Publisher's Synopsis
There is nothing more stressful than trying to conduct a job search - after losing your job. I know because I have been there! It is a scary time! You have no cash flow and you're surviving on savings and help from friends and family. The fear and uncertainty of when you will be reemployed are crushing on you and your family. The biggest frustration is the SILENCE; your phone never rings - even after months of effort. You have done everything you know how to do and nothing so far has worked. The fear of the unknown, the embarrassment, the lack of self-worth and self-doubt are mounting. You are desperate and ready to take any job just to support your family. How much longer can you continue your insane behavior; doing the same thing over and over again, while expecting a different result? There has to be a better way! Well there is and it is time for a change - this is why I wrote this book. I can help you! My client said it best, Thanks to Ed, I learned the secrets of running a successful job search and in only two weeks I found my career position. I actually had two offers from which to choose and was able to leverage that situation into a 10% raise plus a bonus, all before I ever worked a day. Thanks doesn't seem enough. - William S., San Diego, CA I bring over 20 years of experience as an Executive Career Coach, helping thousands of people, from recent college graduates to CEO's, find meaningful employment. I worked for four of the largest outplacement and e-cruiting companies in America while living in Seattle, San Diego, and Kansas City. Here I learned the SECRETS behind creating a compelling resume, getting selected during a job interview, and receiving the highest compensation the employer could afford during negotiations. I also developed 19 SECRET ways of getting my clients the calls they deserved for job interviews and offers - including the use of social networking. In this job hunting guide, I will show you, step-by-step, exactly how to Get THE Call for job interviews and offers by assessing your assets and liabilities, creating your search Focus, building a compelling resume - strong enough to make your phone ring, getting your resume in front of the RIGHT people to get the call (19 SECRET ways), interviewing strong enough to be selected as #1, negotiating strong enough to receive the highest offer the employer can afford, and managing your search to ensure you maximize every opportunity I have also added the Top Job Searching Sites, the Top 10 Social Networking Sites for Job Seekers, a Job Search Management System to better track your progress, and all the tips, warnings, methods, techniques, shortcuts, and SECRETS I have learned over the past 20-years. Everything in this guide has come from my personal struggles finding employment and the struggles of my clients. I have personally used every technique in this book. They worked for me, they worked for my clients, and I know they will work for you! If you (or someone you care about) are either out of work, changing careers (like leaving the military), or struggling in a dead-end job with no future, this is your chance to turn things around by give yourself a competitive advantage over your peers. If you want your phone to ring, this is THE guide for you! If you feel this book could help someone else, please take a few moments to let them know. If it turns out to make a difference in their life, they will be forever grateful to you - as I will. Let us make a difference together! Put an Executive Coach on your team today!
