101 Ways to Power Up Your Job Search [Paperback]

Tom Buck (Author), William R. Matthews (Author), Robert N. Leech (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1, 1997

Whether you've been downsized and reorganized out of a job, or just find yourself in a corporate dead end, you can take charge of your career with this positive, practical guide. Written by three leading experts in career development and change, this guide gives you practice-tested tools you can use to jump-start your job hunt, with exercises and quizzes that are as easy and fun to do as they are helpful. This guide is essential reading for anyone in the job market.

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Your dream job can become a reality when you take the field-tested advice in. . .101 Ways to Power Up Your Job Search Whether you've been downsized and reorganized our of a job, or just find yourself in a corporate dead end, you can take charge of your career with this positive, practial guide written by three leading experts in career change. Finding the right job is much more than a mind-numbing routine of making calls and sending out resumes. This guide offers you plenty of fun quizzes, exercises, and self-help tools to help you find the best positions, make the most of your strengths, and land a great job. You'll find: Positive steps you can take immediately in your job search; Helpful tips on how to transfer and market skills from old, obsolete jobs to new ones; Proven-effective techniques and phone scripts to get your foot in the door; A rating guide for your resume--and how to upgrade it to the top on a 1-to-10 scale; A peak accomplishments worksheet to give you plenty of ammunition for your next interview. The strategies and tools contained in this book are the direct result of the work done by the authors with scores of organizations and individuals. Easy to read and optimistic, this pragmatic guide is a "must" for anyone in the job market--and a quick "jump-start" to any job search.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070410437
• ISBN-13: 978-0070410435
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,426,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Effort!, February 16, 2001

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This review is from: 101 Ways to Power Up Your Job Search (Paperback)

A job search used to be a dreary process of mailing resumes, making calls, scheduling interviews, and suffering rejection until you took the first thing that came along. Well, the employment quest has changed along with everything else. Here's how to take advantage of being a skilled, available professional in a hot job market. J. Thomas Buck, William R. Matthews and Robert N. Leech pool their considerable experience as career development consultants to cover the entire landscape of job hunting in this detailed workbook of 101 exercises. Though written clearly and conversationally, the book is not simplistic. The authors ask thought-provoking questions as they take you through the job search process. Even if you've been in the business world for years, you will find this guide valuable since it harnesses the whirlwind of today's ever-changing corporate climate. We at getAbstract.com recommend this book to anyone embarking on a job search and to human resources professionals.