Get Hired in a Tough Market: Insider Secrets for Finding and Landing the Job You Need Now
Get Hired in a Tough Market: Insider Secrets for Finding and Landing the Job You Need Now
Want that job? Then make employers want you!
Cutting-edge strategies that make you stand out–and blow your competition away!
In an uncertain market, job seekers need to use every tool at their disposal to find the right position. From the pre-work that gets you off on the right foot, to approaching opportunities from multiple fronts, to interviewing and negotiation, career expert Alan De Back reveals the secrets to getting hired fast in a changing marketplace.
You only have one minute to sell yourself
The most important element in your job search is to learn to market yourself successfully. Using the one-minute commercial featured in Get Hired in a Tough Market, you’ll learn how to put together an effective, concise, and customizable presentation that gives potential employers all the reasons they need to hire you.
Filled with worksheets, templates, checklists, and examples to provide leadership and support along the way, Get Hired in a Tough Market shows you:
- How to match your skills to those desired by employers–without going back to school
- Where to look for contacts you didn’t even know you had
- How to properly leverage social networks–so your efforts won’t backfire
- How to pitch yourself to potential employers so they’ll never forget you
You’ll learn the best ways to network, pursue leads, and make things happen! With the hard-won wisdom in this indispensable guide, you’re sure to be the next one hired–and an asset to your new team.
Alan De Back is an experienced career counselor, learning consultant, and speaker based in the Washington, DC, area. He develops and provides learning solutions for clients nationwide that help them achieve their career goals.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Very resourceful and helpful resource for job hunting.
To anyone that is looking for a job or wanting to change jobs, I cannot recommend this book more. The best part about this book is that it is straight forward, common sense advice. When I read the book the first time, I kept saying to myself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” You will do the same thing but this book contains tips and guidance that you will need and use. The information contained inside is very practical and insightful as to what the employers are looking for in this market. It lets you know what happens to your application and resume once you have submitted it. It also guides you on how to land the job and find the one that is right for you.
To be honest, you will not find a job just by buying this book and reading it. You have to read the information and do the work required by the worksheets. It will guide you through the process and give you the ability to establish your network, build your resume and present the right face to the employers. It does require work on your part but it helps you through it as if you had an advisor sitting beside you.
It is clear from the information that the author has experience in this field. His writing is very easy to follow and understand. I personally have used this information and it has enhanced my career and my future. I cannot recommend this book enough. And despite the title, the information contained herein will help you in both the good and bad markets. I plan to use it whenever I am looking at my career or considering a change in the future.
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