Get Beyond Your Troubled Past
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- 9,49 €
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- 9,49 €
Publisher Description
You’re Not Looking for a Job, You’re Looking for a Person, this is the central theme from Get Beyond Your Troubled Past, a book that shows the background challenged person how to get the right job and build a future. Have you been in prison, rehab, or an abusive relationship? This unique step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of getting back into the workforce. The Modern Job Search is not for the person with a troubled past. Social media, networking, and writing the perfect resume are all opportunity killers for you. Computer searches and social media can destroy your chances of success before you even get to step one. Everyone knows someone with a background problem, do yourself and them a favor and get this book.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For those who have been incarcerated, in recovery, or in treatment or anyone with a non-linear and challenged career path this book has an important mission, but its plain design and dense, rambling text detract from its potential benefits. The standard job-hunting bestsellers, with their focus on technology jobs, interviewing skills, and high-level self-actualization, completely neglect this large segment of job-seekers, a situation Lundell seeks to remedy. Early chapters focus on planning and preparation, followed by networking outside of one's comfort zone. Connecting with employers prior to any job application is important for anyone, and absolutely essential for someone whose background is less than perfect. Lundell has experience guiding clients through a set of steps toward real success in the job marketplace and in life. He has a no-nonsense approach, pulling no punches with his advice. Unfortunately, a shapeless text and design-less format fall short for those who already "have to negotiate with about what's required to move forward successfully." Self-improvement and planning activities beg for a workbook format. Sidebars featuring human-interest examples of Lundell's clients would have broken up the denser explanations of why readers need to work methodically toward their goals. (BookLife)
