The Career Change Handbook: How to Find Out What You're Good at and What You Enjoy - Then Get Someone to Pay You for It. (3rd Edition)

by Graham Green (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  A successful career move involves matching your ideas, passions and goals to the needs of employers and vice versa. Full of practical examples of what goes and what doesn't in the world of work, this book explains what employers need and how you can best place yourself to deliver it. Whether you are looking for a new career or want to move to a different job, here you will find out: how to know yourself; identify what you have to sell; structure your job search; target your CV; network successfully; respond to advertisements; and conduct interviews and get the best out of agencies. Plenty of sample letters and CV's, exercises and useful addresses will ensure that your next career move is a move in the right direction.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.25

  A successful career move involves people matching their ideas, passions and goals to the needs of employers and vice versa. Full of practical examples of what works and what doesn't in the world of work, this book explains what employers need and how you can place yourself to deliver it. Whether you are looking for a new career or want to move to a different job, here you will find out how to know yourself, identify what you have to sell, structure your job search, target your CV, network successfully, respond to advertisements, conduct interviews and get the best out of agencies. Plenty of sample letters and CVs, exercises and useful addresses will make sure that your next career move is a move in the right direction.

  Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface to the fourth edition; Introduction; 1. What do you really want to do?; 2. Your main marketing tool; 3. The best way - networking; 4. The next best way; 5. Helping others to help you; 6. Meeting of minds; 7. The negotiation game; 8. In the new position; Appendices; Bibliography; Useful addresses; Index.