical/lab supply company.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

I respect your view. For the record I don’t see a bachelors as fantastic, it’s just a base line education in today world, that you don’t have. It’s not going to get you the job but it does put you in the running. When you do get the experience, you need the degree to change careers, location, or desire promotion. I don’t know why your friends are jobless. Maybe they didn’t listen when the idea of an internship came up, or Maybe they should have went for more of a specialize degree. They are jobless still because of there choices, a lot of people in that situation go to grad school. Witch is never a bad idea!

I recommend the book “what color is my parachute and you can do anything.

https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Anything-Surprising-Education/dp/0316548804

https://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2019/dp/0399581685/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?adgrpid=59706783327&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7s-yoeyv4gIVSLnACh1CegY6EAAYAiAAEgIJNvD_BwE&hvadid=274697774361&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9017328&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16351004569617750059&hvtargid=kwd-492238811752&hydadcr=15807_10362721&keywords=what+color+is+my+parachute&qid=1558552439&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Well just from skimming the syllabus the class looks like it is geared more toward police officers than paralegals, so I’m not sure how much overlap they would have with each other as far as legal vocabulary. The intro part seems fine though. I think going to Mexico would help her learn the language in general, but I’m not too familiar with any programs that specifically focus on the legal field.

I found this. It might be a good resource. It’s for people who don’t have a lot of Spanish background:

https://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Attorneys-Paralegals-Audio-CDs/dp/0764196111

https://smile.amazon.com/Advice-Rocket-Scientists-Survival-Engineers/dp/156347655X?sa-no-redirect=1

Amazon smile link for those who want to buy it and support charity

Gotcha.

Another good resource to start thinking like a consultant is here: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Interview-Secrets-Interviewer-Consulting/dp/0984183523

Victor has a lot of stuff for free online.

He is a legend! If you want the other side though which is more positive it is worth reading Burke as well:
https://www.amazon.com/Gamify-Gamification-Motivates-People-Extraordinary/dp/1937134857

Texts and Reference Books

Days in the Lives of Social Workers

DSM-5

Child Development, Third Edition: A Practitioner's Guide

Racial and Ethnic Groups

Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond

[Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life]
(https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Feelings-Harbinger-Self-Help-Workbook/dp/1608822087/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3ZW7PRW5TK2PB0MDR9R3)

Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model

[The Clinical Assessment Workbook: Balancing Strengths and Differential Diagnosis]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0534578438/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_38?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ARCO1HGQTQFT8)

Helping Abused and Traumatized Children

Essential Research Methods for Social Work

Navigating Human Service Organizations

Privilege: A Reader

Play Therapy with Children in Crisis

The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives

The School Counseling and School Social Work Treatment Planner

Streets of Hope : The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood

Deviant Behavior

Social Work with Older Adults

The Aging Networks: A Guide to Programs and Services

[Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415884810/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change

Ethnicity and Family Therapy

Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Perspectives on Development and the Life Course

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents

DBT Skills Manual

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets

Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need

Novels

[A People’s History of the United States]
(https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States/dp/0062397346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511070674&sr=1-1&keywords=howard+zinn&dpID=51pps1C9%252BGL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch)


The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Tuesdays with Morrie

The Death Class <- This one is based off of a course I took at my undergrad university

The Quiet Room

Girl, Interrupted

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Flowers for Algernon

Of Mice and Men

A Child Called It

Go Ask Alice

Under the Udala Trees

Prozac Nation

It's Kind of a Funny Story

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Bell Jar

The Outsiders

To Kill a Mockingbird

This really belongs in a different /r but this should help you get started. Loads of useful information in there, and it does have a section pertaining to coffee table books (aka photo books).

So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport of Study Hacks was a great read. I've been looking for more books that are similar.

A PhD Is Not Enough! is a good book for those in the sciences, as well as Letters to a Young Scientist by EO Wilson.

I've always heard the basic advice of "think of where you want to be, and try to figure out how others got there" (educational requrements et c.). However, for my personal journey, I'm just as lost as the next guy.

Advice to Rocket Scientists: A Career Survival Guide for Scientists and Engineers - Dr. Jim Longuski, professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering at Purdue University.

I've read this fantastic (and short) book over and over at various points of my career--while earning my master's degree, in the workforce, and again while working on my PhD. Despite the title, this book contains great perspective on career planning for a wide variety of engineering disciplines and even the sciences. I've lent my copy to half a dozen people so far!

