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Get Back To Work Faster: The Ultimate Job Seeker's Guide

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This is one of the best books I've read that's all about helping people differentiate themselves from the sea of resumes and traditional job search tactics that just don't work anymore. And, heck, Jill Konrath is a specialist at seeing things differently to get knock-out results. Perhaps a reason her book, "Selling to Big Companies", has been a best seller for about 3 years running.

A few things you should know about Get Back to Work Faster:

* Jill employs a real-life scenario to put her ideas into practice and shares the process in the book. So this isn't just advice, it's a book jammed full of ideas that really work.

* Digital tools and resources are used creatively to help you build a personal brand.

* This book will help you get over the idea of finding a job and start working proactively to create the perfect job for you. What a great way to go about putting yourself to work!

* If you've never thought about your personal value proposition, you will now. In fact, I'd say that's worthwhile for all of us--working or not.

* Worried about all the competition for the few jobs out there? Get Back to Work Faster shows you how to eliminate competition by being the most valuable person on the planet your target employer could ever choose to hire.

This book will help you create and launch your personal stimulus plan.

Do yourself a favor and buy Get Back to Work Faster. Then Tell a Friend and share it with others. They'll thank you!

And one last thing. Even if you have a job, this book can be an invaluable resource for developing and expanding your personal brand. In this day and age, if you don't have one, you should.

I want to tell all prospective buyers of this book is that it is an "Outside the Box" Blockbuster! In it she describes the quickest way back to work. She outlines the efforts of people out of work and looking for unique ways to land in the world of the employed. She gets the creative juices in your head going on what to do towards that goal She is insightful and cleaver in her approach that i'm sure you will find useful. As a salesman for over 25 years I find that during the job search that I tend to forget what I know about selling products or services. It seems as good as I know I am at selling those things I am crappy at selling myself to a prospective employer. Jill's book got me back on track!

The book is easily worth much more than it's price tag. I recommend it highly!

Jill created a book that is a great investment in both money and time for the modern day job search

Get Back to Work Faster demystifies what professionals in career transition must do to differentiate themselves from their competition. Jill Konrath, sales thought leader and best selling author, uses her extensive experience as a sales consultant to help the unemployed effectively market themselves and start earning again. She moves her readers past resume building, networking and interviewing skills to provide a new thought process in difficult times. However, whether job hunting in a recession or not, the concepts and strategies in Get Back to Work Faster are for those looking to successfully manage their careers today and in the future.

If you want to save a LOT of time in your job search, read this book.

I read this after a friend suggested "Selling to Big Companies" which applies to smaller companies too. There are a lot of job search books out there. Kate Wendleton has a few good ones. But Jill has hit the nail right on the head. Hiring is about what someone needs, not what your 30 minute speach says. Lot's more to it - but she explains it and how to do it. The book is also very readable.

Get back to work faster...AND YOU WILL!!! Especially if you follow the steps outlined in this book.

Jill Konrath has written a MUST READ for anyone who has found themselves out of work or facing job lay-offs. Her "to-the-point" style and practical, easy to follow plan of action and use of social networking to land a job are "just what the Doctor ordered"!

If you are struggling with job loss or know someone who is, point them in the direction of this book!

Robert Shindell

"The Career Doctor"

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Get Back to Work Faster is a must read for anyone looking for employment in today's difficult hiring market.

The author, Jill Konrath, is a sales professional and author of another best-selling book, "Selling to Big Companies". In Get Back to Work Faster, Jill highlights how the traditional method of finding employment, posting for jobs online etc., does not work in today's environment. She describes how it is important to identify and document your value proposition to any potential employer and use that value proposition to create a job you would love, and then sell the need for that position to the business leaders.

Get Back to Work Faster covers important topics in this new world of Social Media, such as online presence, researching and targeting specific companies, triggering events that drive new opportunities, e-mail content, direct mail, even the importance of networking to find your next role. Jill covers these subjects and more, from the perspective of a sales and marketing genius. Surely anyone can learn from Jill the importance of a new approach to target and sell your value to a future employer.

In the end, Jill goes beyond "applying for jobs" into self reflection, and recognizing that one's real importance has nothing to do with a job. With ideas like "Let people help you. It's good for them and for you", and "Don't get down on yourself if you get stuck".

The appendix contains quite a few tools a job seeker can use to plan for and land their next big role.

Get Back to Work Faster is your first step into a new world of self sufficiency. Take it!

As the author of Selling to Big Companies, Jill is THE foremost expert at engaging senior executives with your products and services. A job search is essential the sale of a product (you) to a buyer (the prospective employer). Who better to help job-seekers engage senior executives with their value and talents than a top expert in sales like Jill?

This book features me in great detail. I'm deeply proud to be featured in this book. It was a labor of love for both Jill and me.

If we can help people get back to work and return to supporting their families, it will be well worth every bit of the effort that went into creating it.