The Creative's Guide to Finding a Job in the Arts
Tired of just showing off your art? This guide explains how to change your creative portfolio to show you solve real business problems, making you a must-have hire.
Tired of just showing off your art? This guide explains how to change your creative portfolio to show you solve real business problems, making you a must-have hire.
When looking for a job, don't let employers focus on legal rules or accommodation costs. Change the talk to show you are an expert who can build highly efficient work systems.
Hiring top bosses is about money risk, not just your resume. You must show you are the safest bet to protect the company's money.
Don't just go back to a job; show how your consulting experience is a unique, ready-to-use plan for the company. This gets rid of the 'I might leave' worry.
To get hired by the government, you need to be very precise. Your application should prove you meet the rules, not just try to sell yourself.
The holidays aren't slow for hiring—they are the time to 'Capture the Budget.' Most people wait until January, but you can get ahead by acting now.
Companies avoid hiring far away because it costs too much, unless you have skills they desperately need. Change your job hunt: act like a business helper who solves paperwork problems first, not just someone asking for moving money.
Stop applying everywhere! Learn the 'Insight Arbitrage Model'—a clear plan to change your job search from desperate applying to showing you're a high-value expert, helping you skip lines and get hired on your terms.
Just saying you are 'willing to move' for a job far away isn't enough, and it actually hurts you. To win, you must prove your move is definite and happening, not just something you hope for.
Leaving the military isn't just looking for a job; it's changing who you are. You need to stop just listing old jobs and start showing how you actually help a new system that doesn't give you easy answers.
New graduates are stuck: you need experience to get hired, but can't get hired without experience. This guide teaches you how to prove your skills before you even get the job, so you can skip the line and get hired fast.
Stop getting stuck when changing careers. Learn the 'Proof-of-Work Proxy' plan to quickly show your real skills and skip the usual roadblocks by sharing useful small projects.
Many smart people struggle to get non-profit jobs because they don't know how things work there. Learn to stop looking like a temporary visitor and start showing you can manage resources well.
Many job coaches tell you to hide your age by making your resume look new and hiding old dates. This doesn't truly fix the problem of age bias. There is a better way to show your value.