What Are the 3 Secrets to Finding a Great Job
Networking the Right Way, Spend less time talking to close friends and more time with acquaintances. Via Malcolm Gladwell's excellent book The Tipping Point How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Why are people you're less close to more valuable in terms of finding a job? You're more likely to know the same people and things your good friends do. Acquaintances "give us access to social networks where we don't otherwise belong.", From Charles Duhigg's fantastic book The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Networking is vital to staying employed, salary growth and job satisfaction. Employees with larger networks perform better. Networking has even been shown to be vital for drug dealers. The three best methods for networking are here, and heres how to handle the job interview. Finding the Right Job, But how do you know if the job will make you happy? Look for something that let's you do those things you're especially good at  your "signature strengths", Via UPenn happiness expert Martin Seligman's book, Authentic Happiness, Job Satisfaction, So you get a great job. What can keep you satisfied with it?, You'll want to know all about Flow and how to create it. Beyond that, here are 10 things to keep in mind, This piece originally appeared on Barking Up the Wrong Tree. Join over 100,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts, What 6 rules should be guiding your career?, What are the most sleep-deprived jobs?, What are the happiest jobs? What are the unhappiest?