Work It!
How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass, and Land a Job in Any Economy
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- $10.99
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Publisher Description
Looking for a job?
Preparing for the biggest interview of your life?
Facing a layoff?
Have no fear. Work It! has all the strategies you need.
The work world isn't so friendly anymore. Landing the job you want takes a little more sweat in this tight job market, and keeping that job requires savvy and vigilance. This smart and comprehensive guide, packed with punchy, frank advice, gives you the tools and techniques that will help you get the most out of your job hunt. Allison Hemming, a noted career expert, delivers a needed dose of wisdom from the trenches in a manual that is perfectly updated to suit the modern work environment.
Work It! gives you the skinny on all you need to know, including:
• Step away from the computer -- the Internet may be ruining your job search
• Lose the McResume and get a grip on the lost art of correspondence
• The ABCs of networking -- don't wing it, work it!
• Training tips for peak interview performance
• Seal the Deal -- how to negotiate and accept a job the right way
If you are recently unemployed or see a layoff looming, there's a bonus Pink Slip section that will make you better able to bounce back and stay financially afloat during your job search. And for recent college grads, there's a road map for getting a J.O.B. degree. Alter your approach to job-hunting from this moment forward! Now go work it!
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Combining classic job-getting strategies with information age tactics, Hemming's chatty book offers one-stop-shopping for job seekers between the ages of 18 and 35 (although Boomers can probably pick up a tip or two). Hemming, who founded the interim staffing agency Hired Guns and created"Pink Slip" parties, uses her marketing background to provide a user-friendly and entertaining guide happily free of the typical charts, graphs and worksheets. Always be in the process of building up your network, and remain vigilant for potentially golden opportunities, job satisfaction notwithstanding, she says. When interviewing, bring lots of extra resumes with you, and if you have to wait for the interviewer,"never, ever play with the squeezy balls sitting on the interviewer's desk, however tempting they are." Hemming even includes a chapter on getting by while unemployed, complete with advice on balancing a checkbook and paying bills. Sidebars written by recruiters and hiring managers and tips from job seekers round out the book.
