Where and how to look for a job? How to quickly get a good job without education and experience? How to find a job to your liking?

We will tell you what steps you need to take in order to solve the issue of employment for yourself in a short time.

Even the difficult times of the economic crisis are no reason to give up. And in difficult times, it is quite possible to find a job, you just need to know where and how to look.

This article will be useful both for people who have little work experience behind them, and for experienced professionals in their field. Everyone will find a lot of useful and effective tips for finding the job of their dreams.

So, let's begin!

1. How to find a good job and where to start looking

According to the Ministry of Labor, unemployment growth was recorded over the past month (January 2016) in most subjects of the Federation. The Ministry of Economic Development predicts an increase in the number of unemployed by 400-450 thousand people this year.

This number can be safely added to those 3.9 million people who are already registered as unemployed citizens.

However, surveys of personnel services inspire some optimism: a quarter of all companies plan to increase their staff this year, although they are going to hire only the most energetic and competent employees. How to find a job in such a situation? Where to look for work in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities?

Where do you even start looking?

The first thing you will have to learn for yourself is that you will have to look for a job on your own - no one will do it for you. Although you shouldn't rely too much on the help of friends and relatives, telling them that you are looking for a job is your first task. Do not overestimate the help of employment agencies either: they are certainly useful, but they have their own interests and not every one of them fulfills its functions by 100%.

First, ask yourself a few important questions:

• What kind of job do you want to find?
• What schedule will suit you?
• What salary do you expect?
• Will you be able to work away from home and what would be your daily travel time allowance?
• Will work change the quality of your life for the better?

Once you have prioritized, you can begin to take action. If you are clear about what you want, you will be less likely to get a job that you want to leave in the first week.

And it’s also worth immediately identifying unpromising areas - places where, firstly, they don’t wait for you, and secondly, even if they do, they will offer you the minimum wage.

A couple of years ago, the most unpromising in terms of career were considered: science, utilities, culture, sports, security. Today, according to experts, the recession threatens banking and tourism. This will significantly increase female unemployment.

According to forecasts, a decrease in the number of mortgages issued could reduce construction, which will cause an increase in unemployment among men.

The male part of the population has nothing to "catch" in the automotive industry either (at some factories there are already only 1 shift left, and salaries have fallen by 20%). The staff in the field of auto sales will be reduced, however, some increase in vacancies in the auto repair business is expected.

The stagnation in the catering sector will drive thousands of waiters and cooks out onto the street. Unemployment will rise among makeup artists, stylists, beauticians, hotel industry workers. Among office workers, a reduction in lawyers and economists is expected due to overproduction over the past 2-3 years.

All other areas are relatively promising.

2. Where to quickly find a job or part-time job

There are quick ways to find a job for students and people with no experience. We have collected in this section practical advice that will help those who need a quick income but do not have professional skills to find a temporary job.

Student with no experience

There are thousands of offers on the Internet for graduates and university students. You should not be particularly happy with the number of offers: not all vacancies promise really stable income. Students are usually offered low-paid and labor-intensive activities:

• promoter;
• courier;
• waiter;
• Sales Manager;
• animator;
• guard (watchman).

Some types of work involve exclusively seasonal employment, which is just in hand for students during the summer holidays. With the advent of the worldwide web, job searches have become much easier and more efficient. Now it has become easier for a student without work experience to find a vacancy. We have already written, this article discusses, among other things, options for earning money through the Internet for young people.

Few people continue to use print publications (although it is too early to discount newspapers and magazines devoted to vacancies): just go to the resource and get acquainted with the offers that are already sorted into categories and sections. You can even create a detailed resume and post it on job search portals, perhaps employers will choose your candidacy.

Without education

Work without education involves approximately the same vacancies as in the case of student part-time work - couriers, security guards, waiters, loaders, workers in supermarket trading floors. Do not count on the special generosity of employers and do not rush to respond to the first offer that comes across.

To get started, study all the vacancies that you liked, make a list of the offers you are interested in, arranging them in order of personal attractiveness.

Weigh all the pros and cons and do not be afraid to say “no” to the employer if the vacancy has ceased to interest you for some reason (far from home, night shifts and other nuances). Do not be afraid if you are offered pre-training. So you will gain experience and skills that can be useful in the future.

Even as an intern, you can be persistent and quickly get a better position in the same company. We have already published an article about part-time jobs on our website, we recommend that you read it.

In crisis

The difficult economic situation is changing our lives. Above, we have already cited statistics on unemployment and layoffs in certain areas. At the moment, there is a clear violation of the balance of supply and demand in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and other cities of the Russian Federation.

How to find a job in a crisis? There is only one option - to be active in the search for vacancies: post resumes not on one Headhanter site, but at least on 3-5 portals. Employers' budgets for finding employees are also limited, and searching through recruitment agencies is mostly paid for by employers.

The right approach to the job search business is half or even a large part of success.

It is not so important whether you have experience and knowledge, whether you graduated from a university or only 9 grades of school, the main factor is self-confidence, awareness, desire to develop and improve. Our tips will also help you find a good job - read them carefully and be sure to use them in practice.

Tip 1. Be persistent and methodical - do you want to LOOK for a job or FIND one?

Perseverance, methodicalness, systematic approach and theoretical training are the leading success factors. Decide what you really want - search job or find her?

"I'm looking for a job" is a good psychological shield against claims from family members and relatives. Do not forget that looking for a job is only necessary in order to find it, improve the quality of life and change financial status.

Important: looking for a job is also a kind of work! It should be approached as seriously and responsibly as any work. Once you've written your resume, don't forget to update it and post it on multiple sites. Send it to all employers who are at least theoretically interesting to you. It doesn't matter if you seem pushy - companies tend to appreciate persistent and energetic employees.

illustrative example

One of our acquaintances named Victor has been looking for work for about a year and a half, but has not yet found a place.

Searching for vacancies has become his kind of daily ritual. He regularly browsed job search websites, wrote out phone numbers and company data, and often called potential employers. Sometimes I even went to interviews.

Even if he was quite satisfied with the salary and other factors, he still found some point on which this job did not suit him.

The boss is a woman, the office is not in a prestigious area, there is no cooler in the workplace. In other words, Victor simply did not want to get a job, but wanted to look for it and create the appearance of activity.

With this approach, the chances of improving your life are certainly minimal.

Tip 2. What is better to choose - a highly paid job or a job you like?

The ideal, of course, is to have a high-paying job that you enjoy. But in practice, a highly profitable place is not always to your liking.

The question posed in the title of this paragraph, each decides individually.

Psychologists insist that it is better to do what you like, even if this business does not bring high income right away.

• Firstly, any work involves the development of professional skills. Perhaps at the moment the salary is not too high, but by improving your skills and level, you can always count on an increase in income.
• Secondly, going to work that you do not like, like hard labor, experiencing negative emotions, is unhealthy.

The immune system directly depends on our psycho-emotional state: it has been proven that people who are engaged in an unloved business and perceive work as a “necessary evil” are more likely to get infectious and chronic diseases.

A person spends a significant part of his life at work. Do you want to be constantly depressed, complain about life, sleep poorly and count the minutes until the end of the working day? We are sure not.

So, make a choice in favor of the vacancy that you personally will like, and not your husband (wife, mother-in-law, dad, mom).

Tip 3: Use as many different job search options as possible

Diversify your search as much as possible. The more job search methods you use, the higher the chance of success. In the next section of the article, we will take a closer look at them, pointing out the advantages (and possible disadvantages) of each of them.

There are certain rules for writing a resume that should be followed if you want to impress the employer as a prepared, purposeful and serious person. A resume is the first thing an employer bases his conclusions on when considering a specific candidate for an applicant.

The resume should be:

• Concise and containing only relevant and important information. The employer usually does not have time to read your detailed and detailed essays, so the information should be placed as concisely, effectively, and correctly as possible. You should not describe your life path in the “about yourself” column, starting from kindergarten. It should contain information useful to the employer, emphasizing your professional merits or testifying to the ability to work in a team.
• Written without errors and logical inconsistencies. Even if you are hired as a turner at a factory, you must show yourself to be a competent and responsible person: fortunately, at present, it is not difficult to check the text for errors. The ability to present information in a logical and structured way is a quality that is valued in any position.
• Smartly designed. Each column in this document is assigned a specific place. If you write about professional and personal qualities in one section or if you are careless in the design of your resume, HR specialists are unlikely to bombard you with interview invitations.

The resume must include: personal and contact details, wishes for future work, experience, professional skills, education, awards and diplomas of a professional nature.

Fraudsters - in this case, companies that either want you to work for free or hope to get your money. Online scams are especially common. Distinguishing honest employers from scammers is not easy: scammers know how to inspire confidence and impress.

The most correct rule

If someone wants you to transfer a certain amount of money to some account (down payment, loyalty check, payment for teaching aids or materials), you are most likely being scammed.

Tip 7. Prayer for work is your extra helper

Prayer-appeal to the Orthodox Saint Spyridon Trimifuntsky helps believers find a good job.

This saint and miracle worker, who lived at the beginning of our era, helps those in need to gain confidence, independence, and find their life's work.

They pray to Saint Spyridon during life's troubles, financial difficulties, in the absence of work.

4. Effective ways to find a job - TOP 7 popular options

Here we provide effective ways to find a job. With the help of them you will be able to cover the maximum number of vacancies and offers.

1) Personal contacts: relatives, friends, social networks

Statistics show that in small companies, 40% of employees get a job through acquaintances through friends, relatives or through social networks. By simply posting a job search message in your Facebook or VKontakte status, you will significantly increase your chances of finding a job through close or distant acquaintances.

Notify your surroundings that you are looking for a vacancy and word of mouth will become your assistants in this matter.

2) Professional communities

Professional communities are both a new and well-known phenomenon to mankind. This is the name of a group of people who are engaged in a certain field of activity and regularly exchange experience and contacts among themselves, jointly develop the most effective methods for solving professional problems.

Often, representatives of such communities also exchange information about vacancies, vacancies and other information useful to a job seeker.

3) Newspapers free ads

Printed publications are already somewhat outdated, but still a valid way to find a job. The main category of people who use free classifieds newspapers are older people who are conservative and do not trust modern technologies. Some companies that publish job listings in newspapers duplicate them on Internet sites.

4) Online Job Search Sites

The most relevant way today. There are dozens of sites on the Internet that update lists of hundreds of vacancies every day in all possible areas of work. Proper use of online portals will allow you to find a job quickly and for free.

Most popular job sites:

• Job.ru- a popular portal for job seekers and employers. A very simple interface of the site will allow you to easily and simply wait for employers to call you. Registration and preparation of a resume on the site will take no more than 20 minutes.
• headhunter(hh.ru) - this convenient, functional and up-to-date site works in every city, has hundreds of thousands of vacancies in the list (depending, of course, on the population) and several million resumes from applicants from all over Russia;
• Indeed(ru.indeed.com) is an equally popular portal designed for an audience of applicants of all ages and specialties. Its convenience is that it collects data on a given vacancy from various Internet portals. The developers also made a convenient mobile application.
• Avito(avito.ru) is an all-Russian site for free ads, where, among others, there are job search sections in the city of your residence: “vacancies” and “service offers”;
• "Yandex Work"(worka.yandex.ru). Special job search service from Yandex - the most popular search engine in Runet.
• worka.ru- profile well-known site.

These are just the most popular sites, there are many of them on the net. It is also worth paying attention to your local city portals. Very often they also publish announcements of local employers.

It is better to view vacancies from Monday, tracking new offers every morning. The possible "disadvantages" of this method include a large number of applicants for one proposal.

5) Monitoring of vacancies on company websites and targeted distribution of resumes

If you are a specialist in any profession or dream of working in a particular company, make your search more targeted: you can monitor vacancies on the resources of companies you are interested in and send your own resume to their personnel departments.

A completely reliable and productive method of finding a job, especially if you have something to interest the employer. Competition between employers in the market is very high: they also try not to miss valuable employees.

6) Recruitment agencies

Recruitment agencies work through recruiters: you leave them your resume, they are looking for an employer. Be careful - not all recruitment agencies are “clean hands” - among them there are often scammers or just firms that do not perform their work up to the mark.

7) Own website

Another modern and relevant method of finding a job. True, your own website will help if you have something to offer the employer - your high qualifications, confirmed by examples of work performed (portfolio), your abilities for certain activities.

Having your own website is especially useful in finding remote work as a designer, copywriter, marketing and advertising specialist.

Comparison table of the effectiveness of various methods of job search:

5. How to get a job - 7 popular areas of employment

Many people want to get a prestigious job. In this section, we have reviewed the most popular areas of elite employment.

To the police

New personnel will always be in demand by law enforcement agencies: the work is hard, dangerous, but, of course, necessary. There are almost no delays in the salary of the police, in addition, the employees themselves have an impressive list of benefits and privileges provided by law. But not everyone is hired by the police.

Almost a prerequisite is military service, impeccable health, good physical shape. What matters is emotional stability, which is checked at the initial stage of selection of candidates with the help of testing.

Young people of any gender 18-35 years old are taken to serve in the ranks of the police. Candidates' educational requirements depend on the position they are applying for. Profile education, of course, will not be superfluous if there are thoughts about career growth.

in the FSB

FSB officers can theoretically become citizens of the Russian Federation who are capable of performing official duties in terms of their professional, physical, personal qualities, as well as age and education. In addition to the list of required documents, candidates are required to pass:

1. Psychophysical testing for resistance to stress.
2. Tests for the use of drugs and psychoactive substances.
3. Physical condition check.
4. Medical examination.

In addition, all future employees of the Security Service must pass the registration of access to State Secrets.

To Gazprom

Gazprom is the most profitable and stable company in the country, an influential player not only in Russia, but also in the global economic market. Getting a job at Gazprom is the dream of many of our compatriots. It is believed that it is impossible to get a job in this company without personal connections, but this is just a stereotype.

Job searches in Gazprom can be started from the websites of these companies, where lists of vacancies are regularly published. If, moreover, you are a good specialist in a specialized field, a certified graduate of a prestigious university, then it is quite possible that the doors of the company will be hospitably open to you.

To the bank

This direction has always been of interest to people who dream of a career, stable earnings and high profits. Experts predict some decline in this direction in the coming years: most likely, ordinary workers will be laid off - line managers, cashiers, and so on.

There are no strict education requirements for consultants and tellers (front-office workers). As a rule, students of economic and law universities, people with managerial experience, come to banks.

In banks, there are a lot of starting positions for which people can be hired without experience. In 1-2 years, many young people manage to grow vertically or horizontally in terms of career. True, it is not necessary to count on very large salaries for employees without experience. However, a year or two can be tolerated for the sake of a future career.

Rotational method

Builders, drivers, bulldozer drivers, tractor drivers and representatives of other specialties, whose skills are required in the harsh conditions of the Far North and the Arctic, work on a rotational basis.

The essence of the shift method is simple: a team goes to work for 1-3 months and performs its duties on the job - living in temporary housing at construction sites, mining or processing of minerals.

Theoretically, any person of the required specialty, ready to work in harsh conditions, can be hired as a shift worker.

Warning

People seeking to find work on a rotational basis may run into a "scam" - firms that collect supposedly "entry fees" from "future employees" for registration.

To avoid this, work only with those companies that have representative offices.

Abroad

To get a job abroad (we are not talking about China and Mongolia, but about Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia), you need to look for a position either through a recruitment agency or on foreign sites.

The chance to work abroad is high for representatives of popular technical specialties - programmers, engineers, designers, IT specialists. Good options are offered to financiers, top managers.

Naturally, without knowing the language, getting a normal job in another country is almost impossible. Competition in the job market in Western Europe is very high. In addition to local applicants, people from the eastern part of Europe, Turkey and Asian countries seek to find work there.

You can get a job in the Russian Federation in an international company, and then look for opportunities to transfer to a foreign office. If you make every effort and effort, this will be quite a feasible task for an ambitious and purposeful person.

to the civil service

Far from the worst employment option (especially in a crisis). There is almost always a competition for the vacancies of civil servants: they choose the best possible candidate.

The recruitment process is a step-by-step process - first, all your documents and data are reviewed, then a face-to-face or written test for special training is carried out.

Work experience in a specialty (for example, in a bank, if you get a job in the financial part) will be a good help. You can find out about vacancies in the service of the state apparatus on the websites of the authorities of the city or region.

6. How to find a remote job online

Working on the Web is a great option for those who do not want to work according to a schedule and “for an uncle”. Today, on the Internet, you can find jobs in all humanitarian and technical specialties. Linguists, philologists, teachers, designers, lawyers, medical workers, programmers are in demand. We have already discussed in detail in one of the previous articles.

To receive income, you only need constant access to the Web, a bank account or an electronic wallet. Plus the desire to learn and grow. You can find remote work on the World Wide Web on special sites like FL.ru and Workzilla.

Internet business - a relatively new direction, which is becoming more and more relevant. On the Web, you can open your own business (an online store, a legal portal, a school), or you can simply do what you like remotely.

If you are a journalist or philologist, write texts to fill network resources with content. If you are a university teacher, prepare applicants via Skype or help with theses. Any talent can find an application: your skills and abilities can be converted into a cash equivalent.

The Internet has many advantages:

1. You can work without special education. You can get specialized knowledge here, for example, by studying feature articles, e-learning courses and Youtube videos.
2. Income is not limited to salary. You set your own bar.
3. Ability to manage your time. By working remotely, you yourself ration your working day, choose weekends and control the duration of your vacation.
4. Lots of opportunities for personal growth. Being your own boss, you can carry out the most daring and risky projects.

Of course, it is necessary to grow to a stable level of income - not all at once. And with experience, you will definitely understand how to act more efficiently and competently. You can start right away by opening your own website and promoting it. We have already told you how to create your own website.

With initial investments in marketing and optimization, in a year you can turn your project into a profitable business that brings a stable income.

7. How to look for a job in Moscow

Finding a job in Moscow is certainly not an easy task, especially during the economic downturn. You can count on official vacancies only if you have Moscow registration. Informal employment is a common but risky option. If there is no employment contract, you are in the full power of the employer.

Moving and finding a place in the capital is a challenge for energetic and ambitious people. If you have abilities, knowledge, skills and a suitable education, you can find many options for self-realization in the capital.

Be prepared in advance for a change in the rhythm of life, other prices and a different level of salaries. If you plan to live in a rented apartment, calculate the level of income in advance to cover the cost of rent and still eat normally.

At the end of the article, watch a short educational video on job search:

8. Conclusion

So, now you know a lot more about how to find a job. We hope that our recommendations will help you find a way to earn money that suits you completely in terms of money and in terms of self-realization. We wish you to find a highly paid hobby, then you will not have to work in the standard sense.

You won’t even remember the last time you woke up with a sense of trepidation and excitement about the upcoming work day. The joy of new prospects and opportunities for cooperation opening up before you is long gone - when you first got a job in this position. For the most part, work is associated with routine. Reminds you of your life? Consider looking for a new job!

2. You are unhappy

Perhaps even worse: not only do you not enjoy the new day, but you feel miserable every morning. There is a high probability that your work, to which you give almost all of your time, is to blame. This is not the fault of your boss or your colleagues. Perhaps you just once incorrectly put yourself in the team.

But this does not mean that you are now obliged to suffer until the end of your days.

Learn from your mistakes and look to the future. an attractive vacancy, and let the new job become your favorite!

3. Your company is doomed

Sometimes we do everything in our power, but the circumstances are still not the best. If you are soberly aware that the company is sinking, you should not sink with it. Do not wait for sunset - start looking for a new job now, so that later you do not have to indicate a non-existent place of work in your resume.

4. You don't like your colleagues at all.

Your colleagues and boss are the people you spend most of your life with. And if you take into account the time that you give to sleep, traffic jams, shopping, then, in fact, they are next to you almost all the time. In moments of ups and downs, rejoicing and breakdowns. Most likely, they are really looking forward to when you come out of vacation or sick leave (we will not go into the search for true motives). Therefore, it makes no sense to stay in the company whose employees you do not like.

Even if you like the work that you do, the lack of normal contact with colleagues will sooner or later play a negative role in your career.

Think about the people you really enjoy being with. And go where they work. Then life will become much more pleasant.

5. Your boss only looks up.

Often, in caring for his promotion, the leader pays attention only to higher management, not providing sufficient support to those who are subordinate to him. This situation is not uncommon. However, such a policy will not lead to positive results. Productive teamwork implies an interest in the overall result of everyone. Do you feel that the leader plays only for himself? Don't fool yourself - you won't succeed here.

6. You are stressed

Today, more and more people complain about a feeling of constant background anxiety and even panic. Perhaps you are one of them? Then pay special attention to this paragraph of the article. You should not think that anxiety can be unreasonable if it has become your constant companion, although, at first glance, nothing unusual is happening. Most likely, the reason lies precisely in what has become routine and familiar to you - in your work.

You can, of course, resort to the help of a psychologist, sedatives (almost certainly you have already tried this). But these remedies only treat the symptoms. If your anxiety starts in the morning, and in the evening you fly out of the office in the hope of finally hiding in your shelter (home, gym or bar) - this is a sure sign that you need to look for another job.

7. You get sick more often

In some cases, it can lead to even more negative consequences: poor health becomes habitual, chronic diseases develop. But before grumbling about the deteriorating ecology and saying that “old age is not a joy,” think about whether you really eat so badly or don’t get enough rest? If yes, try to change it. But if you wonder how your friends manage to stay full of energy despite the fact that they do not follow all the healthy lifestyle rules that you are obsessed with, and you were not a weak child as a child, then it is worth changing tactics. Try this time to change not yourself, but the world around - start with work.

8. You do not share the ideas of your company

If it seems to you that the company should work in a completely different way, then it will be difficult to strive for the same goal with the management.

When you are not at all close to the corporate spirit, moral principles and ethical standards that prevail at work, no matter how hard you try to disguise it, the “flock” will not accept you.

You have every right to your own vision of how things should be arranged. But do not aggressively oppose it to the existing order. Allow the other to be different, and let yourself be yourself. And find a job among your own.

9. You can't achieve balance.

You constantly rush between work and family, feeling that you do not have time either there or there. Spending more time with your family means you don't have time to complete your boss's assignments on time. And by staying at work, you miss important events for your loved ones. It looks like you have a "work - personal life." Take a deep breath and soberly admit that you better try yourself in another position. And it is better if it is your decision, and not the boss or your family.

10. Your productivity has dropped.

Even if you're still doing your job but feel like you're no longer productive, it might be time to make a change. Finding advice is easy. But try not to get bogged down in all these ideas of self-development, motivation and personal growth - know the measure and remember the goal. If you are not planning to become a business coach, then you need to look the other way. Namely - in the area of ​​your professional interests. But perhaps in a different position or in a different company.

11. Your abilities are not being used.

This is not the first time you have been denied a promotion, and attempts to take on more difficult tasks are not successful. It seems that your management simply does not want to admit that you are able to give the company more. Don't let your ambitions be ruined. Try to find another place where your talents will be given the green light.

12. Your responsibilities grow, but your salary doesn't.

There may be various reasons for this alignment of affairs, but in any case, you should not take it for granted. If the reduction in the company has led to the fact that twice as much work fell on you, and the salary, meanwhile, is not proportional, then the management is pursuing an unscrupulous policy.

Even if you're offered a raise, before you celebrate, make sure your pay rises in proportion to your responsibilities.

Do not give in to vanity and do not chase after a beautiful job title. If you think that your work is underestimated - look for another job!

13. Your ideas are not being heard.

Your proposals are no longer appreciated, and your ideas are brushed off like annoying flies? This is a bad trend. Of course, you should not quit a letter of resignation if it happened once or twice. Maybe you need to change the way you present your thoughts. However, if they do not want to take your opinion into account over and over again without explaining the reasons, you should not be disappointed in yourself and in the world - you should look for a new job.

14. They don't thank you.

If, on the contrary, your proposals are used with might and main, and the successful decisions of the company are largely built on your ideas, but no one says thanks to you, this is an unhealthy atmosphere. Perhaps, of course, the head is reflected in the amount of payments. In such a situation, determine for yourself honestly whether only a material assessment of your own merits is enough for you. If not, and even more so in the case when your ideas are simply brazenly appropriated by someone else, you have every moral right to quit and find a place where you will be sincerely grateful.

15. You are in stagnation

Are you bored. At your job, you perform the same tasks day after day and do not learn anything new. Most likely, you have already grown out of this position.

Answer the question for yourself: are you developing here as a professional?

If there is no opportunity for growth in this company, you should move on and look for a place in another.

16. You are criticized

In any situation in the work environment, there is only room for criticism of your work. If the boss gets personal and showers you personally with negative assessments, these are problems of his character and upbringing. If you are unable to change the style of such communication to a more productive one, do not be offended, do not be impudent - it is better to look for another job under the guidance of an adequate professional.

17. You are insulted

It is absolutely unacceptable if you are insulted by one of your colleagues. If you are the victim of intimidation, sexual harassment or any other aggressive behavior, if you are deceived in financial matters or do not keep promises, immediately!

18. You promise yourself to quit.

For many years, they promise themselves and their loved ones that they will change jobs. However, this never comes to fruition. Over and over again, you wait until “they throw you a new bone,” and justify with it that you are not doing anything. Seeing the good in every situation is the path to peace. But not always the way to development.

Don't fool yourself - take action to build a successful career and a happy life.

19. You do not dream of a leadership position

Do you work diligently and fulfill all the tasks set by the management? Can you imagine yourself at least in your dreams in the place of a leader? If not, then you are in the wrong place. Not everyone, of course, is to be bosses and directors, but at least becoming a project manager is a natural development in the workplace. If you do not see yourself in this position in the next few years, you should think about changing activities.

20. You are afraid to think about the future

In such a situation, changing jobs should be a top priority. This decision will not be easy to make, because you have already compiled a whole list of excuses for yourself. Write down on paper all the reasons why you think that you will not be successful in your career. Crumple up and throw in the trash!

Remember your childhood dreams, make a list of your skills and a list of what you would like to learn. Find common ground and start moving towards improving your life.

You can and must give yourself and the world more than the dull expectation of the end of the working day!

We continue our journey through Silicon Valley. Let's take a look at the new Facebook office today.

The headquarters of the most popular social network in the world is strikingly different from the offices of other IT companies. This is not a rosy Google, not a pretentious Apple, and not out of touch with the reality of Microsoft. Facebook office as if rented and not completed: somewhere everything is chic, but somewhere ordinary.

It is better to see once, but we will tell you as much as possible.

Internship. Social network to help

The internship lasts 3 months. During this time, newcomers help employees in solving current problems. The average salary of a trainee is $6213.

Job. Not as good as I wanted

Six weeks a year, the company's engineers are on duty. At this time, they must be in touch around the clock and monitor the work of the service. Some employees say that they are disturbed even on vacation.

One of the guiding principles at Facebook: contribute. Many managers devote little time to subordinates because they are focused on personal success.

An informal environment, coupled with an inefficient management model, seriously complicates the work in the company. Get it together, Facebook, you can do more!

Facebook employees with their laptops can work wherever they want: on the sofa in lounge areas, on the street, and even on a suspended platform.

Salary. $1 per year

Software Engineer III receives $113,830 per year. But if you don't have experience, you can't get in here. The higher the level of an engineer, the more he earns.

The chief engineer takes home $198,558 a year. This is the guy who forms a team of engineers for each specific product and distributes tasks.

Mark Zuckerberg has recently been making $1 a year. At the same time, the company pays him all expenses, he receives dividends and other deductions. But membership in the dollar club is guaranteed. Steve Jobs was there too, he got a buck a year from 1998 to 2011.

Office. Unfinished "open space"

In April 2015, Facebook moved to a new headquarters, which is located opposite the company's old office.

On the roof of the headquarters there are parks, observation platforms, walking paths. The view of the bay is amazing.

Inside the campus there are small coffee shops that also sell snacks. This is a famous chain in San Francisco called "Saint Frank Coffee".

Facebook is the largest open space office in the world. There are practically no partitions in the main hall, 40,000 square meters - one huge office in which all employees work. No personal space. Ideally, this should encourage employees to discuss tasks and increase their efficiency.

For ease of movement, screens are hung around the office, with the help of which it is easy to find the right table.

The workplaces of all employees, with the exception of some top managers, are simple white tables, on which there is a laptop, an external monitor and a few knick-knacks. Boxes are not needed, as everything you need is distributed free of charge in the office. Mark Zuckerberg sits at the same table. Doesn't stand out.

There is a wall on which everyone can write something.

For at least some privacy, there are small meeting rooms that are scattered throughout the office. All of them are named after music festivals or famous works.

There is a park on the roof, two laps on which last 30 minutes. This is the length of face-to-face meetings between project managers and employees, and they take place every week.

To move around the campus, buses and bicycles are vital.

It is generally accepted that work is a source of financial well-being, and hence the happiness of a person. It really is. But why, then, do some people who are not working, who are supported by their spouse, who buys everything they need, often begin to experience emptiness in life and strive to go to work? This is not necessarily due to the oppressed state due to financial dependence. Many endure it calmly. The fact is that work gives a person other advantages that not everyone sees and realizes.

Communication at work allows you to eliminate the emptiness in life. Even if there are conflicts, this is normal. They allow us to show our character, occupy our thoughts. Without them, a person feels sensory hunger and begins to annoy others with all sorts of nonsense. Remember old pensioners sitting near the house on a bench and pestering young people with remarks. This is precisely due to the lack of communication after retirement, especially if there are no grandchildren, and the children live far away. And many pensioners try to work, even if they do not need money, in order to continue to feel like full-fledged citizens of society.

If a person does what he likes, he experiences the irreplaceable joy of work. For the sake of this, many go to low-paying jobs, just because they like this particular job, although they pay little for it. This does not prevent people from hoping that in the future their work will be better valued financially or they will acquire the necessary skills to advance in their profession, for career growth.

The need for self-realization, for the manifestation of one's abilities is a very important human need. Many writers write “on the table”, and artists put paintings that are not appreciated by their contemporaries on a shelf. They cannot but create, although, perhaps, their works will be appreciated only by descendants after their death.

People need movement, change of environment around them and self-improvement. Although not everyone likes to study in educational institutions, it is important for most people to learn something new about life from time to time. Therefore, many often change jobs in pursuit of new experiences. You shouldn't be afraid of it. Although not all employers understand and welcome this.

Work gives self-satisfaction if you see the results of your work that benefit people. Many try for this purpose to engage in social work, which is not paid. There are organizations of volunteers who perform work that is not prestigious, unpaid, but very necessary for society: caring for the sick, the disabled, orphans, and so on.

For some people, it is not enough to feel that they are needed people; for happiness, they still need to be able to command others, to show their power. It is not necessary to be a big boss for this, sometimes even a cleaner in an institution manages to command people. Usually, people who are in a subordinate, dependent position in the family try to lead at work. They realize their need for power here. But not always. There are people who are simply leaders by nature, and they are always ahead of the curve.

Maria Soboleva

Work in a large company. Pros and cons

Does working in a large company seem more promising to you? What advantages does it provide, what makes different corporations, alliances and syndicates attractive? Let's evaluate their pros and cons and compare with small firms that have their positives.

Working for a large company is a plus

Still, the authority of mega-companies is great. Working there is a dream of many, it seems to us that by becoming a member of a large team, we will ensure a comfortable existence, career growth and other benefits. There are, of course, pluses, and we will start with them.

