Chapter 4

"Your love of learning could make you a valuable employee"
If you go to a job and you are not opened minded it wont work. You will become miserable. We should never feel the need to stop learning the more you know the better life is.If you never get tired of learning you will only become a master at what you do. Being a valuable employee helps you achieve more.

Work Smarter, Not Harder
Example get a degree so life can be easier instead of working a retail job the rest of your life

Chapter 3

Positive thinking creates a positive future."
 This quote is stating if you think positive your able to conquer things that will help you gain more!


"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change"


This is a good quote it lets people know that if you look at things in a positive way positive will happen. Ex: If you look at a class like its hard your going to fail then you may just feel based on your views. I believe you should always look at the good in situations. Positive thinking helps you overcome negativity.


"acquiring a lot of knowledge and information without thinking of its value"
I like this quote because being a college student we take several classes. We work hard to pass but if your not  utilizing the knowledge you've gained it can be a waste of time. For ex most of us have taking at least one biology class if you didn't take key to how the body works and why biology is important you was in it for a grade and didn't gain anything. Everything you learn should be compared to your day to day life. 

informative interview

An informational interview is a meeting where a job seeker asks for advice rather than employment. Rather than get a job offer, a job seeker uses an informational interview to:

1. Learn more about a company or job function
2. Inquire about job leads
3. Network

For job seekers, informational interviews can secure meetings with managers, shape positive first impressions, and develop relationships that may pay off in the future. Managers are open to informational interviews because:

1. They do not require a big time investment. Informational interviews can be done during lunch or during an afternoon coffee break.
2. They can give managers an opportunity to identify new talent, either for now or in the future, without a formal recruiting process.
3. Informational interviews allow managers to give advice. Who doesn’t like to have their ego stroked?

7 Secrets to Successful Informational Interviews
Here are my tips on how you can succeed in your informational interviews:

• How to ask for an informational interview. After you’ve identified who you want to meet, ask friends, family, ex-coworkers, & fellow alums if they have contacts at a certain company or a particular line of work. Utilize social networking tools, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, to find contacts. In the introduction e-mail, keep it short and simple. Provide some background information on yourself and explain why you want to meet.
• Clearly define what you want to get out of the meeting. If you don’t know what you want, the person on the other side of the table will have a hard time helping you. I’d recommend going for easy wins such as learning more about a company or a job function. So prepare questions such as: “What do you like working for company X?” or “When you think about successful folks in position Y, what made them successful?”
• Getting a job should not be your immediate goal. Job seekers often ask for a job at the beginning. Resist that temptation. If the manager does have a job, asking for it at the beginning is premature, especially if you haven’t proven yourself. If he or she does not have a job, you and the manager have to overcome the early letdown. Instead, focus on asking good questions and creating a good impression. Then, at the end, do ask if the manager is hiring, but don’t push it.
• Go with the flow. Some managers use the informational interview as an informal job interview. If the manager wants to deviate from your prepared list of questions and ask you more formal job questions, let him or her do so. Who knows? You might get a job offer at the end of the interview.
• Prepare, prepare, prepare. Informational interview can range from an informal career chat to a structured interview. Prepare for any scenario. Have those general career questions ready, and at the same time, don’t be surprised if the interviewer asks tough questions like, “What’s your biggest weakness?” Remember the saying, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
• Dress for success. It’s always worth reminding: dress professionally.
• Don’t forget to follow-up and send the thank you letter. Don’t forget to send a thank-you e-mail or letter after the informational interview. In addition, send updates every couple of weeks. The manager invested time into your career; he or she will be interested in your progress. And who knows, that manager may not have had openings a while ago, but he or she may be hiring now.

http://www.careerealism.com/7-secrets-to-successful-informational-interviews/