5 Necessary Skills To Keep Your Career On Track: Recession Proof Guidance for How to Negotiate a Job Offer, Conduct Job Interviews, Interview Questions, … Dealing With Bad Managers, Networkin
The Job-Seeker’s Bible
How to Find and Keep the Right Job.
In this tough market, we can no longer count on the institutions of government, corporations, and education to provide for us. We must change and grow intellectually to survive, and this book will show you how.
Whether you’re searching for a new job or trying to hang on to the one you have, 5 Necessary Skills will give you the advantages you need. You’ll learn:
- how to be proactive
- how to be cognizant of and recognize what’s going on in your company
- the importance of networking
- the importance of finding a mentor
- and how to deal with bad bosses.
Those people who exhibit the 5 Necessary Skills are the ones who will get and hold onto the best jobs - and you could be one of them.
“Being prepared for the twists and turns and disappointments of today’s job market means we have to take control of our lives and gain knowledge about how to handle them.”
-Carol Kleiman, Author of Winning the Job Game: The New Rules for Finding and Keeping the Job You Want
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Good common sense advice for today’s (and tomorrow’s) job market
Well written with real world anecdotes and practical advice which makes this book a quick read and well worth the money spent. The “5 necessary skills” detailed are excellent tools needed for those just entering the workplace as well as good reminders for those who’ve been around a while. I liked that Pearson didn’t drone on like some job hunting books do, but rather got to the point fairly quickly about why each skill is necessary and how they will aid you in today’s ever-challenging job market.
5 Stars Excellent tips for securing a new job or keeping your current one!
My company laid off 20% of its workforce this year, so I’m nervous. This book gave me valuable tips so instead of waiting around and being stressed that I’m next, I can now apply my learnings to do things that make me more valuable in my current role and prepare me should the bad news come. I read this in two quick hours and feel so much better having some solid ideas of how I can proactively move my career along. Great networking examples!
5 Stars Great information!
This book contains great information. This book is a must have for anyone that has lost their job and is in the market again. Good timimg for the book too.
5 Stars Practical, real world advice
Interesting and relevant content with real life examples that I could relate to. In fact, I recognize that some of Mr. Pearson’s examples are so familiar that I kept reading till the end. He combines his personal experience and research, and then grabs your attention, because he provides important observations and advice… Highly recommend, especially since most of us are so vulnerable, it helps to be prepared for changes in life, as well as career.
5 Stars A Survival Guide to Navigating the Employment Jungle
Richard S. Pearson offers his readers an excellent resource with this book. 5 Necessary Skills brilliantly organizes a comprehensive, yet succinct, model for every business professional - working or not - who may be in search of the right employment fit, or even making a current job more fulfilling. It is a user-friendly guide, replete with practical tips and examples to help anyone trump the odds of making it in these troubled economic times. Positive, realistic, timely. I would enthusiastically encourage its reading and would think it should be mandatory for students about to enter the workforce.
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