How to Keep Your Job in a Tough Competitive Market [Paperback]

Michael J. Kitson (Author), Bob Calandra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 18, 2009

Mergers, outsourcing, and downsizing are the order of the day?and tomorrow as well. And employees everywhere now live in fear of layoffs. In this no-nonsense career guide, HR experts from the front lines demonstrate how to become invaluable at work and fend off a pink slip. The authors explain how to:

• Make yourself and your contributions visible
  
• Stay aware of trends, anticipate change, and adapt
  
• Become the ?go-to? person
  

It is possible to weather the storm that?s swiftly tearing through every industry in America. With this book, you get an insurance policy to you them hold onto you paycheck and remain gainfully employed!

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About the Author

Michael J. Kitson, MBA (Sea Isle City, NJ), is Principal of Michael Kitson Associates, a senior leadership consulting practice. He has provided personal and professional consulting services that have helped numerous employees retain their jobs and ensure their long-term value to their companies. Kitson holds an MBA from Iona College Graduate School of Business, and is a graduate of Columbia University?s Advanced Program in Organization Development and Human Resource Management.

Bob Calandra (Wyndmoor, PA) is an award-winning journalist, book author, and freelance writer. He has a master?s degree from Columbia University?s Graduate School of Journalism, and was a contributing writer for Human Resource Executive Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (April 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605506516
• ISBN-13: 978-1605506517
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,723,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed the format of the tips, August 16, 2009

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Douglas J. Wolf (Sequim, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Keep Your Job in a Tough Competitive Market (Paperback)

The format of laying out the details in the text by using tips is clever and it works for the reader. It is an easy way to get quickly to the things you want to read. Plus the author provides insight into office politics that may be more important to staying on the job than how competent you are!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alan Review of 'How to Keep Your Job....', February 14, 2010

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This review is from: How to Keep Your Job in a Tough Competitive Market (Paperback)

What I like about the book is that it starts off with a list of things you need to do to keep your job. Without a lot of reading initially you can check off on the list those items you need to improve on. Then you can go to the detail.

This is my kind of reference book. It certainly helped me understand what is important in the workplace and what to focus on.