Book excerpt: The Ideal Candidate is a non-profit organization that fosters African-American and Hispanic leadership through professional development in Chicago, IL. This program was established to promote: financial literacy, etiquette, corporate training, and self-sufficiency skills. This book was created as a result of years of feedback from The Ideal Candidate workshops. The reading content focuses on self-sufficiency, financial education, corporate integration, etiquette, and leadership training. This book is for anyone interested in becoming more self-sufficient & living with an attitude of gratitude.Learn more at: TheIdealCandidate.org