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Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring:

Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve (Google eBook)
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John Wiley & Sons, Jun 5, 2009 - Business & Economics - 224 pages
Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring

You CAN find a good job in a bad economy – but NOT with conventional search strategies.

New Rules for a New Reality

Today’s job market is the toughest in recent history, and the challenges are here to stay. Even so, you CAN get the job you want – IF you discard conventional approaches to the search. Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring is the ONLY career book that:

  • Explains the special strategies necessary to land a job during an economic crisis
  • Integrates comprehensive, practical guidance on both job search and career management
  • Provides an extensive online “Job Search Survival Toolkit” to augment the book 
  • Addresses the realities of this job market with real-world, actionable steps
  • Positions this downturn in the economy as a positive opportunity to develop a much better career

In Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring, career expert Ford R. Myers maps the new world of job search and reveals essential strategies for your success. You’ll learn how to seize opportunities that aren’t posted yet … how to make yourself an instant asset to potential employers … how to clearly stand-out as the best candidate ... and how to leverage social media, blogs, and other Web tools.

Best of all, you’ll learn how to “recession-proof” your career for the long term. Can YOU Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring? With this powerful new book – YES, you can!

  

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Review: Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve!

User Review  - Ann - Goodreads

This book contains much advice that I've heard in several other places, but also some good ideas and activities that I will try. For instance, I had not thought of writing a professional bio, but I ... Read full review

Review: Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve!

User Review  - Carrie - Goodreads

Has some good advice, mainly just a good reminded to check things over. Written more for business/sales positions. Read full review

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Contents

Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve Part I The Psychology of Job Hunting in a Down Market
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve Part II From Desperation to Career Strategies for Tough Times
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve Part III Leveraging Your Core Job Seeker Materials
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve Part IV Job Search Tactics to Use When No Ones Hiring
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve Part V Bulletproof Your Career Once and for All
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve CAREER RESOURCES
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve HOW TO REACH US
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Take Charge of Your Career Find a Job You Love and Earn What You Deserve INDEX
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About the author (2009)

Ford R. Myers has worked at America's largest career consulting companies and is President of Career Potential, LLC, a career consulting and executive coaching firm. He is frequently featured on TV, radio, and in print as a career expert. For more information, visit www.careerpotential.com.

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