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Heather Krasna (Author)
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June 1, 2010
Jobs That Matter provides job seekers with the tips they need to land a great job in government (including local, state, and federal), nonprofit, or corporate organizations serving the public good. This book helps you pinpoint the right public service career for your interests and talents, and then helps you land it with key research, networking, resume, cover letter, and interviewing techniques. Along the way you ll read profiles of people in various public service jobs, showing how they got their jobs and what they re like.

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Finally, something really useful for non-profit jobs. I wish I'd written this book, but know I couldn't have done such a good job.
--Martin Yate CPC, NY Times bestseller, and author of Knock em Dead The Ultimate Job Search Guide

I officially pronounce this book AWESOME.  All the tricks I wish I had when entering public service.  Heather is the tour guide du jour in the world of public service.  A must read! --Steve Ressler, Founder of Govloop.com

With a range of in-depth looks at career fields, profiles of current professionals, and useful resources, "Jobs That Matter" is full of tools and tips.
--Steve Joiner, Author, The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers

Jobs That Matter: Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service is a must-have resource for those pursuing a career in public service. --Antoinette A. Samuel, MPA CAE, Executive Director, American Society for Public Administration

Reading this book is a smart step on the journey to both finding a fulfilling job and serving the nation.  --Max Stier, CEO and President, Partnership for Public Service

About the Author

Heather Krasna, MS, is Director of Career Services for the University of Washington s Evans School of Public Affairs. She has more than 10 years of experience as a career advisor and employer relations specialist in colleges and universities, and has helped more than 7,000 job seekers to find jobs and internships. She has a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from New School University and a Certificate in Adult Career Planning and Development from NYU, and has served on several nonprofit boards of directors. Heather recently wrote and won the Partnership for Public Service s Call to Serve grant, which is given to only five universities in the United States each year for the purpose of helping colleges promote federal government employment. She blogs weekly for the prominent government social networking site GovLoop.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Jist Works (June 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1593577877
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593577872
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Heather Krasna, MS, is Director of Career Services for the University of Washington s Evans School of Public Affairs. She has more than 11 years of experience as a career advisor and employer relations specialist in colleges and universities, and has helped more than 7,000 job seekers to find jobs and internships. She has a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from New School University and a Certificate in Adult Career Planning and Development from NYU, and has served on several nonprofit boards of directors. Heather recently wrote and won the Partnership for Public Service's Call to Serve grant, which is given to only five universities in the United States each year for the purpose of helping colleges promote federal government employment.

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Career Planning in a Tight Job Market, May 15, 2010
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Heather Krasna has a great deal of experience in offering advice on finding public sector jobs, and is now the Director of Career Services at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs in Seattle. The book is a lively read, because of the large number of personal profiles, based upon Krasna's interviews. But most important for job seekers it has a great deal of practical advice with a lot of specific information.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to work for the public good, or advise people who do, BUY THIS BOOK, June 30, 2010
This review is from: Jobs That Matter: Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service (Paperback)
Heather Krasna has packed an amazing amount of useful information and sound advice on a wide range of career topics between these two covers. Her broad definition of careers in public service will help individuals expand their horizons, and it is particularly helpful to find evolving fields of interest such as environmental protection, managing infrastructure, accountability and evaluation, advocacy, corporate social responsibility, security and emergency preparedness. There are solid sections on applying for federal government jobs and the organization, delivery, and competitiveness of international development work. Her résumé and job search preparation tools are excellent: the Anatomy of a Bullet Point on page 202-203 is worth the price of the book all by itself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A bible for understanding public sector jobs, December 2, 2011
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I pretty much read career books for a living and this one just rose to the top of my recommend list. Krasna has surveyed the entire field of jobs that make a difference and distilled it into a user-friendly guide that answers all the questions a job-seeker would have --from how to break in, to what might be a good fit for your skills and personality, to what various jobs pay. Best of all, she includes vivid Q&As with people in some unusual roles and brings to life some kinds of work you may have never realized exist, like the superintendent of the NYC Transit Authority. This book should be in every career planning library and on the shelf of every person wondering how to make a difference in the world.
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