30-Day Job Promotion (Paperback)

by Susan Britton Whitcomb (Author)

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Review
"The code for successfully creating a powerful job promotion plan has been broken. Its secrets are revealed in this book!" -- Perry Rhue, Certified Professional Coach and Senior Talent Manager--IBM

Product Description
30-Day Job Promotion gives experienced professionals and first-time workers insider strategies for standing out and demonstrating their value to employers. These quick tips put readers on the fast track to a promotion - and more money - in just a matter of weeks!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: JIST Works (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593574479
• ISBN-13: 978-1593574475
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #614,764 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Tool at an Unbeatable Price, October 25, 2007

By	Joe Wikert "[e-mail]" (Fishers, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

How much time did you invest strategizing for your last job promotion? If you're like most people, you probably figure (a) your work speaks for itself and (b) you're the best candidate for the job. That's not much of a strategy, and while it still might lead to a promotion, a better approach would be to use Susan Britton Whitcomb's 30-Day Job Promotion as a planning tool.

Be forewarned that you'll need to do a good deal of work to get the most out of this book. Then again, if you want to get that promotion, isn't it worth the effort to use a tool like this to lay out your plans? If nothing else it shows the promoting manager just how enthusiastic and committed you are to the new role.

One of my favorite elements in this book is a section called "The 10 Characteristics of Promotable People." Are you convinced you're truly promotable? If so, check yourself against this list and see how well you score. More importantly, learn your weaknesses and invest the time and energy required to become stronger across all 10 areas.

Here are some of the other headings and sections in this book that make it worth every penny: Mistakes to Avoid, How to Respond to a Posted Opening, 15 Common Roadblocks (to a promotion) and an entire chapter on Salary Negotiations. The last 30 pages of the book consist of real life success stories. Even though your situation is probably quite different from all the ones discussed, you'll find plenty of great lessons to be learned in this section.

Can you really get promoted in 30 days? Your mileage will vary, of course, but no matter what time frame you're working with, 30-Day Job Promotion is like having a career counselor right there by your side.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 30-Day Job Promotion, October 19, 2007

By	Loretta Lebert - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great self-help book. It has given me some new ways of thinking about the job search and how to promote myself. I would recommend this publicaiton to anyone who is job searching, thinking about transitioning their career, or wants to be promoted in their current situation. Excellent information here!
... L. Lebert/CEO

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, user-friendly tool to improving one's career station., February 3, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Certified Career Management Coach and Nationally Certified Resume Writer Susan Britton Whitcomb presents 30 Day Job Promotion: Build a Powerful Promotion Plan in a Month, a no-nonsense guide to earning a promotion. From choosing the optimal time to begin one's promotion campaign, to learning how to respectfully demonstrate one's value to one's employer with proof of performance, to proven scripts for asking for a raise, to negotiating the best salary possible, and much more, 30 Day Job Promotion is packed cover to cover with useful tips, tricks, and techniques. 30 Day Job Promotion is also a consumable book, with blank lines for the reader to write down how he or she is doing. An excellent, user-friendly tool to improving one's career station. "It's all about value. To effectively negotiate an increase in salary, you must first understand your value... If necessary, speak in generalities, such as, 'I'm confident if you check the numbers you will find that significant progress was achieved.'"