Navigating Your Career: Twenty-One of America's Leading Headhunters Tell You How It's Done [Paperback]

Christopher Hunt (Editor), Scott Scanlon (Editor)

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Publication Date: December 3, 1998

The Creme de la Creme of Executive Recruiters Helps You Navigate Your Career

In this unique new guide, twenty-one leading headhunters offer their invaluable insight and advice on choosing--and changing--career paths. Experts in the field who have placed some of today's highest-profile executives, the veteran recruiters in Navigating Your Career have each written a chapter, sharing personal experiences and providing sound recommendations. Covering all the bases, these skilled search consultants take you through all the essentials, from starting a job search and interviewing with hiring managers to negotiating compensation packages and integrating into a new company. Along with complete details on international career opportunities, you'll find tips on the hottest industries of the next millennium, including financial services, technology, health care, and consulting.

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Anxious to get ahead in your career? No one's better qualified to tell you how than the 25 headhunters who have placed people in some of the best jobs in many of the best companies in America. Each chapter of this unique resource has been written by a different recruiter and reflects his/her personal experiences and recommendations.

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The Cr?me de la Cr?me of Executive Recruiters Helps You Navigate Your Career

In this unique new guide, twenty-one leading headhunters offer their invaluable insight and advice on choosing—and changing—career paths. Experts in the field who have placed some of today's highest-profile executives, the veteran recruiters in Navigating Your Career have each written a chapter, sharing personal experiences and providing sound recommendations. Covering all the bases, these skilled search consultants take you through all the essentials, from starting a job search and interviewing with hiring managers to negotiating compensation packages and integrating into a new company. Along with complete details on international career opportunities, you'll find tips on the hottest industries of the next millennium, including financial services, technology, health care, and consulting.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471254347
• ISBN-13: 978-0471254348
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,517,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Advice from leading headhunters for climbing the corporate ladder, February 20, 2006

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This review is from: Navigating Your Career: Twenty-One of America's Leading Headhunters Tell You How It's Done (Paperback)

There is more than one way up the corporate ladder and the choices are not always easy. In the past, top executives built their careers in a single company or within a single industry. Today, reaching the top often requires one to work for different organizations, in different departments or functions, and sometimes even in different industries. This summary is geared to help those climb the corporate ladder in today's economy.
There are questions that often get asked as one climbs the corporate ladder: Is my career stalled? Should I make the leap to a new industry or function? What do I look for in compensation from my new employer? This book offers answers from twenty-one of America's leading headhunters, including the most prestigious executive search agencies including Heidrick & Stuggles and Korn/Ferry International. Some advice from these agencies includes:

· Learn that while companies are no longer intent on recruiting from with or from their own industries, outside candidates must possess skills that will have a significant impact on generating revenues and cutting costs.
· Know that the most sought after executives are grounded in fundamentals of business but also display superior "emotional intelligence." They also developed people skills, cultural sensitivity, intuition, and long-term perspective.
· Learn why John F. Johnson, chairman of LAI Ward Howell, strongly advices candidates to not push hard for a fancy guaranteed severance package. The underlying message here is to avoid having a new employer question your commitment to your new job.

The authors sees career management as a lifelong process. One must be armed with the right frame of mind, the right attitude, and, most importantly, the best possible information. This book is designed to aid in all these areas.