The Complete Job-Search Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Job You Really Want (Revised & Updated) - Softcover

Figler Ph.D., Howard E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805061916 ISBN 13: 9780805061918

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, 1999

Synopsis

Now in its third edition, Howard Figler's classic The Complete Job-Search Handbook puts you in the driver's seat, on the road to where the jobs really are.

Figler's unique program has been revised and updated to let you not only decide what your ideal job may be, but also discover exactly where that job is. The program has been expanded to describe thirty lifetime job-hunting skills, as well as Twenty Lessons from the Front, a list of potential pitfalls for job seekers to be aware of. This third edition enables you to:

- Determine what your true work and life values are
- Pinpoint the job skills you already possess, even those you aren't aware of
- Find jobs when there seem to be none
- Learn how to be at your best in job interviews
- Utilize a professional career counselor's advice to troubleshoot potential problems

Figler writes for all stages of career development, with action plans for the first-time job seeker, the professional looking for a change, the suddenly laid-off, and the person returning to the workforce after a long absence. Howard Figler knows the right job is out there, and with clarity, humor, and reassuring good sense, he shows you how to find it.

About this title

About the Author

Howard Figler, Ph.D., provides career workshops, career consultation, and job-search services for businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities. He is a nationally known speaker and lives in Orangevale, California.

From the Back Cover

This third, totally updated edition of The Complete Job-Search Handbook puts you in the driver's seat and on the road to where the jobs really are. Here you will find all the practical information you need to get a job, change careers, start anew, or figure out what you want to do with your life.

Howard Figler has expanded his unique program to describe the basic lifetime skills that come into play during any job search. He shows you how to recognize the skills most relevant to your own job search, identify the ones you already possess (even those you may not be aware of), and develop the new skills you will need to find the job that is perfect for you.

The Complete Job-Search Handbook -- now with many new lessons learned from the front lines of the job hunt -- teaches you to turn job hunting into job finding, covering essential topics such as
-- the eight factors of a successful job interview
-- making the experience you have fit the experience an employer wants
-- taking advantage of interim jobs
-- determining how much money is enough money
-- tapping the power of intuition
-- making job offers come to you

This book is written for people in all stages of career development, offering action plans for first-time job seekers, professionals looking for a change, employees suddenly laid off, and people returning to the workforce after a long absence. Howard Figler knows the right job is out there, and with clarity, humor, and reassuring good sense, he shows you how to find and get it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805061916
• ISBN 13: 9780805061918
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 370