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Women For Hire's Get Ahead Guide to Career Success helps women accomplish just what the title says. I recommend this book to all women- professionals already in the workplace as well as women who are looking to jump start their careers. You won't find a better tool that helps guide women up the ladder of success.

This book is a great resource and a natural follow-up to Women For Hire's ` The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job'! Two years ago, after hearing about it through the Women For Hire Career Fair that my daughter attended as a college senior, I purchased the first book for my daughter, my daughter's friends, and my friends' daughters. It was a highly readable, enjoyable & PRODUCTIVE step by step guide to finding a job. Now that they've all successfully entered the workforce, this new book takes it to the next level, with further tips, advice & inspiration on setting & achieving long-term career goals, as well as dealing with the ups & downs of any job! Again, WFH gives clear, concrete steps to take - with anecdotes & examples - to advance your career. I'll be getting copies of this one, too, for everyone I know!

Women For Hire job held a job fair in Dallas, TX which I attended and provided free copies of CEO Tory Johnson's latest book to all participants in the breakfast seminar.

I would recommend "Women For Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success" to any career woman looking to succeed in today's competitive job market. The book is a winner in changing one's mindset critical to any major change in life and serves beyond just the table of valuable content and advise but is also a valuable reference guide in the many phases of a woman's career path.

Above all the book empowers women to to strive to succeed and find joy in their work and still maintain work-life balance. In short it encourages one to evaluate one's current situation and challenge the status quo and map your vision for career success.

A very genuine and sincere effort by Tory Johnson,Robyn Freedman Spizman and the countless women interviewed in the book.

Women For Hire's Get-Ahead Guide To Career Success by Tory Johnson & Robyn Freedman Spizman is a woman's BEST guide for total career success. The authors take you step by step from preparing your resume, preparing for the job search, going through the interview process, but they don't leave you there just getting that job you really defined and truly want. Now you want to keep it and climb up to be hugely successful in achieving your goals both at work and at home and creating a happy balance between work and the rest of your time. This book guides you all the way, through the joys of the perfect job and workplace and how to get away from the drudgery job you hate. Excellent advice is given by example of real job experiences for handling duties and problems and joys in the workplace, for mining your opportunities, cultivating your contacts, creating your network, and working with mentors. This is an absolutely INDESPENSIBLE book for any working woman or any woman just entering or changing positions in the job market. The best graduation gift you could find for a young woman!

I loved this book because it not only had jobsearch information, but had great recommendations on how to advance my career and succeed on the job. It's one of the few career books I'll actually keep around to use as a reference down the road. It has a very unique perspective, is very detailed, and gives real advice I'd actually follow.

This is a good guide for women to everyday success using wisdom in the work force and with your own business. It cultivates the need for helping each other in this time of trials and plane crashes. Zack was an unpopular tax collector who'd grown rich on the poverty of others, as he extorted as much money as possible and kept some for himself. He went to Jericho and climbed up into a tree to have a good sight of the gathering; as a result, he had a complete change of heart and returned home to make things right by giving away all he had collected. Finally, he could have a peaceful heart.

Solomon was reputed to be the wisest of the wise, blessed with incredible wisdom, and he built a glorious temple to which be brought pagan wives. Soon, he was worshipping their gods and lost the peace and joy of his early years on the throne. He ruled over the people ("If a ruler's anger rises against you, do not leave your post' calmness can lay great errors to rest." Bible). He'd had his share of bad days when his servants disobeyed his wishes. Misunderstandings happen, but they can also be corrected.
There is nothing worse than a gossip, 'friend' or otherwise. It is written that "a gossip separates close friends." If you've ever had someone to gossip against you, you know that people just can't resist talking about one another. "True gossip" is never the 'truth.' It is best to keep self-control when others try to gossip, so as not to break up a friendship.

Sometimes, when we've endured a great trial or sickness, we come to the realization that we are here for a purpose. When I had my reprieve from death five years, one person said I was here to bear my testimony. It was a bad doctor who told me I would die then; now it is a bad doctor who did not get me the care I needed for the same serious condition who is letting me expire." We feel life is not fair, but it is -- it's wonderful to be alive and hurt; the pain makes you know you are alive. We were each created for a special purpose, and perhaps mine has been reached. I've certainly had a ball getting involved in city government the past four years. Thanks, Jack.

"And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two." It's not always easy to go that extra mile, but you will find the end result is worth all of the exertion and heat exhaustion. Because I did such on the 4th, I learned on the 5th about my serious medical dilemma and hopefully have found out in time. Had I not walked that mile to Jeff's house and the mile back to the bus stop, I would never have known -- in time.

We are told to 'love your enemies.' That's the last thing I ever thought I would be able to do. It's not easy' it's tough. Even when others lose patience with something we are intent on and erupt in a bad way, we can love them anyway and do our best. One thing I have never been able to do is forgive. We have to learn to forgive or the hurt and insult will fester and cause physical damage to our hearts and soul. We settle for what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called "cheap grace." Jonah was stuck in the belly of a whale and he was spewed out on dry land when he begged for forgiveness for worshipping false idols. It is good to remember that forgiveness is there for the asking.

Todays's world is chuck full of frustration; when you get to the end of your rope and find nowhere else to go, know in your mind and heart that there is always hope. You may not agree with others' attitudes or actions, but treat them with love and respect. It can work miracles. And I need one right about now!