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Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and Get a Life in New York Paperback – May 1, 2010

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According to a poll by Time Out New York, 80 percent of young people say they want to live in New York City. For many, it s a lifelong dream fueled by media images of the fame, fortune, excitement, and eclecticism that is New York. The vast majority of these dreamers, however, don t know where to begin to make the leap to the big city. And those who do are often surprised at how difficult living and working there can be. Author Vicki Salemi has been there and done that, going from living in the obligatory mouse-infested apartment to interviewing celebs like Angelina Jolie.

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208
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EN
English
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Jist Works
Publication date

2010
May 1
Dimensions

6.0 x 0.3 x 9.0
inches
ISBN-10

1593577761
ISBN-13

978-1593577766
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Hip, fun, and factual. Take your REALITY RIDE in one of if not the toughest places on earth: NYC! --Vincent Libretti, Project Runway: Season Three contestant

A contemporary, step-by-step guide to landing that dream gig and acclimating to the city that never sleeps. --Jill Pipon, corporate recruiter with more than 15 years of experience

Salemi tells of the struggles of interviewing in one of America s toughest cities with tenacity, grace, and poise. --Macala Wright, Style Blogger, Fashion Marketing Expert, FashionablyMarketing.Me

About the Author

Vicki Salemi is a chic urban scribe who combines New York media glitz with solid human resources and recruiting experience to bring readers good career advice with high style. Salemi has 14 years of experience with a Big Four accounting firm, most recently as recruiting manager.

Salemi is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in dozens of online and print publications including The New York Post, Time Out New York, New York Daily News, Woman s Day, ForbesWomen.com, CNBC s European Business Desk, AOL, iVillage, SheKnows, and ClassesUSA. She also blogs on career empowerment issues for WomenforHire and is the author of The ABCs of College Life.

Her work puts her at the center of New York s entertainment scene and has enabled her to interview dozens of A-list celebs, including Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sienna Miller, Ben Affleck, Shia LaBeouf, Kelly Clarkson, and more.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jist Works (May 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593577761
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593577766
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,948,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Vicki Salemi is the author of Big Career in the Big City and The ABC's of College Life, public speaker, columnist and Career Expert for Monster, a global leader in successfully connecting people and job opportunities.

Unleashing insight from the hallowed halls of HR from her 15 years of corporate experience as a former recruiter and HR professional, Vicki empowers through regularly contributed articles to publications like Forbes.com, and sharing insight to interviews with many top media outlets, such as NBC News and USA Today. More information can be found on Twitter @vickisalemi and www.vickisalemi.com.

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J. Spivak

A Must-Read for Recent Grads!

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2010

If you've EVER, even for only a second, imagined moving to the big city to launch your dream career after college, DO NOT DO IT WITHOUT PICKING UP THIS BOOK! As a recent grad, all I've heard for the last four years is how the job market is doomed and that I'll probably be unemployed for the rest of my life. This book, on the other hand, reinforces that living your career dreams in NYC IS POSSIBLE.... IF you're equipped with Vicki's insider tips. Vicki tells you what no one else will, in a way that no one else can. No questions are left unanswered. A must-read.

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Lola

Vicki Salemi gets it right again

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2010

Vicki Salemi presents incisive and creative ideas on landing your dream job in New York (and is applicable to any big city job search) in this fun and useful book. The great thing about this book is that it is written in a page turning and friendly sort of way, and is easy to pick up and put down, making it a great gem from which you can pull little bits of wisdom and advice.

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Dawn Papandrea

Practical Advice for Today's Young Job Hunters

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2010

Vicki Salemi gives job hunters in big cities something that I rarely have seen in books or in the blogosphere in the last couple of years -- hope! Her creative networking tips and positive, upbeat tone make it an easy read with lots of takeaway advice. And for what it's worth, although it's marketed as a NYC book, I think the advice is universal to any city or any job search.

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Sisu1305

Great book with lots of inspiration for the job search in NYC

Reviewed in France on March 6, 2014

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Great book with lots of inspiration for the job search in NYC, definitely can recommend this book for anybody who's planning to move to the best city in the world.

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