I recently had a eureka moment while searching for a tech job. I have been thinking about job hunting the wrong way. Let me share how my thinking has shifted.
You should bring value to the company
Many people like to overcomplicate the job hunting process. The only thing you should be thinking is can i bring value to the company. See what kind of projects they have done and ask yourself : could i have helped building these projects. If the answer is yes then you should apply for a job. It's all about bringing value to the company, they pay you set amount of salary but you will generate more money to the company than they pay you.
It's about what you can make
While searching for jobs it's always important to be as clear as possible about your abilities. Let's say a company is looking to recreate their website UI by using react. If you don't know what that sentence means then don't apply for the job. However if you have experience in building an UI with Angular, then definitely apply. It's all about what you can create, not about the tools you use.
The most important thing is to stop thinking yourself as an employee, and start thinking yourself as an company partner. If you think yourself as an employee, it will cause you to only play the part of an employee, someone who simply execute commands given by your superiors. But by thinking yourself as an partner will cause you to think more critically about your every task. Partners will always think : "how can i generate more value for the company" which should always be the point of your job.
Always be compensated
Let's say you are a developer but you have an idea to start a blog for the company. The marketing people really like that idea but tell you to not work on it during work hours and aren't willing to compensate anything for writing it. DON'T DO IT
You should always be compensated for the value you bring to the table. If the company hires you to work for 8 hours, then you should spend eight hours a day creating and thinking about how to create value for the company.
Company and partner relationship
Company and your relation ship works best while you are both contributing equal amount to the relationship. I took some pointers from Professor Scott Steiner and came up with my own math formula : 50% + 50% = 100%
Superhero team analogy
While working for a company you should view yourself as Ironman
working for the Avengers. If you leave your position or get let go do you cease being a superhero? of course not, your abilities and skills still exist and you can go work in another superhero team.
Just don't join justice league unless you enjoy being part of bad superhero movies!
The point i am trying to make is that getting fired or leaving a job shouldn't be that big of a deal, you should be always learning skills which are in high demand.
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