#ENTRYLEVELBOSS: How to Get Any Job You Want

by Alexa Shoen

Overview

An easy-to-follow, nine-step process for how to land your dream job and cut through the noise of job-searching in the 21st century.

Banging your head against the wall about the job search? Wondering why nobody’s even bothering to send you a rejection letter (much less an interview request)? You are not alone. This process is a beast, but there’s good news: #EntryLevelBoss is the book for you. This is an easy-to-follow roadmap for transforming yourself from frustrated job seeker into hired, happy, productive human.

One part behind-the-scenes memoir, one part playbook, #EntryLevelBoss lays out career coach Alexa Shoen’s proven 9-step methodology for approaching the job search during these crazy times we’re living through. Think of it like a fitness plan—except instead of killer abs, you wind up with multiple interviews for a bunch of jobs you actually want. Cool, right?

This is not another manifesto about finding your passion. (I mean, yes, let’s find your passion, sure, but the rent is also due and I would assume you’re interested in getting paid.) This is a real plan that’s based on the real rules of the game. You’ll learn how to effectively identify your future hiring manager, for example, and slide into their DMs in the least creepy way possible.

Alexa Shoen is the internet’s leading confidant for panicking job seekers. She has guided thousands of people into full-time employment using these exact steps. Even if you’re convinced you’re the least hireable person on the planet, Alexa’s got you covered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250248817
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/12/2020
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,052,812
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Alexa Shoen is the internet’s leading confidant for panicking jobseekers. She is the founder of #ENTRYLEVELBOSS, an online education company that helps people successfully navigate big career moves, and the author of #EntryLevelBoss: How To Get Any Job You Want.

She previously worked in design for Facebook, and in her spare time, Alexa is an acclaimed recording artist. Originally from San Diego, she currently resides in London. Find her online and stay in touch through her free cult-favorite newsletter.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

How to Use This Book xi

Meet Me, the Person Who Wrote This Book xv

Part 1 We Gotta Talk

Fourteen Incorrect Beliefs About How Employment Works 3

Employers, They're Just like Us 26

Part 2 Preparing for Battle

The Ground Rules 46

Step 1 The Target Employer List 56

Step 2 Hack Your Own Skill Set 78

Step 3 Resumes 97

Step 4 Cover Letters 117

Step 5 Finishing Touches 139

Part 3 We Network So That We Get Work

Step 6 Approaching the People You Already Know 175

Step 7 Approaching the Companies You Want to Work For 190

Step 8 Approaching the Magical Sparks 203

Emails from My Personal Archive 215

Part 4 And Now It's Your Turn

Step 9 Rinse and Repeat 235

Interview Etiquette 240

Final Pep Talk 250

Epilogue: A Completely Unedited Email Chain from My Past 253

A Thank-You Gift from Me 257

Acknowledgments 258

Editorial Reviews

"A game-changer for anyone who feels like they're waiting for their 'real' career to start. You can either read Alexa’s book, or keep having the 'Sunday Scaries' for the rest of your f*cking life. You pick." —Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of Get Your Sh*t Together

"Three cheers for #ENTRYLEVELBOSS. I love Alexa's voice. I love her advice. And I love that she's broken down getting a job into the steps that every twentysomething wants and needs. Anyone who wants that first job–but is not sure how to get it–should read this book." —Meg Jay PhD, author of The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now and Supernormal: The Secret World of the Family Hero

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