Career Success: Right Here, Right Now! [Paperback]

Peter M. Hess (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0766811530 | ISBN-13: 978-0766811539 | Publication Date: December 22, 1998 | Edition: 1

YAPA, Young Adult Professionals, Inc. is an organization committed to bringing quality professional and the top employers in the nation together to foster mutual success. YAPA has researched and developed several products, inclusive of www.yapa.com, to provide job seekers with a competitive edge in the career search process. For corporate recruiters, YAPA offers a state-of-the-art recruitment tool and the advantage of knowing that YAPA members are among the most prepared for the career placement process. YAPA is far different from other on-line recruiting services. YAPA includes live on-campus recruitment, speaking engagements at college and community organizations on achieving success in work and in life. YAPA also produces and distributes a magazine and multi-media presentations that reinforce the message of success. By extending Corporate Partnerships to prospective employers, corporate members gain access to the resumes of all YAPA members along with the ability to search for candidates by skill, experience, geography, or date of resume posting. Employers are then able to contact candidates in real time, respond to inquiries from job seekers, and review an applicant flow log specific to their postings Membership in YAPA is included in the purchase of the Career Success Kit. The kit includes the handbook Career Success, Right Here, Right Now, a CD-ROM with an interview video and a 30-day trial of AT&T Worldnet service(an Internet access program). Benefits of YAPA membership include unlimited access to all the various forums, workshops, and services on the YAPA website, the ability to post resumes on the YAPA website, and access to the thousands of employers actively seeking professionals.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I believe that every one of Hess' examples, his writing assignments, his advice from his own experience is very "workable and practical" for the vocational student. Nothing he has written is out of reach or too far fetched. The goals for each chapter are obtainable and reasonable. --Mark W. Forquer, BS, Ed. Advanced Career Training, Jacksonville, FL

I think Hess's material is right up there with the best of them. It's short, sweet and to the point. He makes his material obtainable and personal, as if he were writing the guide just for you. His title is what grabbed us as a school "Career Success, Right here, Right now!" It is also the only career guidebook that I have seen as a vocational instructor that has a CD-ROM for the hardest and scariest part of trying to get a job: the interview. Bravo Peter Hess!--Mark W. Forquer, BS, Ed. Advanced Career Training, Jacksonville, FL

I would recommend this text as the one to use in the Externship course. I think it is exactly the right amount of information. I think it is clear and simple.

Overall this product is a very user friendly, well-conceived and informative book covering in a very logical way all aspects of career planning. The organization of the book is excellent. Three greatest strengths are in its topics addressed, way in which the material is conceived and presented, and the workbook pages that create an interactive program. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Peter M. Hess is regarded as an expert in strategic career development and professional networking. Peter speaks to college and business groups nationwide as well as serving as a consultant and trainer for numerous Fortune 500 Companies. He has been a featured guest on Fox News, NBC News and Bloomberg Television. He continues to be a source for career related articles in magazines and newspapers across the country including The Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 243 pages
• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub; 1 edition (December 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766811530
• ISBN-13: 978-0766811539
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Career Starter Kit, April 13, 2000

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rob wuest (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career Success: Right Here, Right Now! (Paperback)

Excellent book for the recent graduate or a seasoned pro making a career change. It is insightful and easy to read. The workbook type exercises are a wonderful tool that allow you to revisit goals and objectives. Easy to understand and it isjust what I needed for making a significant career change. This would be ideal for someone making the transition from college to the working world. This should be required reading for all newly hired employees from Fortune 500 companies to the smallest start-ups!

The interactive CD Rom shows several great interviewing techniques that are from real world situations that a person going to a job interview should expect! Some of the questions were identical to the ones I was asked in a recent interview! Thanks to this book, I knew what to say!

Excellent!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, innovative resource for all job/career seekers!, January 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Career Success: Right Here, Right Now! (Paperback)

This product is the most innovative product in the world of products/services that promise to help you get and keep a job. This one stays with you to help you grow your career. The book and CD are great tutors plus they offer free access for a subscription to a magazine, career networking and mentoring, access to hundreds of thousands of jobs and even lifelong career resources. I think it's a must-have for all graduates/job seekers.