How to bulletproof your career

As the son of Indian immigrant parents, I had three choices of career growing up: doctor, engineer, or accountant. [Rich Life Insiders Banner](113/d586LZ04/VW1gb_7XlNPdW8k7JDJ26-zw3W1CR2895b-pZsN1qZLrW3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3n2W9fncMP5j0856W6YhR9P2vJMz7W78f5Bh55pHppM6nfL-pwvldW278CPW10t4S1W9kx_ZP8DX3qmW4FC-PH6wKHGqW78ws-V8v0K42W580FbP1rl2bcW5vdx7n95GrnkW5z6cCD89f7tRW68R9GP3fK9lhW79H3_n8FJ9_xN1yq8L7rjLDCLmmlZh0Cx2W31hkYb2SpY_YW35DThR7KL81KW1H0S271VXbPqW2tHvNf3jSgwPW8CzgBt5rNx9CW2C5JF-4JQ2Z8W1GPgFH15TKt7W49dZCh4lBSSYW7mDRT35yH-6bf4PXWXY04) {NAME}, As the son of Indian immigrant parents, I had three choices of career growing up: doctor, engineer, or accountant. [Ramit's rules for making Indian parents happy](113/d586LZ04/VW1gb_7XlNPdW8k7JDJ26-zw3W1CR2895b-pZsN1qZLrW3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3n9W1DDVxj4pCnp1N5lZL-yV3RM_W8f2PCV7j83wsW1TbVFN1y205xW7s6m3y3bzgm3W3BV27G6tpMQdW6rylHM9fd8l2W21qYLp85kVV3N3rnwnblsZKvVvVlNF3gB4JNN1Rvl7ywCsRGVBzBMs8WZtxmV-xTjl81w2pdW24QBCk7Ww4GJW2FSYYR7GDVkvW46MVsq5CcXZxW6-gfG-68qpXLW12-2Ps8v7D1WW1FSXsH39xZk8W1nTnMZ35xfwxW929tg_5Km-86W6GgtZj3X1zl1N76M-_vh5JKcW8gLjdr5xJ_C9dQv0TR04) I fought that tooth and nail. But now as I’m older, I totally get it. Parents want security for their kids more than anything. (I secretly think my parents hope that I’ll go to grad school to become a doctor, even though they were both on set for the filming of [my Netflix show](113/d586LZ04/VW1gb_7XlNPdW8k7JDJ26-zw3W1CR2895b-pZsN1qZLrW3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3p2W4CnG897_jvCRVlc2-22dsG7cW4SmN9c434Tx9W2ddmNh8PdfzpW3PBDG41GK7lTW64GbGH7Yd3P0W5sMJLl80DNFFN4kFNv9MG012W1H4GpP69rhh4W6gW2QF1tXqK6W5_22Vg3388_XW4XMhdT1cY8s1W4W9yXR4PzxHHW8wNQgx8c8D1bV5Zwgq303Qw-W6X77ms1dCXLvW9gS_s33732htW410wKR6nrWP0N6h4v9Lg46TWW68KLD675WjTlW7Zzm3Z6Ccv3TW1LMrvg6Y3wVsN4gZ8_mxF5s0N2bRDlrxrbnvdK4njj04).) [Ramit and his family on set] Cassandra and I got to bring our families on set! But is “job security” really what we really think it is? The trouble with “job security” I’ve heard from a lot of people this week about “safe” jobs and job security. People base their entire college and career decisions around this concept! My thoughts? This is the tail wagging the dog. Just like I don’t want low state taxes to dictate where I live (I’ll take sunny SoCal over a humid, mosquito-ridden swamp with no state taxes any day of the week, thank you), I don’t want to base 40+ years of my life around the concept of job security…that may not even exist! We’re probably going to see a whole host of new jobs in the near future that don’t exist today…and many more jobs we have now will become obsolete. So how can you navigate uncertainty in a career? Get really good at job searching I don’t mean rage-applying on Indeed or LinkedIn. (Stop doing that!) I’m talking about identifying your skills and worth. Then matching them up with dream companies, nailing