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Career Continuation: Make It a SNAPP

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This book provides the simple, common-sense, and creative tools that are most likely to lead to success in today's working environment. These are the things no one tells you about when you're starting out, and that you need to re-think your career when you're changing (or forced to change). No book can promise success, but using this book's method in good faith is likely to increase your odds of attaining success.

This is a good book because it deals with what to do after you get the coveted job. A lot of books deal with getting a great job, but then what? Chances are, you're not gonna be at the same job until retirement.

I learned a lot from this book, like how to be a well-rounded employee. One needs to be an expert, entreprenurial and engaging. I'm only the latter, but it's important to be the first two also in order to get ahead.

I just got a new job recently and my boss gave me a large manual on how to work one of the intensive computer programs. In the old days, I would have let it collect dust on my desk. Now, in order to become an expert (and look good to the boss), I'm definately going to leaf through it and try to become more knowledgeable about my job -- and life-long career. It can only serve me well in the end.

Bravo to Eyres et. al. for sifting life down to a project-by-project basis. It makes it so much easier to swallow in smaller, well-planned bites!

My wife and I both found this book to be very helpful. She has just been "riffed" by a large company and I've fallen into something of a career rut myself. So we've been passing it back and forth. What I like best about the book is that it doesn't spend a lot of time belaboring the obvious, which so many business books tend to do. They take one or two ideas that might flesh out a long essay and stretch them out to the point of evaporating to make them into a book. After a while, you feel that the author is just saying the same thing over and over until he hits 200 pages. In contrast, "Career Continuation" moves along briskly so you never get bored or impatient. It also has a real nice focus on specific tools that you can use in making a new career choice. The layout of the book is pleasant to read too and easy on the eye in a way that makes it simple to find the things you want to work on. I also found value in the "Success Tips" which capture in a series of tables a lot of hard-earned wisdom. I also liked how the book stayed upbeat and optimistic without seeming too "Pollyanna-ish" or too "Stuart Smiley" (if that's the guy who was on Saturday Night Live.) All in all, we both found it a good way to try and organize a job search or major career change. It was well worth the twelve bucks.

So useful, easy to read and practical, I'm making it required reading for my adult college students whether they are in the midst of a career search, transition or simply want to better manage their career. Plan on giving it to each of my grown children and adult and high school age grandchildren. The books practicality and simple format make it accesible to a broad range of ages and experience.

Deciding on a new career and direction is not a compromise. This book describes how in 5 easy steps you can eliminate the stress and anxiety related to changing careers. For anyone who is afraid of leaving their current "safe" job, yet hates the idea of getting up in the morning to go to that job, this is just the book for them. The SNAPP It charts, tables and checklists are simply designed to assist in delving into your inner goals and dreams for the future. The tools provided in this book had a profound impact on my career making decisions. This book is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

"Career Continuation: Make It A SNAPP(tm)" provides a five-step process that combines project management processes such as goal setting, planning and managing details with career continuation skills such as strategic planning, communicating, and motivating. This structured and disciplined approach was developed to help those seeking the right job today, a job that is aligned with their ideal future. "It is a strategic, holistic and individually tailored series of activities and/or services leading to one's career goal."

When the reader applies the process outlined in the book, he/she will:
* Commit to a better career;
* Examine long-term career options;
* Review personal strengths, knowledge areas;
* Develop a personal communications package;
* Prepare a personal marketing plan;
* Be thoroughly prepared for interviews;
* Develop a strategy for discussing compensation; and
* Much more.

Authors Dr. Donald Hanratty, a change-coach, Ron Biagi and Tresa Eyres, performance improvement consultants have written a useful book for the times. "Career Continuation: Make It A SNAPP(tm)" has been used in the Danville (CA) Community Presbyterian Church's Job Connections Program for five years. This program which is presently helping over 1,000 professionals in-transition provides a free copy to all new members.

I strongly recommend this book for those thinking of changing jobs/careers, or seeking employment consistent with long range goals and with personal values.

For people who are considering a new career, or for those who have been laid off from what they thought was their "ideal position," this book gives a clear insight as to what opportunities are achieveable during transitional thoughts or actions. Rather than the perhaps "normal" let down of having your fabulous position eliminated, this book highlights the benefits and opportunities that are available to anyone who has been laid off or who just wants to move forward in personal and career enhancement.

This step-by-step book, the third in a series, continues the upward movement for self-improvement and career enhancement in easy-to-read steps. The exercises throughout the book allowed me to take an in-depth look at reality; to really allow me to look at where I have been, where I am today, and where I can go. There are no limitations as to where I can go using the positive structure this book contains. And what an eye-opener to get me from my comfort zone to career heights that I never knew existed.

This book is a must for anyone thinking of a career change, or even job enrichment. For me, this book opened exciting new challenges and opportunities and helped me realize my being laid off was just the beginning of new and exciting avenues for my career and personal growth.

EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT BUT THIS BOOK SHOWS YOU HOW TO DO IT. A CONTINUATION OF THE SNAPP SERIES, WE NOW SEE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO MAKE IT WORK IN REAL TIME.
WHEN I WAS TEACHING AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE I MADE THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES REQUIRED READING WITH FANTASTIC IMPROVEMENT RESULTS AND NOW IF I WERN'T RETIRED THIS BOOK WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED.
I STRONLY SUGGEST EVERYONE WORK (DON'T JUST READ IT) THIS BOOK. IT'S THE HOW THAT COUNTS.

Whether you are currently employed and dissatisfied, or recently laid off and considering a new career direction, this upbeat and to the point book will leave you feeling motivated and empowered to take the steps you have been wanting to take but did not know how. The authors are clear and concise and teach the reader how to maneuver successfully in the new job market of today. The first part of the book serves to remove any false ideas that may exist with the job seeker. The remaining part of the book gives the reader the necessary tools to be productive in their job search. Their 5-step approach is very simple and if followed the job seeker can't lose! I read the book two times and got even more from it the second time around. It has been an invaluable resource for me and I have referred to individual sections several times throughout my career search. It is a quick read and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to those of you who still believe that having an enjoyable career is an ideal worth pursuing.

An ideal book for job seekers. Provides realistic insightful methods for determining your employment needs and matching them to your qualifications. Most importantly the authors of this book give 'hope' to job seekers. They provide suggestions for becoming qualified for the job that you want. I too, especially enjoyed the "Success Tips".