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Summer Summit","Job Hunting Advice","Job Search Advice","Job Seeker Tips","Mike Michalowicz","networking","Toilet Paper Entrepreneur","TPE"],"articleBody":"Written by\u00a0Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume WriterMike Michalowicz and Lisa RangelIn July 2011 I attended the B.I.G. Summer Summit, where Mike Michalowicz, author, entrepreneur & marketing expert, was the engaging keynote speaker. He graciously gave the attendees a copy of his book, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: the-tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll, under the premise that we all pay it forward investing the cost of the book with someone or an entity that needs it. I was already intrigued.While I already donated my $20 to a worthy cause, I am eager to continue the good karma put forth by Mike by telling you how this book can help the job seeker.\u00a0 (Hey Mike\u2014I am feeling the birth of the Toilet Paper Job Seeker Book initiative\u2014as least I think that is what I am feeling).*Make your own opportunity.\u00a0 A successful job seeker is not spending hours scouring job boards, and a successful entrepreneur is not making any money sitting in front of a computer all day. Stop hiding behind your laptop hoping someone will call you! The successful job seeker is having phone conversations, attending industry events, meeting with contacts, developing new relationships and taking communication risks to unearth and discover opportunity. The successful job seeker sets out to chat with people without expectation of what to find\u2014they just know if they are out there in a targeted manner, opportunity will arise.*Dress the part\u2014smartly. Dress the part of a successful person\u2014not feeling it? Well, buck up and fake it \u2018til you make it. Work out, eat well, wear flattering professional clothing\u2014look like the person you would want to hire. No company will hire someone who appears to not be confident or down-on-their-luck. Budget squeezed until you find a new role? You still need to look like a million bucks\u2014just don\u2019t spend it\u2014or that desperation to pay the bills will come through in an interview. Live inventively within your means to ensure your image and confidence is strongest.*Be Yourself & Believe in Yourself. Surround yourself with like-minded, successful, positive people. Find a job search partner or group that is energetic so you can help each other stay accountable to producing worthy job search activity. Passion needs to permeate through what you perform each day and having someone to feed off of can help keep that drive consistent. It is also imperative to have a resource that can support you when challenges appear.\u00a0\u00a0 As entrepreneurs and job seekers, we do not have to go at it alone.\u00a0There is just so much in this book that can help the job seeker\u2013even though it is written for entrepreneurs. This list only scratches the surface. The job search in today\u2019s market is a sales process\u2014you, the job seeker, are a sales person and the product is YOU! So heed advice in this book to put a jolt into your activities to get the results you want to see.Written by\u00a0Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume WriterSign up for Chameleon Resumes BlogName: Email:  If you are interested in working with Lisa Rangel,\u00a0an accomplished executive resume writer, social media profile writer and job search consultant, to achieve the social media exposure and land the interviews you want,\u00a0sign up for an exploratory call now\u00a0and learn about the Chameleon Resumes services that can help you land your next role."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"What Job Seekers can learn from The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur","item":"https:\/\/chameleonresumes.com\/job-seekers-learn-from-toilet-paper-entrepreneur#breadcrumbitem"}]}]