Searching for a job

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Baby Huey shares with Tiffi that it was not an easy decision on what they could do to bring in an income and food on the table. He tells her how they searched online for career paths and then found this one article, How to find the right job for you, to be the best.

‘Do you want to do something different but you don’t know what it is? For many professionals work can be frustrating because it fails to be a good match in terms of the skills, the people, and the results you achieve.

Here are some practical steps to work out what types of work would suit you:

Analyse your skills. Look hard at your skills, particularly those acquired outside work. What do you do well? What skills do you look forward to using in the workplace? Ensure you have plenty of up-to-date evidence of skills development, learning, and voluntary activities.

Work out your top 10 jobs criteria. Develop a personal wish list of the ingredients in your ideal job.

Look for jobs which match at least six out of the 10 criteria.

Focus on job ingredients. Don’t refer to job titles all the time, but ask for certain ingredients, such as “I’m looking for a job that involves these skills, this knowledge, and this working style”.

Mine your experience. Look at what you have found stimulating in the past – in work, study or leisure – and map that on to the world of work by asking about what people actually do.

Get your message right. When you get closer to deciding what your ideal job is, learn how to present what you are and what you do in short, focused statements. Be ready to summarise your skills and know-how quickly, and say how you can help an organisation. Decide in advance what are the most important half dozen things on an employer shopping list, and prepare engaging stories to match.’ (Read more here) 

Since they were living in an area that had a lot of acreage they decided that perhaps being a farmer might work.  

Let’s continue here – There is a lot to learn about farming

Start at the beginning – Tiffi and the 7 pumpkins