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101 BEST WAYS TO LAND A JOB IN TROUBLED TIMES By Jay A. Block The Proven Five-step Strategy for Finding the Job of Your Dreams - Especially in a Difficult Economy! With 2.4 Million jobs lost last year alone, the American job market will continue to become more and more challenging. Most economists predict a murky job market through 2015. To make matters worse, most job seekers are not properly prepared to navigate the market, as they don't understand many of the most important ingredients to successfully land a job. In 101 BEST WAYS TO LAND A JOB IN TROUBLED TIMES (McGraw-Hill Professional; December, 2009; Paperback, 208 pages), master executive career coach Jay A. Block gives readers the essential strategies for landing a great job or transitioning careers -- straight from his highly successful coaching programs. According to Block, the biggest challenge for job seekers is the struggle to indentify their strongest marketable skills. Marketable skills are those skills that have the greatest value in the marketplace, and that employers are looking for. These are the skills that will get you hired because they help employers achieve their goals and objectives. 101 BEST WAYS TO LAND A JOB IN TROUBLED TIMES clarifies exactly what skills are most valuable to prospective employers. Goal defining -- or career mapping -- is another highly neglected job search aspect, and one that is missing from every employment advice handbook and career coaching advice. This book will help readers to develop a comprehensive, strategic job search plan that includes specific weekly activities, measurable goals, and allocation of resources, such as: How many hours will you work at the job search campaign every week? How many resumes will you send out? How many follow up letters and calls will you make a week? Block's strong emphasis on short- and long-term planning in the job search results in full-time employment nearly every time. 101 BEST WAYS TO LAND A JOB IN TROUBLED TIMES covers other job hunting strategies, as well. From creating interview magic and salary negotiation secrets, to resume development and networking skills, readers will have rock solid action plan with which to stand out among the millions out there fighting for fewer and fewer jobs. Block helps you approach your job transition strategically-not as a one-time search, but as a campaign of discovery through which you'll achieve your career objectives. Follow his easy five-step process to: Manage the fear that comes with change About the Author: Jay A. Block is an industry pioneer and one of the nation's leading executive career and empowerment coaches. He is the author of 15 career and motivational titles, including the classic 101 Best Résumés, also published by McGraw-Hill.
PRAISE FOR 101 BEST WAYS TO LAND A JOB IN TROUBLED TIMES: "If you are serious about landing a quality job quickly in today's job market, this book will practically guarantee your success." -Bob Burg, bestselling author of Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver "Jay Block has taken his place as one of the career coaching industry's most innovative thinkers and contributors." -Frank X. Fox, Executive Director, Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches "A must-read for all job seekers in today's highly competitive job market." -Sherry Zylka, Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce Development, Schoolcraft College (Michigan) "Jay has written a unique and highly effective book combining motivational techniques with job search innovation." -Susan Leventhal, Manager, Professional Placement Network, Workforce One, Florida
101 BEST WAYS TO LAND A JOB IN TROUBLED TIMES by Jay A. Block ; McGraw-Hill; December 2009; Paperback, $14.95; 208 pages; 0-07-166328-2; 978-0-07-166328-1.
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