interviews, negotiating salaries and perks, and building a network of colleagues and advisors who are willing and want to support your growth. I learned how to do this while I was a student at Stanford. I had a weird hobby (among many). My friends and I would optimize our resumes and cover letters to try to land interviews. We traded notes and templates until we landed on a few key aspects all job search materials should have. And we didn’t stop there… We would exchange notes on interviews and how we answered specific questions. We practiced mock interviews with each other all the time. This went on for months and months every semester, for internships and full-time jobs. After a while, we got pretty good! I was landing jobs at top companies — even beating out people with graduate degrees and more experience. I later helped friends who were struggling in the job search with these strategies. All of a sudden, they were entertaining multiple offers at a time for dream roles at dream companies. Does this sound exciting to you? Then you’re definitely going to want to tune in next week. [Check out this sneak preview](113/d586LZ04/VW1gb_7XlNPdW8k7JDJ26-zw3W1CR2895b-pZsN1qZLrW3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3p0W4TV_-l2rk3T1N3cwHlC2t3x2VLPSmd96xVCGVBSz3k83MFmnW7kZsXs7p-QllW1zpY044b1V_rW2LG3_32tXq1BW2QMz4p40TrJPN1GPfVFDGXbSW88lnNL3xR9tGV5hvtT243g4FW4T_-jH1PNfCFW45ll897JfGF-W1Wl1Xj1H_nP4W7rlvwl3WBxjQVb7Rf65TFw9YW5bgh-J1JymX6W8tBDpk7y97M2W27Q4ZZ6pkDVPW5D_GcK78n4kZW1DrtdF8Lgs7RW52kzG07M_2f7W7xFpK9122H5gW7vsW7N3kBJB0f4QvZ2804) in the meantime. [Find your dream job](113/d586LZ04/VW1gb_7XlNPdW8k7JDJ26-zw3W1CR2895b-pZsN1qZLrW3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mpW8YMLP76nmFHLW30l3nF8j-RNzN4TRVlxZlBWJW6-qcjw3-Mw1HW740XKY53hGdnW2sTtWd5rSBB0W1VTlYf1LN9P_W3nkFbD3Fn0B6W2zRb7t1F17RbN2nkB6vmC9m4W6Yl5QV8qxDc7Vvrw744819cDW4MJ3f71HZRL8W8MdJHT6wqfT2W5YxmcH3pF59tW64L3kh5YhW19W7g_v-C88Dy2dW3Mgwq_7VbYcBN7wS_2cL9H87W6yjxPJ8tm8FZW5Blwwd4XSgyfVhCKJp6w_W4PW2_X8PL1TGBTnN5N_NlqK__Sjf8lpz5F04) Watch the Find Your Dream Job trailer on YouTube. [Ramit Sethi Signature] P.S. Knowing I had this skill of seeking out and landing jobs allowed me to take more risks in my business. I always knew I had a fall back plan if I Will Teach You To Be Rich and my book didn’t pan out like I wanted. That’s why I’m so passionate about helping people get jobs they love. It can be the cornerstone of a Rich Life. [Click here for a sneak preview of everything](113/d586LZ04/VW1gb_7XlNPdW8k7JDJ26-zw3W1CR2895b-pZsN1qZLrW3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3pnW7f8t8t4zVyhnMKCMlhcqnNcVl1Bhg16NDsjW23pY2Z4cD0Y-W6mM30q3r9pL7W8wxJ4Z96NLbrW65PJYd57WKmMW8hHKMD2CNKvTVxhPdL3l4p-1W6MBwXW4SnCQjW18HT0q4H2nJsW8MS7ty8_jMTtW742BWQ85MHMxW72tp2R5XKgsnW2CW2Sk6qDqDXW7fVcnS88VwbCW6NxnXk7XlsNdW3nf5ds8QTL7KN268H6wbGv1xW3jl9Z37DvmM6W136gk26v5xlFW4R6yV94yLZDNVmb7TZ21pJk_W6MDB6d1D2Y8zf53Y2Gq04). 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