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Search: Winning Strategies to Get Your Next Job in the Nonprofit World

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If you are searching for a job in the nonprofit sector, this book is a must read! In a very readable, slim book, Larry Slesinger has done a terrific job of packing in strategic advice (e.g., connect your past to the employer's future) with practical tips (e.g., arrive at an interview 15 minutes early). As the CEO of an executive search firm specializing in nonprofit jobs, Larry tells you what recruiters and nonprofit employers look for in a cover letter, resume, interview, and compensation negotiations. The book is well organized and the key points are conveniently summarized at the end of each chapter. A real bargain!

A fast read, jam packed with information on how to find your dream job. While focusing on non-profits, this book will work for peple trying to find any type of job -- for Profit, non-Profit, consulting, freelance, you name it. It also features a very powerful chapter on networking.

Slesinger's book is an excellent blueprint for beginning a search and following through, even when life gets in the way. The step-by-step game plan and practical advice alone are worth the cover price, and best of all Slesinger leaves you motivated and feeling like you want to immediately get started hunting for your next great job. I have to confess that I literally missed my bus stop while examining the section on resumes; I do a lot of hiring and I see a lot of resumes, and his advice is dead on.

If you want a new job or think you might, get this book now.

This is a concise but thorough education for aspiring job applicants on the "how to's" of approaching non-profits for employment. I read the book for my own interests - as trustee of a charitable foundation - and then gave it to my son, who is a college sophomore: the chapter on resume writing is, among other notable chapters, very useful for employment applications, whether as a novice or experienced professional.

It's very helpful to find a resource with such an extensive, clearly-written discussion of relevant topics that can be read in a reasonable amount of time and then be applied immediately to practical situations.

While the author states that this book is to be targeted to persons seeking to enter senior management or higher roles within non-profits, I think this reads more like a general job search book. It sounds like the author is writing from the standpoint of a headhunter. Here is the table of contents:

1. Defining the Nonprofit Sector
2. If You're New to the Nonprofit World
3. Organizing your search
4. Focusing your search
5. Finding openings
6. Establishing and Cultivating your Network
7. Creating a Great Resume
8. Writing Persuasive Cover Letters
9. Acing the Interview
10. Recruiting the Right references
11. Negotiating Salary & benefits
12. If you don't get the job
13. When the job search ends

Chapters 3-13 are what I consider topics you can find in any "job search" book. Though I should say that the author does *touch* upon how the Non-profit sector is unique in some of these respects. What I did find useful are all the website references that may provide more information.

It reads quickly- I think I finished it in about an hour. I appreciate the amount of information that it packs in its 100 pages, especially if you are looking for a resource book that is quick-and-dirty and to-the-point.

As an alternative (or as a supplementary), I think Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector by Kaplan, published in 2007 (Laura Gassner Otting), might be more informative, depending on what your objectives are.

If you are embarking on a job search within the nonprofit sector, this book is worth more than its weight in gold! Mr. Slesinger has done a brilliant job creating a "how to" manual which, if followed, seems sure to land anyone their dream job.

Mr. Slesinger has written a concise book for job hunters who, like me, haven't had much experience looking for jobs. The chapter on Writing Persuasive Cover Letters was my favorite. I will now do a better job telling a prospective employer why a want a particular job and what makes me especially qualified for it.

I read this book in the fall 2006 when I was in the midst of looking for a job in the DC area. It was a helpful resource. It reinforced information I already knew and then mentioned new information. It gives tips on creating a resume, informational interviews, interviews, the importance of a thank you card and what to include in it. I will definitely continue to refer to this resource again. I've mentioned it to other friends as well looking for a job in the nonprofit sector.

A must have resource for finding your dream job in the non-profit sector. What's great about this book is that it is comprehensive, but short. It contains all you need to know to find and get your job in one slim, easy-to-read, volume.

This book is small, but it's packed with useful information. It helped me put together a resume and strategy for successfully landing a leadership position in the nonprofit sector.