07209cam a2200349 i 4500 614273959 TxAuBib 20221220120000.0 181120s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2018194216 9781510743953 paperback 1510743952 paperback TxAuBib rda Carosso, Juan, author. At your best as a plumber : your playbook for building a successful career and launching a thriving small business as a plumber / Juan Carosso. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2018] ©2018. xix, 251 pages : illustrations, charts ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier At your best playbook series At Your Best Fundamentals: The Rules of the Game -- AYB Playbooks & www.AtYourBest.com -- At Your Best with Subject Matter Experts -- Sources, Methods and Credibility -- Local and Actionable -- Replay -- AYB Playbooks Are for You, If... -- Who This AYB Playbook Is For... -- Replay -- The AYB Mental Framework -- It All Begins with "You, Inc." -- 3P+A = People, Performance, Professionalism & Attitude -- Success with 3P+A -- Curiosity: An Important State of Mind -- Future-Proof Your Life with a Skilled Trade Career -- At Your Best as a Craftsman -- At Your Best as a Woman in the Skilled Trades -- Replay -- At Your Best as a Plumber: Becoming a World-Class Player -- Career Overview Plumber -- Why Become a Plumber? -- Plumber: Job Responsibilities -- Plumber: Minimum Required Skills & Abilities -- Plumber: Work Conditions -- Plumber: Earning Potential -- Plumber: Your Career Options -- Becoming a Plumber: Is it for You? -- Replay -- Your Path to Becoming a Plumber -- How to Become a Plumber -- The Career Stages of a Plumber -- The PACT Certificate -- Your Education is Your Foundation -- High School or Its Equivalent -- Khan Academy -- CareerOneStop: Your First Stop for Finding Local Resources -- Vocational, Technical School versus Community College -- Finding the Right Type of School or Program for You -- Post-9/11 GI Bill & Vocational Education -- Apprenticeship: The 4-Year Degree that Pays You -- Finding the Apprenticeship Program for You -- Certifications and Licenses for You as a Craftsman -- At Your Best as a Union Member -- At Your Best as a Military Veteran -- YouTube is Your Friend -- Replay -- Finding Work as a Plumber -- Your Job Search Starting Points -- Your Full-time Job is to Find a Full-time Job -- Your Skills are Portable -- AYB Steps & Tools to Find, a Great Job -- "Force Multipliers" & Networking to Find a Job -- Think Like Your Future Employer -- Drug Testing & Getting Hired or Fired -- Where to Turn for More Information -- Your Local Librarian -- Replay -- At Your Best with 3P+A in Action -- People: The First P in 3P+A -- Performance: The Second P in 3P+A -- Professionalism: The Third P in 3P+A -- Attitude: The A in 3P+A -- Replay -- Getting Your Head Straight, Part 1 -- Replay -- At Your Best as a Small Business: Building a World-Class Franchise -- AYB Playbooks & Recommended Reading -- At Your Best: The Pre-Game -- At Your Best before the Game -- You, Inc. as a Small Business -- SWOT Early & Often -- Launch You, Inc. with Your Eyes Wide Open -- You, Inc. Demands Courage -- You, Inc. Demands Curiosity -- Make the Web Your Business Partner -- Small Business Administration's Learning Center -- My Own Business, Inc. -- Replay -- At Your Best: The Kick Off -- At Your Best from the Start -- You, Inc.'s Customers: The Center of Your Universe -- You, Inc.'s Go-to-Market Plan -- You, Inc.'s Market Positioning -- You, Inc.'s Path to Quick Wins -- Your Timing & Action Plan -- For You, Inc., Cash Is Life -- You, Inc.'s Startup Financial Needs -- You, Inc.'s Sales Forecast -- You, Inc.'s Expense Budget -- You, Inc.'s Profit & Loss Statement -- Financing You, Inc. -- You, Inc.'s Back-Office Infrastructure -- "Licensed, Bonded & Insured" -- Which Legal Structure is Right for You, Inc.? -- Replay -- At Your Best: Game On -- At Your Best on the Field -- Customer Service Your Competitive Advantage -- At Your Best with Force Multipliers -- Growing You, Inc.'s Business through Networking -- You, Inc.'s VP of Sales & Business Development -- Getting the Word Out -- Customer Leads & Reviews on the Web -- Table Stakes Marketing Toolkit -- You, Inc., Technology & Running Your Business -- Replay -- At Your Best: Halftime -- At Your Best through Regular Review -- Whatever It Is, SWOT It -- Success as a Leader of a Small Team -- You, Inc. & Your Employees and Contractors -- Never Enough Time in the Day -- Improve or Remove -- Get Back on the Field -- Replay -- Getting Your Head Straight, Part 2 -- Replay -- At Your Best: Going Pro -- At Your Best Going to the "Next Level" -- Replay. "The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream. At Your Best as a Plumber is your playbook for learning if a career as a plumber is right for you, progressing from pre-apprentice to journeyman to master plumber, and launching your own small business. Learn: What does a career as a plumber look like? Why should you consider becoming a plumber? How do you become a successful craftsman as a plumber? How much can you make as a plumber? What are your career options once you become a plumber? How long does it take to be successful at each stage in a plumber's career? How and where do you find work as a plumber? What does it take to strike out on your own? What does it take to launch and build a successful small business? At Your Best is the only step-by-step handbook to finding if a career in the trades is right for you, educating yourself and earning the proper certifications, establishing yourself as an excellent apprentice and journeyman in the industry, and moving on to start your own small business in the trades. At each step of the way, your At Your Best playbook and its companion, www.AtYourBest.com, provide the information, recommendations, outside resources, and concrete actions needed for taking the next successful step in You, Inc. Whether you are beginning your first career, changing careers, or ready to move up and start your own business as a carpenter, plumber, HVAC/R tech, or other tradesman, this is the book that will tell you how. There currently over 6.5 million unfilled jobs in the skilled trades in the US. Despite being well-paying and secure, these jobs remain open because enough qualified candidates with the skills, attitude, and experience required do not exist. Moreover, plenty of opportunity exists for established tradespeople to start their own business, but they have no guidance. The At Your Best Playbooks series and www.AtYourBest.com change that." -- ONIX annotation. 20221220. jz. Plumbing Vocational guidance. Plumbers. Small business Management. New business enterprises. At your best playbook series.