How to Write a Resume and Get a Job
Chapter One: What a Job Can Do for You
A job isn't everything. But it can give you what you need to make your life more pleasurable, more comfortable, more satisfying. To wake up every morning and have a mission.
That mission, whether you're employed as an office worker, a garbage collector, a waitress, or a computer technician, should take you closer to reaching your life's goals.
Work, and a paycheck, will allow you to provide financially for yourself and your loved ones. You'll earn money that will put food on your table and clothing on your children's backs. You may receive benefits from your job, such as health care insurance, which will enable you to take better care of your family's physical well-being. You'll have the chance to set money aside for future goals, such as buying your own home or sending your children to college. It's the key to a better future.
But a job isn't just about a paycheck or receiving a salary. It's about self-respect and emotional growth. Being an employed member of society gives you an opportunity that the unemployed don't have. You'll be respected as a responsible m ... read full excerpt from How to Write a Resume and Get a Job ebook