Career planning and maneuvering a workplace are two things that are not often taught in engineering school, so this book highlights these topics for technical people interested in careers in industry and/or academia.

According to this book, hunting for a job online yields about a 3% success rate.

Knowing someone who can help, ~80%.

Physically handing out resumes, ~65%.

https://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2017/dp/1511311541

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I would first and foremost recommend a scientific writing guide, of which there are many. Scientific writing requires a very particular style that even senior scientists don't always master. Unfortunately, junior scientists often receive no formal training in this area, instead simply learning 'on-the-job' from their colleagues. Thinking critically about writing is absolutely imperative in science -- you are your papers and your grants. If you can't communicate your ideas, it doesn't matter how well you perform in the lab.

There are also a few excellent career-guide books for young scientists. For example:

Advice to a Young Scientist

Advice for a Young Investigator

Letters to a Young Scientist

I read the relevant section in Advanced Bread and Pastry to try to learn about it. I had the opposite problem: I wanted my bread more sour...

It seems like it has to do with the feeding schedule of your starter and when you refrigerate it after you feed it, etc. So play around with that and see if you can get the results you want. My experience has been that playing around with bulk fermentation time does not influence the flavor that much.

You could try incorporating some rye or whole wheat flour into your starter feed, as well.

There are plenty of books out there on interviewing as a teacher. I definitely went over them before I started. This is a good one.
https://www.amazon.com/Ace-Your-Teacher-Interview-Fantastic-ebook/dp/B007B6QGGI?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&redirect=true&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect

Letters to a Young Scientist, by E.O. Wilson.

Check out the description on Amazon. I think that you’ll want this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Young-Scientist-Edward-Wilson/dp/0871403773

P.S. this was a favorite book of one of the most intelligent people I’ve known.

Disagree. Somehow on the internet STEM=computer programming, even though biology, astronomy, and many other academically-oriented, non-tech-related degrees fall under STEM. Regardless of field though, if the program/department you are in doesn't prepare you very well for the job market (professionalism, resume-worthy projects, internships, career fairs, etc), it can be just as difficult to get a job with a STEM degree as a so-called "mickey mouse" degree. I "followed my passion" and got a BA, MS, and PhD in anthropology, and now work at a multi-billion dollar software company figuring out what, why, and how we should build things (in grad school, I also held a qualitative research position within an engineering department). Turns out, understanding people and context are essential to making usable and ethical technology. I also work with people with degrees in English, environmental studies, political science, and yes, art history. The simplistic view of STEM vs liberal arts is unrealistic at best and dangerous at worst. If you want to learn more, I suggest reading this book and the others list in the 'commonly bought together' section.

I picked up Ace Your Teacher Interview and found it very helpful.

This book is really user friendly and comes with a CD I keep in my car to listen to when I'm bored driving. I keep the book on my coffee table and leaf through it every once and while trying to pick up on words I wouldn't otherwise be familiar with.
https://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Attorneys-Paralegals-Audio-CDs/dp/0764196111

I can't recommend this book enough, I recommend it to everyone, regardless of where they are in their career.

https://www.amazon.com/First-Days-Updated-Expanded-Strategies-ebook/dp/B00B6U63ZE

It's the aptly titled Guide to Literary Agents. I have the 2012 version. Here is the link to 2013 http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1599635976
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/u/mogonzo in case this doesn't hit your inbox already.

Also check out the book "Letters to a Young Scientist" by E. O. Wilson https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Young-Scientist-Edward-Wilson/dp/0871403773

This book has helped a lot of people:

http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2010/dp/1580089879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251421356&sr=8-1

There's a 2009 version out, but the link I gave you is to a 2010 edition coming out in a month.

The SFBI book is where I got most of my knowledge.

For Scientific careers: https://www.amazon.com/Advice-Rocket-Scientists-Survival-Engineers/dp/156347655X

http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Legal-Specialties/dp/0159003911/

Our class got this book during orientation.

I like this one a lot: https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Bread-Pastry-Michel-Suas/dp/141801169X/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1540162522&sr=8-6&keywords=baking+and+pastry

A lot better than the one written by the CIA, in my opinion. Much easier to understand, but at no lack of depth.