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Writer's Block Becoming a Problem?
Perhaps you're short on sources or your deadline's approaching and you haven't written a single word, let alone chosen a topic. In most cases, you'd panic. Fortunately, JIST's upcoming book, Your Dream Job Game Plan, is packed with guidance and strategies perfect for any article, column or sidebar you may be writing.
The book's primary author, Molly Fletcher, is America's top female sports agents and knows what it takes to beat the odds to find and achieve a job worth dreaming about. Using her insights and considering the following themes for an upcoming assignment, you can ensure that the next piece you write is one worth reading.
It's a Man's World? Not Anymore!
A person's gender shouldn't exclude them from career opportunities. As individuals like Sarah Palin and Molly Fletcher have shown, women can make significant strides in male-dominated industries. As the leading female sports agent in the country, Fletcher is able to discuss which obstacles she overcame in her career path and provide strategies to empower women to achieve their dreams even though statistics suggest their gender puts them at a disadvantage.
A Working Mother's Guide to Getting it All
For many women, their careers take a back seat to motherhood, forcing them to shelve their goals and remain stagnant at work. Molly Fletcher, on the other hand, has discovered the secret to being a highly-driven professional and a dedicated mom. When she's not negotiating six-figure contracts or coordinating endorsement opportunities on behalf of her clients, she's reading bedtime stories and playing tennis with her three daughters. Share her anecdotes and strategies with female readers who also want to achieve a rewarding career, while still being a devoted and involved mom.
Unprepared and Apathetic, College Grads Hit the Workplace
With little or no work experience, college graduates have their work cut out for them when it comes to fitting in and excelling on the job. Fletcher could identify some common missteps grads take their first few months on the job and offer strategies to help them perform like seasoned professionals.
Your Career: When to be Gutsy and When to be a Wuss
Should you push for a higher salary? Stand up to the boss when the two of you butt heads? What about pitching ideas to the company CEO without being asked for your opinion? Answer these questions and more to empower your readers to decide for themselves which risks are worth pursuing and which can be detrimental to their career. As a leading sports agent, Molly Fletcher is an authority on taking intimidating risks to achieve big rewards and anticipating people's reactions before they're ever approached.
Five Big-League Tools to Score Your Dream Job
In her book, Molly Fletcher provides five key concepts for achieving professional success: Passionate Style, Fearlessness, a Game Plan, Ability to Execute a Plan, and Ability to Manage Choices. Consider writing a brief explanation of these tools and including a few steps to help readers develop each tool.
Two Career Questions You Must Be Able to Answer
In Molly Fletcher's experience, there are two questions everyone will inevitably be asked throughout their career: "Who are you and what do you want to do?" Stumble through a response and forget about gaining any momentum in your career. Ace the response and quickly develop job leads, score key contacts, and make a stellar first impression. Share Fletcher's definitive advice for answering these common questions to help your readers start their career or job search on the right foot.
Career Fairs: Scouting the Right Employers
A great deal has been written about how job seekers can stand out to employers and recruiters at career fairs and conferences. To maximize this experience, however, job seekers must also know how to scout out which employers are worth their time and effort. With years of experience speaking to young people interested in sports careers, Fletcher can share her insights about the "other side" of career fairs and offer a checklist of qualities to look for in employers and recruiters.