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Aboutthe full time JOB

of finding a JOB

J. Carlos Maia - Mar/2013

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Here is the monster

Determination

•Time consuming

stressful

Ups and Dows

Concentration

Challenging

Networking

Culture shock

Re-location

Internet search

SUCCESS

HAPINESS

BAD NEWSGood news

Pride

Victory

Money

Attitude

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MOVING UP (take action, set objectives, help `

ACTION

OBJECTIVES

HELP OTHERS

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Who are you?My name is Carlos Maia; born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I am married for 43 years, father of a son and a daughter. I Immigrate to Canada, in 1990, hired by a Canadian company based in Port Coquitlam, BC.Currently I am semi-retired.

The ‘Elevator Speech’ Also, the answer to: tell me about

yourself

What do you do?I started my career in Land Surveying at the Brazilian Army; becoming an international specialist in the mapping industry for over 30 years as a Photogrammetric Engineer.I have also a Diploma in Business Management by the McRae Institute of International Management at the Capilano University.

The personal intro

The professional intro

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Be a PROBLEM-SOLVER

People (Employers) do business with (hire) people they like and trust;

Employers are hiring to solve their money making problem(s).

Not because they care about others; Identify the potential employer problem(s). And offer solution(s); Talk (interview) will lead to:

> Interest OR lack of it.> Thinking OR lack of it.> Positive OR negative impression

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BECOMING AN EXPERT15 minutes / day reading about a subject: After 1 week, best among your peers; After 1 month, best in your neighborhood; After 3 months, best in your community; After 6 months, maybe best in your city; After 1 year, an expert on the matter.

(do you commute more than 15 min/day?)(can you wakeup 15 minutes earlier/day?)(can you watch 15 minutes less TV/day?)(can you text 15 minutes less/day)

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CHALLENGING THAUGHTS

Attitude > the mother of all actions. 2nd place, is the looser #1. GOOD is the best enemy of GREAT.

Why? COURAGE = decision that something

else is more important than FEAR. Faith and determination defeat fear! Human problems are on the root. That

is, on the brain; Mental control eliminates problems..

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Not-working

Doing the same thing over and over again…

Expecting to obtain a different result.

How many resumes did you send out?Did it work ?

Are you , inadvertentlydoing this?

That is:

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INDIVIDUAL NICHE

Skills & abilities

Job Market

Passion &

hobbies

niche

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BUILDING THE NICHE GRID

subjectSkills & abilities

Passion & hobbies

local

alternative

Photogrammetry

Yes Yes No Yes

Driver Yes No Yes YesTourism More or

LESSMORE or

LessYes Yes

Percussion Yes Yes Maybe MaybeMentoring Beginner Yes Yes Yes

market

Share your grid with someone you trust.

Skills & abilities

Market (local &

alternative)Passion & hobbies

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Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway

(Book by: Susan Jeffers)

No one is fearless, Hold to your fears and live the life the

way you want to live it. Move from a place of pain, paralysis and

depression; to one of power, energy, and enthusiasm.

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There is Plenty of Time

Impatience” is the biggest pitfalls of our life! Being impatient is a way of punishing ourselves! When ready to move forward – we will. Until then, keep learning and progressing. Life is an ongoing process of learning;

do not punish yourself for not having done it (yet). Commit yourself to pushing through the fear Become more than you are at the present Commit to learning how to bring energy to your

Higher Self. Whatever it takes to get you there, Feel the Fear

and Do It Anyway.

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LET’S DO SOME DEBATE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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JOB INTERVIEW! Hints for:

Before, during and after.

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