How to Get a Job You'll Love - Softcover

Lees, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077098005 ISBN 13: 9780077098001

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2001

Synopsis

"John Lees deftly directs us to consider how to get the most from our skills and actually enjoy our careers: an innovative and creative look at a subject too often confined to how-to lists and short-lived buzz words"

Professor Alex Reed CBE, Founder and Chairman of Reed Executive PLC and Professor of Innovations at Royal Holloway, University of London

"John's book gives a highly accessible but still very thoughtful appreciation of creative career management in a way that I have rarely come across in my career as a leader of a global search firm. I would unhesitatingly recommend it."

Stephen Bampfylde, Chairman, Saxton Bampfylde Hever Plc

"John Lees draws on his many years of training recruiters to offer real insights for job-seekers, and at the same time challenges the way we think about job change, If you're looking for a great way to re-invent your career, read this book."

Tim Nicholson, Chief Executive, Recruitment & Employment Federation

Stuck in a career rut? Changing careers but don't know which direction to take? Facing redundancy but don't know what to do next?

John Lees' book takes a fresh look at career planning. It teaches you how to think outside the box, tap into your hidden talents and identify what type of career you really want. It seeks to overcome some of the most common mental barriers to changing careers and sets out a five point action plan of action.

In addition, the book takes a fresh view of job-search strategies and gives tips on how to get to and succeed in interviews.

Key features:

Pointers to useful career advise and job-search web sites

Step-by-step guide to identifying your skills and potential

Advice on networking

Insight into what employers think and how they select candidates

About this title

Review:

Looking for a change of job or has change been forced on you? John Lees has a great morale booster.
--BA Business Life Magazine, January 1, 2010

From the Publisher:

Stuck in a career rut? Don't know what you want to be? Most of our waking life is spent at work and yet we spend more time planning our holidays than thinking about our careers.

This book takes a unique and creative look at career planning. It teaches you how to think outside the box, tap into your hidden talents and identify what type of career you really want. It also looks at 'beyond the norm' job search strategies and gives tips on how to succeed in interviews. Key Features

 Pointers to useful web sites
 Step-by-step guide to unlocking your skills and talents
 Focus on life and work planning
 Advice on networking
 Insight into what employers think and how they select candidates
 Concise, easy to use guide

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0077098005
• ISBN 13: 9780077098001
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 189