How to Get a Job You Love 2015-2016 Edition - Couverture souple

Lees, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0077164091 ISBN 13 : 9780077164096

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2014

Synopsis

"This book is a treasure. Read it, devour it, use it, and find that job you once dreamed about but had almost given up on."
Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

"I've had the pleasure of working with John over several years where he has been a regular speaker at I Am events, on the theme of finding a job you love. John's talks never fail to inspire; the advice he gives is always very well received, insightful and most importantly, of a practical nature. From both my own personal perspective and that of our delegates, I can't recommend How to Get a Job You Love enough!"
Debbie Hockham, Director, I Am Enterprises

"A great book, full of insight and practical ideas. We spend much of our lives at work. It is important for us, and those around us, that we enjoy and are fulfilled byour work. And productivity and creativity come when we are passionate about our work. If you are not, work out how to be - read John's book."
Gill Rider, President, Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

How to Get a Job You Love, the UK's definitive careers guidebook, has undergone its biggest update in over a decade. This revamped and substantially updated edition reflects the latest changes in the rapidly evolving UK job market.

Put simply, How to Get a Job You Love provides all of the inspiration and motivation needed embark on a change of career, or to identify what sort of career you want in the first place. It's also packed full of practical hints, tips and useful resources.

Insightful exercises and activities guide the reader on a path of discovery to help identify their skills, passions and motivators and find ways to apply these to their professional and personal lives.

New features in the 2015/16 edition include:

• How to reinvigorate your work after the recession, particularly for those who have hidden in safe jobs
• How to navigate the hidden job market through networking and social media
• How to shorten the length of your job search
• Brand new exercises to draw out your hidden skills and values
• New insights into how employers prefer to recruit
• Up-to-date interview tips from recruitment experts
• Advice on how to perform well in your first 90 days in a new role

"This is a clearly written, supportive book, which gives you the right tools to tap into your own strengths to make that meaningful career move. In particular, Ilove the way Lees draws on the wisdom or experience of a wide range of people (Ozwald Boateng, Carl Jung, Lily Tomlin ...), past and present, who have helpfulviews on life and work."
Lucy Beresford, psychotherapist, broadcaster andAgony Aunt for Psychologies and author ofHappy Relationships at Home, Work & Play (2013)

"As the market morphs, a wealth of practical suggestions on how to land your dream job."
Suchi Mukherjee, Managing Director, Gumtree.com

"An authoritative British voice in careers coaching."
The Times

"I love John's really practical 'how-to' guides - over the years I have recommended them to clients, family and friends, as they are full of ideas on how to unlock thepotential opportunities you have when seeking a job or career change. Life is too short not to love your job and this wonderfully practical book will help you securethe perfect job for you. It is filled with a number of creative tools and techniques that are fun to work through and will provide you with new insights and ideas thatwill encourage you to think in a whole new way."
Brigit Egan, Director, Oakridge Training and Consulting

"John Lees' advice on careers is always useful and interesting and often surprising and even fascinating. From getting ahead to changing your career completely, this book is a great guide to navigating the treacherous waters of the modern workplace."
Rhymer Rigby, writer of the FT's Careerist column andauthor of 28 Business Thinkers Who ChangedThe World and The Careerist

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John Lees has been involved in the training and developing of recruitment specialists since the mid 1980s, from both public and private sectors. He undertook an advisory role to the RN careers service, and has provided help for Army personnel beginning civilian careers. He was Chief Executive of the Institute of Employment Consultants (IEC) until 1993 when he left to become a Director of TGA, an employment research and careers advisory company. In 1999 he decided to go it alone and now runs his own human resources consultancy, specialising in career management and developing new tools to help with difficult career change decisions. John writes and speaks widely, and amongst his regular commitments acts as an online careers guru for lifebyte.com. John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD) and Fellow of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (FREC).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0077164091
• ISBN 13: 9780077164096
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible