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Get a Great Job When You Don’t Have a Job

Occupation Selected Job-Specific Skills

Accountant Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Payroll

Marketing specialist Press release writing
Trade-show coordinating
Forecasting

Financial advisor Series 7 license
Knowledge of stocks, bonds, mutual
funds
Knowledge of retirement planning
and living trusts

Football player Understanding football strategy
Staying in shape off season
Playing the position (quarterback,
linebacker, tight end)

Environmental planner Knowledge of geology and biology
Knowledge of causes and treatments
for pollutants
Knowledge of the ecology of a given
geographic area

Semiconductor assembler Component parts of a wafer
Clean-room and safety procedures
Superior fine-motor control
Psychotherapist Diagnosis of a client’s health
Knowledge of nonverbal behavior
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
techniques

Publisher Exceptional literacy
The publishing process from
“pitching” to marketing
How to evaluate books for publication

Computer programmer Computer languages
Computer platforms
C, SQL, Perl, Java, JavaScript

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