How to Get a Job You'll Love - Softcover

Lees, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077103823 ISBN 13: 9780077103828

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

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 give tips on how to succeed in interviews. The book includes: 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; all in a concise and easy to use guide.

About this title

About the Author

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0077103823
• ISBN 13: 9780077103828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250