Land the Job You Love!: 10 Surefire Strategies for Jobseekers Over 50 [Paperback]

Mary Eileen Williams MA (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 14, 2010

Land the Job You Love is THE comprehensive, practical guide for jobseekers over 50. It's packed with the latest information as well as proven strategies to give you the edge over the competition, provide you with an action plan that works, and help you turn your age into an advantage.

Created as a book/workbook, this users' guide is far more than theory and a list of how-to suggestions. Each strategy comes with insider tips and action steps where you can fill in the blanks and clearly lay out your goals.

The critical tips you will learn:

• How to turn your age into an advantage and demonstrate the added value you'll bring to your next position
• How to stress your achievements and distinguish yourself from the competition
• How to optimize your contacts and use social media to obtain critical leads and referrals
• How to proactively target companies and meet key decision-makers
• How to network your way into the hidden job market
• How to write the strongest resume for older applicants, grab the reviewer's attention, and highlight your skills and experience
• How to create a cover letter to immediately draw the reader's interest and make them want to meet you
• How to respond to difficult behavioral style and age-related interview questions
• How to make a dynamic first impression, ace the interview, and become the candidate of choice!
• And much, much more.

Land the Job You Love is your step-by-step guide through every phase of the job search process. Finding work has changed a lot over the past twenty years and you'll need to present your talents and skills to best advantage to successfully navigate today's competitive job market. Learn the surefire strategies that will set you apart and distinguish you as the valuable candidate you are. This book is a must for anyone who is over 50 and looking for work!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mary Eileen Williams, M.A., NCC, has twenty years of combined experience as a career and life transition counselor, job search specialist, university instructor, and writer. As a Nationally Board Certified Counselor with a Master's Degree in Career Development, she specializes in working with job seekers in midlife and showing them the latest techniques for landing a job in the 21st Century. Over her career, Mary Eileen has worked with thousands of older applicants and knows how to use the most effective methods to overcoming the special challenges they face. By following her surefire strategies, you'll turn your age into an advantage and find yourself landing your next job in record time. Mary Eileen also hosts the popular blog and radio show "Feisty Side of Fifty," feistysideoffifty.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (January 14, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1449976727
• ISBN-13: 978-1449976729
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mary Eileen Williams, M.A., NCC, has twenty years of combined experience as a career and life transition counselor, job search specialist, university instructor, and writer. As a Nationally Board Certified Counselor with a Master's Degree in Career Development, she specializes in working with jobseekers in midlife-- showing them the latest techniques for landing a job in the 21st Century.

Over her career, Mary Eileen has worked with thousands of older applicants and knows the most effective methods to overcoming the special challenges they face. By following her surefire strategies, you'll turn your age into an advantage and find yourself landing your next job in record time.

Mary Eileen also hosts the popular blog and radio show "Feisty Side of Fifty," feistysideoffifty.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, an all-encompassing workbook on how to find a job!, February 16, 2010

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Judith Marshall "women's fiction author" (Concord, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land the Job You Love!: 10 Surefire Strategies for Jobseekers Over 50 (Paperback)

As an HR professional myself, I can appreciate the time, effort, and expertise that went into this comprehensive how-to guide. There's everything here from a list of action verbs to use in a resume to sample thank you letters. Although the book is geared toward baby boomers, anyone doing a job search could use this vital information.

Judith Marshall
President
Human Resources Consulting Services

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am grateful for this book!, February 12, 2010

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Lynn Lundstrom (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land the Job You Love!: 10 Surefire Strategies for Jobseekers Over 50 (Paperback)

If you (like me) haven't applied for a job in many years and are not sure how to begin, this book is a GREAT help. Job-hunting is different now. Who knew about branding or scannable resumes?

The author breaks the process down into practical, approachable components. She convinced me I could do it and motivated me to get going.

Her examples are extremely helpful. When I finished reading and started my resume, I was confident I could integrate her suggestions into an up-to-date and competitive resume and job search.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Won't Be Out of Work for Long, January 27, 2010

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Wordmonger (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Land the Job You Love!: 10 Surefire Strategies for Jobseekers Over 50 (Paperback)

I'm a fan and regular reader of Eileen Williams' blog, The Feisty Side of Fifty. One of her qualities I appreciate most is her can-do, highly motivational and contagious spirit. I also love her no-nonsense, practical advice to the "cool saging set."

Eileen does not disappoint with plenty of the same enthusiasm and down-to-earth wisdom in her first book that capitalizes on her long career in helping others find not just jobs, but the jobs of their dreams. I wish I had this guidebook when I was in my twenties and was first starting my career. Her résumé advice alone would have guided me to truly think through and realize what I really wanted to do and showcase my best qualities and desired work to prospective employers. I love Eileen's suggested "strong words" and phrases, and even though I already knew to use action verbs, some of the specific ones she advocates across six categories of job activities are brilliant--true magnets to would-be employers. The résumé worksheet rocks, helping you think through and craft the words that will get your foot in the front door, even down to the minutia of most accepted formats--form and content.

The Personal Branding Intro was my favorite section, with some of the best explanation I've read of the importance and trickiness of tooting your own horn and uniqueness in a way that makes you stand out. "A standout" is what I'd call this book, one that starts by showing more experienced job seeker the niches where their accumulated expertise is appreciated and tells them not to waste their time or energy elsewhere. For its reasonable cost, this book might be the best tool you'll ever buy--even when you're out of work. It won't be for long.