How to become rich? Skills for getting a job part 2

How to become rich? Skills for getting a job part 2

Here is my post on career advice for getting and landing that very good job that pays well and is great for you. Remember that we will be looking at various ideas on how to become rich by selecting and obtaining a good job in my Ideas on How to Become Rich blog, such as:

1. What job do you really want?
2. Interview skills for getting that high-paying job, if you know how to take interviews well then this will be revision for you, and if you don't know how to take interviews well, then this advice will be good for you and will give you ideas.
3. How to write a good CV; similarly, if you are good at writing CVs that will land you your high paying job, then this is mere revision for you, and if you don't know how to write a CV, then this series will teach and give you good ideas.
4. How to get further education online, which will help you become rich because of the promotion opportunities and the skills that you will learn.
5. Mentality and attitude for the job - and besides, mentality and attitude are important in becoming rich too.
6. Negotiation tips and tactics, as all managers, bosses and rich people need to know.

(I do sincerely hope these career and job ideas, tips and advice will help you find your dream job and obtain that career you've always wanted. Whether it makes you rich and wealthy in the process is, of course, entirely up to you.)

What job do you really want? Do you prefer money or leisure, or do you want both?

There are many ways to become rich, and one of the most common and established ways is to get a high paying job that you love to do. That way you can earn money and also enjoy your work, in terms of what you do, everyday. The question is of course: what job do you want?

This is difficult to answer, but the key ideas for your consideration are:

What are your skills and strengths? For instance, I am good at writing and speaking, so jobs that need these types of skills are my cup of tea. You may be good at analytical stuff, and may even have a background in engineering and mathematics. To choose a job that requires you to be very personable and interact with many people will be tough on you, should be introspective and introverted. So it is important to consider your strengths and skills before embarking on any job interviews to get that high paying job.

What are your educational qualifications? You will need a medical degree before you can become a doctor and earn a high salary that doctors command. The problem is that doctors command high wages and get high pay because they happen to have a degree or educational qualification that is very hard to get. If you have not obtained your medical degree or anything of that sort yet, then it is near impossible for you to be a doctor until you get those qualifications. What qualifications do you have? If you have an Economics background as I do, then it might be easier to get a job in a bank, or in some government agency that handles money such as the Finance Ministry or Treasury of your country, and the like. Do you have the required educational qualifications to become rich through a high paying job?

What are the high paying jobs? To become rich, which is the focus of my money and investment blog, you need to choose a job that while suiting and fitting your skills, strengths and educational qualifications, is high paying. This may seem obvious, but several people think that being a teacher will make them rich.

The problem is that sometimes it is true that you have to make a tradeoff decision between choosing a job that is noble and good and something that you really like, against another decision of choosing a job that pays well. Being a teacher is a noble profession but it will not pay so well as another job. Let's look at it more closely:

to be a teacher you will need some general education, a patient attitude, and a very good character. These qualities fetch you a lower wage as a teacher but a higher wage as a banker, accountant, lawyer and so on. A banker, accountant, lawyer and several other jobs also need the same skill sets as a teacher, and they pay more. In addition, why be a teacher when you can be a professor or lecture at a university? That means you invest a few more years in education, but it means that you get substantially higher wages to teach! So choose a higher paying job if you want to become rich.

You can usually find a good job that allows you to do what you like and want to do, and that fits your skills and your education, and that also pays well and allows you to become rich comfortably.

If that is not possible, and you do have to make a tradeoff, then I'd say: you need to ask yourself which is the more important thing to you - money or your career?

If you cannot find both money and career, and you have to choose one, I'd say choose money over the job, because your life will be better and you can always get to love the job later. But if you don't think that's possible, then choose what you love because then money wouldn't matter to you. If you loved doing a job so much, like working for some charity or some lowly paid volunteering position, then that job is beyond money anyway, and while you don't get pecuniary rewards, you will get rewards of another kind.

Do more research. These are all merely my ideas and ideas that I have gleaned from my research. Conduct your own research, get more opinions, and find out what job you really want, and which jobs pay the best. I have collected the top paying jobs and salaries for 2007/2008 (and for later years too) here on this post, because that might help people look at which jobs are getting the highest pay and have the chance of making you rich. Don't take my word for it - check it out, and do your own research. Make up your own mind and choose wisely. Look around my website and review all my articles, and look around the Internet for more ideas and more advice on your potential career path.

Take care and cheers! In the next post I will deal with some interview skills and tips for you to obtain that high paying job that you love and earns you money.