Ed. Note. What’s it’s like to be a FILL IN THE BLANK? Every job seeker wants to know, what it is like to be an architect, surgeon, or Starbucks barrista. So, for me, the father-like advice giver, it was easy to get caught up in Nicholas Bate’s on going feature of HOW TO THINK LIKE found on his blog here.

I hope you can add your own, based on your own career or from your own observations. I will be adding some along the way, too.

Enjoy.

By Nicholas Bate

How To Think Like: The Serious Start-Up

1. Switch on phone: sell!
2. Walk briskly (gym membership cancelled to save money) to the copy shop: do 250 of those on 110g paper, please.
3. Make 25 more calls.
4. What documentation do I need for a Mailboxes MBE address, please? Tomorrow. Thanks.
5. Keep it simple. And keep simple brilliant.
6. We can buy a meeting table next month when we have earned it.
7. No. We don’t do discounts. Too busy, sorry!

How To Think Like: The Wannabee Start-Up.

1. So let’s talk colour of logo. I think this red is too fiery?
2. And weight of headed notepaper. 170g is lovely.
3. I’m not sure down-town is the best address for us? And parking is a little tricky. For us.
4. Hey-the new espresso machine has arrived!
5. We’re going to be big-we need a big PR launch.
6. Financial crisis-what crisis?
7. Hey-who’s getting any business in?

How To Think Like: The Long-Distance Pilot

1. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Take-off.
2. Autopilot.
3. First-class food.
4. Announcement.
5. Autopilot
6. Thank you for flying with us today, we realise you have a choice.
7. Check. Check. Check. Check. Land.

How To Think Like: The Celebrity (to the photographer and reporter)

1. This is a gross infringement of my privacy.
2. I’m simply trying to have a quiet evening out with friends.
3. My drinking habits are my own business.
4. No. Talk to my agent.
5. No. Talk to my agent. You people are like leeches.
6. Which magazine did you say you represented?
7. Do you think this angle looks good in this light?

How To Think Like: Your Mom

1. What happens if it rains?
2. Do you really think she’s suitable?
3. Why have they over-looked you again for a management role?
4. You shouldn’t mix coloureds and whites, you know.
5. I’m sure you’re not eating enough.
6. I love you;
7. Ring me anytime.

How To Think Like: The Guys Who Produce the Car Ads

1. Empty roads.
2. Sinatra.
3. Tuscany.
4. Accelerating.
5. Leather.
6. Gorgeous girl.
7. Hey, Zoe? Tell me again which account we’re working on? And no, she’s not as pretty as you.

How to Think Like: The Supermarket Shelf Stacker

1. Peanut Butter
2. More Peanut Butter
3. Peanut Butter + Jello
4. Peanut Butter + Jello+ Marshmallow
5. Organic Peanut Butter + Jello + Marshmallow: Large Family Tub.
6. I feel queezy.
7. Very queezy.

How To Think Like: The Brand New Graduate

1. Here we go: Life!
2. The world is my oyster.
3. Clear the college debt
4. Get my own flat.
5. Re-load the iPod.
6. No more essays.
7. Whooopeee!

How To Think Like: The Brand New Graduate (+6 months)

1. Oh.
2. Glad Starbucks needed some trainee baristas
3. Need to cut costs; make my own lunch, I think.
4. Rents in London are crazy.
5. Someone mention a recession?
6. Maybe need to take a further degree.
7. Yikes!

How to Think Like: The Girlfriend

1. Visiting my parents is not SO bad. Is it?
2. Why is he more interested in football than me?
3. It’d be nice just to be cuddled once in a while.
4. I’m hoping this is long-term.
5. And why can’t he put anything away?
6. Gameboy, gameboy, gameboy.
7. But I guess I love him.

How to Think Like: The 35th Anniversary Rock Band Tour

1. How does it go again?
2. Think of the money.
3. I’m not sure I have got the range anymore.
4. Think of the money.
5. Did we really agree to 29 dates?
6. Yeah-but McCartney is a professional.
7. Think of the money.

How To Think Like: Henry Ford

1. Efficiency
2. Efficiency
3. Efficiency
4. Efficiency
5. Efficiency
6. Efficiency
7. Black