PINNACLE How to Land the Right Job and Find Fulfillment in Your Career - Softcover

Walsh, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0994963602 ISBN 13: 9780994963604

Publisher: Gerald Walsh, 2016

Synopsis

AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR EVERY JOB SEEKER How would it feel if you looked forward to going to work every morning? If the work you did was interesting and challenging and done with people you like and respect? If your responsibilities aligned with your education and experience and you felt you were being paid fairly for your efforts? Whether you are 30 years old and still trying to get launched on the right career path, 45 and still moving up the corporate ladder, or 60 and seeking meaningful work in the last phase of your career, Pinnacle: How to Land the Right Job and Find Fulfillment in Your Career presents a road map to find the job best suited to you. Presented with practical tips and real-life stories from Gerald Walsh's extensive experience in the recruiting field, you'll gain valuable insights about yourself, learn new approaches to the job search, and develop hands-on strategies for achieving career success.

About this title

About the Author:

Gerald Walsh is on a mission to help organizations find the right people and to help individuals find the right careers.As one of Canada's most experienced executive recruiters, he has interviewed over 10,000 job candidates and completed thousands of executive search assignments at the management and professional levels. He has consulted with a wide range of organizations including owner-managed businesses, major corporations, governments and NGOs, not-for-profits and professional associations.Gerry is an accomplished speaker and facilitator and he shares his deep experience by conducting keynote speeches and workshops for professional groups, industry associations, not-for-profit groups, universities and companies. His talks are engaging, practical, and rooted in real-life experiences.He has written widely on careers, on managing people and leadership for professional publications and he blogs regularly on these topics. He is host of the cable TV series Take This Job and Love It.Prior to founding his firm, Gerald Walsh Associates, Gerry worked in several industry sectors including manufacturing, technology and financial services. He is a professional accountant (CPA,CMA) and holds an MBA degree.While Gerry has many volunteer and community interests, his passion is long distance running. He is the founder of the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has completed more than 25 full and half marathons and in his lifetime has run more than 30,000 miles.

Review:

"I have been in the human resources field for over 30 years and this is the most current, most resourceful, most complete book I have seen on the subject."- Dr. Bob Ruotolo, CEO and Founder of the Quantum Performance Institute, Phoenix, AZ

"This is a book I would recommend to my students when they look for their first job or to a friend who wants to consider a second career... a very applied and useful manual for anybody interested in pursuing a position."- Dr. Hermann Schwind, professor of human resources, Halifax, Canada 

"Gerald Walsh has interviewed over 10,000 job candidates and has distilled what works and what doesn't work into practical, step-by-step wisdom that will become a blueprint for your career to flourish." - Martin Rutte, co-author of New York Times business bestseller Chicken Soup for the SoulŪ at Work

"This book lives up to its title. Gerald masterfully covers the spectrum on how to lead a more fulfilling life by finding the work you are meant to do - from the key strategic elements of career planning to the detailed tactics and actions of job search." - Steve Foran, consultant and speaker on gratitude in the workplace

"This book was a pleasure to read and will be an excellent resource for those new to the job market and those already in the workplace. I wish this resource had been available many years ago when I was struggling with "fit" in an organization." - Millie Colbourne, CEO

About this edition

• Publisher: Gerald Walsh
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0994963602
• ISBN 13: 9780994963604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254