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The objective of this chapter was to make you aware of the changes that have occurred in the workplace. You won’t be successful in finding work unless you understand these changes and their impact on you. Most people don’t understand them and there are consequences if they lose their job, they feel lost, or if they decide to become a contract worker, and they don’t know how to go about it.

To be successful, you need to understand the workplace and the changes going on in it at a level far beyond that of the average person. If you don’t understand it, you’ll make the same mistakes that most people make; i.e., using an obsolete approach and set of tools to find work, and you’ll also be caught off guard when the changes occur. Here’s a recap of what has been covered:

• You need to understand the difference between looking for work and applying for a job. There’s a lot of work available today; it’s just not packaged in the form of a job, as most people understand the term.

• You need to understand that some of the tangible and non-tangible features that were part of a traditional job are often not included in contract work.

• You must understand that most of the work opportunities that exist today are found in small companies, and if you’ve spent your career in a large company, you’ll have to change your perception as to your role in the small company and what is expected of you.

• Since most of the work opportunities that exist today are hidden, you need to know how to find them.

• You need to know how employers make their hiring decisions and what they are looking for in contract workers.

• You must understand that your success in today’s workplace is tied directly to how effective you are at self-promotion and what self-promotion means in the context of looking for work.