{"product_id":"insiders-talk-how-to-get-and-keep-your-first-lobbying-job-preparation-potential-employers-and-first-day-performance-9781732343122","title":"Insiders Talk: How to Get and Keep Your First Lobbying Job: Preparation, Potential Employers, and First-Day Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInsiders Talk: How to Get and Keep Your First Lobbying Job \u003c\/em\u003eis the first of the five manuals making up the \u003cem\u003eInsiders Talk\u003c\/em\u003e series. This small book prepares aspiring lobbyists to deal with career-defining questions \u003cem\u003ebefore investing all the dreams, time, and work \u003c\/em\u003eit takes to find a job. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo I know what lobbying really requires?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo I have the aptitude to succeed as a lobbyist?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat kind of lobbyist do I want to become?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere do I start building the expertise that makes me a good hire?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do I build job-opening relationships?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do I prepare myself \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e looking for a job?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat do I do to define myself during my first days on the job?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswering these questions will\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003egive you a firm foundation to determine whether or not this a job you really want to do. And if you conclude that it is, then it will lead you in preparing yourself to be seen as a good hire, getting your first job and then, during their first critical weeks in the profession, establishing the professional reputation that will direct the rest of your career. \"\u003cem\u003eIt is better to be prepared and not have an opportunity than to have an opportunity and not be prepared\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Franco Genarro, NCAA\/NFL Sports Chaplain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe next step in developing into a lobbyist is Manual 2, \u003cem\u003eInsiders Talk: Glossary of Legislative Concepts and Representative Terms. \u003c\/em\u003eThis small book lays out the fundamentals of legislative procedure and vocabulary to start readers into thinking and speaking as government affairs professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Engineering the Law, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732343122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.24d","brand":"Robert L. Guyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36667649753244,"sku":"9781732343122","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7d63bc7f-9553-4f35-a080-7afe525a9cab.jpg?v=1603915413","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/insiders-talk-how-to-get-and-keep-your-first-lobbying-job-preparation-potential-employers-and-first-day-performance-9781732343122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}