Take Control of Your Career [Paperback]

John Lees (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Are you wondering why everyone else appears to have a career plan? Is it true that only the most aggressive and power hungry people get what they want?

How to Take Control of your Career, adapted from John Lees earlier book, How to Get the Perfect Promotion, is a practical guide to developing the best career strategy for you.

Drawing on the experience of high performers, it shows you how to overcome mental and physical barriers, make the best visible impact, and negotiate your job content, career advancement and pay.

It will help you to get inside the mind of your employer; find out what makes them tick, and how you can use this information to your advantage. The book also examines how to raise and maintain a good profile as well as how to understand and manage others people’s perceptions of you. (20050805)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A brilliant book for anyone who wants a new direction. (Woman & Home )

About the Author

John Lees has been involved in the training and developing of recruitment specialists since the mid 1980s, from both public and private sectors. He undertook an advisory role to the RN careers service, and has provided help for Army personnel beginning civilian careers.

He was Chief Executive of the Institute of Employment Consultants (IEC) until 1993 when he left to become a Director of TGA, an employment research and careers advisory company. In 1999 he decided to go it alone and now runs his own human resources consultancy, specialising in career management and developing new tools to help with difficult career change decisions.

John writes and speaks widely, and amongst his regular commitments acts as an online careers “guru” for lifebyte.com.

John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD) and Fellow of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (FREC).

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Europe (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0077109678
• ISBN-13: 978-0077109677
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Lees is one of the UK's best known career coaches and authors. John specialises in helping people make difficult decisions - difficult because they don't know what to do next, or because there are barriers in the way of success. He has delivered workshops in the USA, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and is a major presenter at major consumer events including The Vitality Show and Forum 3 and has also featured as a speaker at the world's largest international career conferences in the USA.

John writes regularly for the Times, The Guardian and has a regular column in People Management. His work has been featured on Channel 4's 'Dispatches' and on BBC 2's Working Lunch and he regularly provides insights into the world of work on radio and in publications including Management Today, The Sunday Times, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Psychologies, Eve and SHE.

John is the author of several bestselling books including 'How to get a Job You'll Love: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Your Talents and Finding Your Ideal Career', 'Why You? CV Messages to Win Jobs', 'Job Interviews: Top Answers to Tough Questions', 'Take Control of Your Career' and 'Career Reboot: 24 Tips for Tough Times'.