Stability

Appreciate traditions, confidence in the future, clear rules of the game - then, of course, working in a large company will be attractive to you.

In large corporations, the mechanism of successful work has been debugged for years. If a certain order of actions was not observed, there was no division of duties and a strict hierarchy, such a company would not have reached the level of a giant and a market leader.

Prestige

Yes, the factor of prestige matters to many. When the cult of success is promoted, being the first and the best becomes the meaning of life, working in a large company seems like a chance to achieve real success.

Well, if you still have to look for yourself elsewhere, then an entry in the labor record about work experience in Gazprom, Lukoil, Evraz, Rostelecom, General Electric or Microsoft will clearly be counted in plus for such an applicant.

The status of a large company is what attracts those who dream of being part of such a team. "I work for IBM" sounds cool, doesn't it?

And in terms of the work itself, it is much easier to sell products of a promoted brand, such a company is more successful and competitive, because it has a name.

material interest

Salary (and very good) is paid on time, bonuses and bonuses are also a pleasant incentive.

There are a number of other advantages: a medical policy, company-paid lunches for employees, free mobile communications, foreign language training, corporate holidays on a grand scale - is a small company able to encourage its employees like that?

clear structure

The duties of employees of large companies are clearly defined, everyone knows their place in this powerful machine, not being sprayed, but doing what is required according to the staffing table.

But at the same time, each employee has a chance to find another application within his company. A new specialization can be mastered without changing jobs. In large companies, there is always a need for specialists of various profiles.

Working in a large company - cons

There are no ideal jobs. And, quite possibly, working in a small company, you will achieve great success and will feel more comfortable and confident.

You also need to know about the negative and controversial aspects of employment in a large company.

Not everything is up to you

The success of the project depends on the team. How your colleagues work will determine the end result. You can do a great job in your particular area of ​​work, but the quality of the final product can suffer greatly due to the inefficiency of the group as a whole.

And if everything is fine, then the leader will, of course, reap the laurels. Most likely, no one will notice your contribution.

Bureaucracy

To approve any decision or document, it will often take a lot of time, which will be spent on coordination at different levels of management. This is much easier in small firms, where management is more accessible and the process goes faster.

A large machine, like a solid big company, is often more conservative with change. New ideas are more difficult to implement due to the scale of such a corporation.

It is easier for small firms to take certain risks in creating innovative products. Although, if we take the financial side of the problem, then the possibilities of the giants are incomparably higher, with their budgets.

Strictness of corporate norms

Corporate culture - where without it in large companies. A whole staff of specialists is working on its development, implementation and monitoring of compliance.

You must accept the rules of the game, whether you like them or not: from the style of communication between management and subordinates and colleagues among themselves, to traditions (corporate holidays, mandatory trainings) and a strict dress code.

Even a valuable employee who does not fit into the norms of the corporate code risks losing his job.

Slow career advancement

It is not always worth believing the promises of rapid career growth in large companies. Often climbing 1-2 positions is real, but higher is already problematic.

A large-scale machine needs, basically, ordinary performers, sort of cogs in a complex mechanism. The one standing higher on the hierarchical ladder will not rush to move and give way to the young and ambitious.

Yes, there are many vacancies, and there are chances to take a better position. But in addition to professionalism and perseverance, something is often required that has nothing to do with work - the ability to intrigue and wage behind-the-scenes wars.

Career start - where is it better

It is unlikely to be correct to give an unambiguous answer to the question of where it is better to start your career. It depends on what you expect from your future work.

Employment in a large company is not always a good start. Consider the main pros and cons of starting a career in a large corporation.

Significant advantages include the company's ability to invest in a new employee: the adaptation system is clearly built, there is an attached mentor, you can undergo additional training, in the future - even abroad.

You can grow professionally by working on projects in a team of colleagues, communicating with related departments, participating in various trainings. That is, you will definitely get valuable experience.

In small firms, it is often necessary to combine duties: an assistant to the head can be both a press secretary and a PR manager, and even deal with commercial issues.

If you like to try yourself in different areas, to be, as they say, a generalist, then it is better to start in a small company.

As for career prospects, your success in a small team will be noticed and appreciated much faster. A young employee, having shown zeal and talent, has a chance to quickly grow to a leadership position.

But the level of his managerial knowledge and skills will obviously lag behind the requirements of large companies. And the deputy director of a trading company (in fact, a store with a staff of 6 people) will not be able to apply for the position of top manager of a company with a thousand employees.

If you are an open and sociable person, then working in a small team will suit you better. The atmosphere in small firms is more lively, warm and friendly.

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