Insiders Talk: How to Get and Keep Your First Lobbying Job: Preparation, Potential Employers, and First-Day Performance

Why do I want to be a lobbyist? Do I really know what the job is all about? How do I get hired? This small book prepares aspiring lobbyists to deal with career-defining questions before investing all their dreams, time, and the work it takes to find an employer. Do I know what lobbying really requires?Do I have the aptitude to succeed as a lobbyist?What kind of lobbyist do I want to become?Where do I start building the expertise that makes me a good hire?How do I build job-opening relationships?How do I prepare myself before looking for a job?What do I do to define myself during my first days on the job? Answering these questions will give 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. "It is better to be prepared and not have an opportunity than to have an opportunity and not be prepared." Franco Gennaro, NCAA/NFL Sports Chaplain This book is most suitable for anyone having 2 years to invest in building the "from the ground up" relationships and expertise necessary to become a good hire; or for those who already have their foundation established and are now ready to seek employment. This is Manual 1 of the six volume Insiders Talk series of novice to expert "how to" lobbying manuals. The next step in developing into a lobbyist is Insiders Talk: Glossary of Legislative Concepts and Representative Terms. (Manual 2) This small book lays out the fundamentals of legislative procedure and vocabulary to start readers into thinking and speaking as government affairs professionals.