Suddenly Unemployed: Encouraging & Practical Steps for Finding a Job [Paperback]

Helen Kooiman Hosier (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 286 pages
• Publisher: Revell (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800759249
• ISBN-13: 978-0800759247
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,018,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book with a Christian Perspective, October 17, 2006

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Stephanie Manley (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Suddenly Unemployed: Encouraging & Practical Steps for Finding a Job (Paperback)

First off, I should state that this book is really written from a Christian's perspective. I would not have known that by reading the back cover or anything written about the book. She included bible verses of you having faith in God's plan for you throughout the book as a way for uplifting messages. I think these are helpful when reading the book.

In addition to the uplifting bible passages she also discusses many aspects of being suddenly unemployed whether by choice or not. In addition to covering what may be going on emotionally she begins to go over resume basics, cover letter basics, and how to search for a job. She does an excellent job of covering these subjects from someone who has had to search for a job.

I would recommend reading this book if you find yourself in this type of situation. This will not be the only book that you will want to read, but it certainly will be one that you will want to gather some tips from. The book is written in an easy to read style that can be absorbed quite well.

3.0 out of 5 stars Unemployed - A Christian Prospective, February 11, 2009

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Dianne Walker "Dianne W- HR Mgr - Freelance W... (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Suddenly Unemployed: Encouraging & Practical Steps for Finding a Job (Paperback)

Suddenly Unemployed - Encouraging & Practical Steps in Finding a Job takes a serious look at the unemployment journey of the author after a sudden job loss and subsequent seventeen month unemployment period. The book is written from a Christian perspective quoting Bible verses and passages to help the reader to understand what they are going through.

The book encourages the reader to look at God as their source of strength in order to deal with and work through their period of unemployment. It does share information on resumes, interviewing techniques all the way through to either the job offer or rejection. I found the section on the resume to be the best part of the book. It talked about "writing to influence" recruiters to pick your resume out of the thousands that they receive. The book concludes with a short question and answer section, and additional informational resources to help the reader.

The book is written to offer encouragement and information to the readers from a Christian prospective. I would recommend the book to those that have been unemployed for awhile and are in need of encouragement from a Christian perspective to continue with their job search and not give up.