Following the road map to your next job as fast as the business world is evolving, so is the search for the right job. Forces such as the changing nature of the employee/employer contract, globalization, consolidation, the quest for work/life balance, a workplace in constant flux, and lack of job security means that more professionals are looking for new jobs more often. Yet developing and managing effective job search can be a daunting task for even the most experienced professional. Whether you are searching for a new job or just considering a change.The "Harvard Business School Guide to Finding Your Next Job" offers a road map for planning and conducting your search. The guide covers all the key elements of the job search process - from creating a resume to dealing with emotional side of job loss, from choosing references to staying motivated, and from using various search strategies to negotiate job offers. Practical direction is given for allocating time effectively and focusing on those job-search activities that are most likely to be successful, and concise yet comprehensive.The "Harvard Business School guide to Finding Your Next Job" puts the demanding job search process on perspective for experienced professionals and first time job seekers alike.
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Landing a new job is hard work. Robert Gardella, assistant director of Alumni Career Services at Harvard Business School, believes it also "is one of the most important things that professionals do" today, as changing times and increasing opportunities mean "they are doing it much more frequently." In The Harvard Business School Guide to Finding Your Next Job, he lays out a complete program that should expedite the process no matter what your situation. After acknowledging the many intellectual and emotional considerations involved, and conceding "there are few absolutes" because the process "is an art, not a science," Gardella describes a concrete but flexible program for building a reference base, preparing résumés and cover letters, formulating strategies to locate appropriate openings, handling interviews, and negotiating offers. Among his key tips: Fully inventory your skills, interests, and experiences before you begin; draw up a list of specific, related accomplishments that can be quantified on your résumé and stressed in your interviews; and develop associated networking systems--which ultimately are responsible for two out of every three job offers--by, in part, volunteering reciprocal information and referrals to those who help you. --Howard Rothman
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The Harvard Business School is known for its career guides in fields favored by "b-school" graduates, such as marketing, finance, and consulting. Harvard's Office of Career Services within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has also published Martha Leape's more generally oriented Harvard Guide to Careers, but that was last updated with its fifth edition in 1995. Now Gardella, who is associate director of Alumni Career Services at Harvard Business School, provides straightforward, savvy advice on the job search process itself. Based on his extensive experience as an outplacement counselor, his tips have been adapted to benefit any job-seeker at any point in his or her career. Gardella covers references, resumes, letters, interviews, and negotiation. He also details a strategy for planning and executing a job search campaign, and discusses the emotional aspects of looking for work. Special topics include the "long-distance" job search, job fairs, and overcoming age discrimination. Gardella also stresses, however, that "the bottom line in the job search . . . is networking." David Rouse
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I can't believe this book was even published. It is nothing more than another in a long line of "laundry list" job search books, including such advice as "don't be late for an interview" and "dress conservatively." Make sure there are no typos on your resume or cover letter, and SIGN that cover letter too! Not bad advice, mind you, but hardly worth the price. And if you have to be told not to be late and to sign your letters, you are already beyond hope. There are already hundreds of career books crowding the shelves, better written and certainly better organized than this one--which rambles and repeats itself. If this guy wasn't at the Harvard Business School I can't believe this would have ever made it into print. Don't judge this book by its cover--the fact that it comes from a business school doesn't make it worth buying.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I thought this was a great book. It's not that detailed about any one topic, but gives an overview of the whole job search process. It gives you perspective, and that's useful no matter where you are in your search. And for each topic, he provides a bibliography for more detailed study. If you're just starting to look for a job, then this is a book that will give you a framework for organizing how you might go about it, and then you can refine your understanding by finding the books in his bibliography. You might say its purpose is to keep the disparate parts of the job search coherent and unified, and focused toward your goal of getting a job.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Outstanding book, covers all topics with clarity. No fluff or hype. Excellent for organizing yourself, covering all bases. References other books for further info on specific items.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
This book is a must for conducting a proper job search.
Although this book is only 129 pages,it is very concise. There are no stories or anecdotes ,just what you need to know to find a job. I used it to organize my job search. Read more
Published 11 months ago by JayWhite
Don't waste your time with this one.
Hackneyed, trite, and a waste of money.
Published on July 9, 2002
Fair introduction to the career transition process
This book is a good introduction for new job seekers and professinal who are starting a career transition. Read more
Published on August 11, 2001 by C. Shen
Good
The book provides some good insights, however it is too academic and sometimes redundant. But anyway, the reading is good and will give you a framework to develop further specific... Read more
Published on June 14, 2001
New career guide offers practical and useful advice
Job seekers that are looking for a comprehensive and thoughtful book on finding a job should buy The Harvard Business School Guide to Finding Your Next Job. Read more
Published on May 5, 2000 by Caitlyn Jordan
A Great Source For Job Seekers
I found The Harvard Business School Guide To Finding Your Next Job to be very readable. This is a wonderful resource for the job search process because it contains up to date,... Read more
Published on April 29, 2000 by darlene dowdy
Why make your search longer than necessary?
Takes you step by step through the job search process. This is the right way to do things for a professional level campaign. Read more
Published on April 17, 2000 by Patricia Lassiter
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EVERYONE WHO CHANGES JOBS needs to start the job-search process somewhere. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harvard Business School, Executive Recruiters, Kennedy Information, The Directory, Final Job-Search Tips, National Business Employment Weekly, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
EVERYONE WHO CHANGES JOBS needs to start the job-search process somewhere. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harvard Business School, Executive Recruiters, Kennedy Information, The Directory, Final Job-Search Tips, National Business Employment Weekly, United States New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career by Richard N. Bolles on 5 pages
- Cover Letters (National Business Employment Weekly Career Guides) by National Business Employment Weekly on page 47, and Back Matter
- Live the Life You Love: In Ten Easy Step-By Step Lessons by Barbara Sher on page 9, and Back Matter
- The Career Makers by John Sibbald on page 82, and Back Matter
- Networking for Everyone by L. Michelle Tullier on page 71, and Back Matter
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- Business and Technical Communication: An Annotated Guide to Sources, Skills, and Samples (Bibliographies and Indexes in Mass Media and Communications) by Sandra E. Belanger on page 209
- Have No Career Fear: A College Grad's Guide to Snagging a Job, Trekking the Career Path, and Reaching Job Nirvana by Ben Cohen-Leadholm on page 202
- Games Companies Play: The Job Hunter's Guide to Playing Smart and Winning Big in the High-Stakes Hiring Game by Pierre Mornell in Back Matter
- The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector (A Harvard Business School Career Guide) by Stephanie Lowell on page 13
- The Inner Edge : Effective Spirituality in Your Life and Work by Richard A. Wedemeyer in Front Matter
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