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This chapter provides an overview of the book 'How to Find a Job: Stop queuing on portals. Show an employer the value you can add.' It outlines the sequence of topics covered, from understanding job markets to creating a personal brand and engaging with employers.
- The book is structured as a sequence, not just tips.
- Early chapters focus on avoiding ineffective job search methods.
- Middle chapters help you understand and present your value to employers.
- Later chapters guide you in creating a personal brand and targeting specific companies.
- The book concludes with a practical thirty-day action plan.
This book is a sequence, not a pile of tips. The early chapters stop you from hunting in the wrong place. The middle chapters give you a way to see yourself that an employer can use. The later chapters turn that clarity into a website, a short list of companies, and a conversation.
Chapter 1 The queue is a trap
Why portals, Easy Apply and “any referral please” fail most Indian graduates
Chapter 2 What an employer actually buys
A job is a problem rented to you, not a reward for your marksheet
Chapter 3 The Lotus
An Indian self-inventory, adapted from Bolles’s flower exercise
Chapter 4 Skills that travel
The verbs companies pay for, and the ones a degree never names
Chapter 5 Where Indian jobs actually get filled
The hidden market: MSMEs, replacements, and work that is never posted
Chapter 6 Conversations, not applications
Informational meetings, Indian manners, and how not to waste a senior’s time
Chapter 7 Your website is your parachute
A one-page digital brand that does what a resume cannot
Chapter 8 Proof, not promises
Projects, numbers and work samples an Indian employer will trust
Chapter 9 Twenty companies, not two thousand vacancies
How to choose targets and study them
Chapter 10 The value letter and the meeting
Writing and speaking as someone who can add value
Chapter 11 Salary, family, and the first ninety days
Offers, joint-family pressure, and how not to lose the job you just won
Chapter 12 If the job does not exist yet
Apprenticeships, contract proof, and creating the evidence anyway
Close A thirty-day plan
What to do each week, with scripts and a tracker
Frequently asked questions
What is the main focus of the book 'How to Find a Job'?
The book focuses on showing employers the value you can add, rather than relying on traditional job portals.
How is the book 'How to Find a Job' structured?
The book is structured as a sequence, starting with identifying ineffective methods and ending with creating a personal brand and targeted job search.
What topics are covered in the early chapters of 'How to Find a Job'?
The early chapters cover why traditional methods like job portals and referrals often fail.
What is included in the book's final chapter?
The final chapter includes a thirty-day plan with scripts and a tracker for job search activities.