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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

What if I told you that job hunting could actually be much easier and painless? What if I told you that you could easily make at least $50,000 more than you do now over the next five years and most of you will easily earn over $100,000 more by following the techniques I’ll teach you? Do I have your attention now? What if I told you that if you are like most people I meet, you are making a huge mistake with your resume that is causing you to miss out on the best opportunities? Would that get your attention? What if I told you that there are online tools available that can give you the names of the managers you really want to speak with? You will learn: * Techniques to help you earn far more money and do it much more easily * How to plan for your job change and for your career * How to enter a company through "the back door," instead of always contacting Human Resources (Would you like to learn the name of the manager to call? I'll show you how to get that, too) * I will help you compute your "staying power" in the job market * How to figure out what is important in the next job or organization * How to find greater job satisfaction than you have known before without compromising your needs * How to evaluate and assess a company in which you have interviewed to see if your are a good fit for each other * How to write "the new cover letter" * How to negotiate salary * How to give your notice * How to find current and past employees of companies you meet with so that you can easily research them * How to find the "meta-job sites" that will save you time and effort * How to network well Will I really learn everything I need to in order to complete my job search? * Do you want to know how to have a resume that stands out without it looking stupid? * Would you like to know what to do if, after a bunch of interviews, you still don't have a job offer? * How about knowing how to track all the resumes you submit so that when the phone rings, you're ready to go? * How to work well with recruiters and search firms. * Why using a recruiter may make sense for you . . . as long as you keep an eye on them. * How to negotiate your new salary (HINT: Most people only know one way. Do you want to know more?) You’ll also learn a simple question to ask that will have a potential employer competing against themselves to offer you more money! Job hunting doesn't have to be hard or difficult. You just have to learn how to do it. Every era has its own rules and techniques for success. Some techniques are timeless. But using techniques from the stone ages like mailing resumes on parchment paper will have you miss opportunities that you should be competing for. "Get Yourself Hired NOW! : The Big Game Hunter's Guide to Head Hunting Your Next Job and Every Job After That!" will teach you techniques head hunters use to help people find work every day. It will help you avoid making the mistakes that most people make that sabotage their efforts. * Taking jobs that don't meet their needs * What most job hunters have in common with people working in the kitchen at fast food restaurants * Speaking too little * Stupid interview mistakes * Talking about the wrong job when they are called for an exploratory interview or phone interview * Speaking too much * Being boring! * Getting stuck in "the HR system" * Only taking action when they want to find a new job

Study this book, use the techniques, tactics, tips and tricks you find inside, and you will get out of the job search game sooner, into the job you want -- in any economic market and on your own! Here's just some of what you'll find in this phenomenal book: -Closely-held secrets that deliver SUCCESS to headhunters -17 Bonus Tips -- little ideas and actions that magnify positive outcomes -The RIGHT WAY register at the online services like Monster -Proven ways to assure that your rsum will be read, not filed or tossed -How to make a strong impression in a phone interview -Strategies for assuring yourself an in-person interview -A dynamic action plan for that all-important face-to-face meeting -A very clever way to be THE ONLY PERSON applying for a specific job! -Mind-blowing ways to discover unadvertised jobs -The magic question to ask when you're rejected Employed now? Start immediately to plan for the next job change you will make -- yes, you WILL make a change; it's not a matter of whether, it's a matter of WHEN. Be prepared with this comprehensive, life-changing guidebook! Using the author's 15 years of hands-on experience with hundreds of candidates as your guide, you will uncover just the job you really want, and in the process you will lighten the burden of job hunting, you'll command the field of play in the contact, interview and critical salary/benefit negotiating stages of your transition -- and you'll do it with ease, confidently, and to your highest benefit!

" A job search is an emergent project. How do you handle an emergent project? By creating a system that allows for serendipity and flexibility: personal kanban and one-week timeboxes. Once you have a system, you can use the tips in Part 2 to prepare for your job search: choose your career, write your resume, prepare for your interviews, and decide how you will decide on an offer. In Part 3, you'll learn how to network without feeling slimy. You'll learn to build your target network, where to look for the jobs that you need, and how to spot the warning signs of a job that organizations might no longer need. There are many traps for unsuspecting job hunters, so Part 4 has a section on traps to avoid and tips to try. If you're in special circumstances, such as being a new grad, in a career transition, or over 50, then Part 5 is for you. Even if you've been diligent, any job search can take more than three months. Part 6 addresses your feelings and how to persevere when your search seems as if it takes forever. Written with her trademark practicality, humor, and empathy, Johanna will help you learn how to find your next job. This book was written and produced entirely by the author. We are proud to be distributing it. "

Many soon-to-be graduates are worried about their future. They stress about whether they’ll find a job, if it will be fulfilling, whether they will earn enough to pay off their student loans, and whether they will fail and disappoint their families. Young people need to learn many things that colleges don’t teach, including how to behave professionally, how to collaborate, how to be life-long learners, and how to be resourceful, resilient, and ethical. This book will teach students the things they need to succeed in the real world, such as how to organize a job search, how to ace job interviews, how to manage time effectively, how to manage and reduce stress, how to be an effective leader, how to run a meeting well, how to survive a bad performance review, how to become a powerful speaker, how to network, and many other skills that are the keys to success and fulfillment. New topics in this 2nd edition include the habits of successful people; eliminating bad habits; dealing with criticism; email etiquette; making a good first impression; the importance of gratitude; how to listen; job hunting mistakes; managing conflict; how to overcome obstacles; the importance of professionalism, punctuality, and thank you letters; creating a powerful online presence; how to crowdfund; necessary life skills; and sample cover letters.

Life is too fragile to get less than what you deserve in your career. Since your career is what you do to make a living, you may have suspected that a job should be more than what you do for a paycheck; it should be what you do to make a difference. If you have ever thought that, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right! A life without direction is a life without passion. This dynamic resource guides you, not to another unsatisfying job, but to a richly rewarding career rooted in your heart's desire. By investing in this life-changing resource you will learn how to recapture the youthful passion and goals you once had. It gives you the tools to overcome the obstacles that stand in your way and that inhibit your success. By investing in this resource you are deciding what you want to be, and you are deciding to live you dreams forever! In this resource you will learn: How to Develop Job Ideas and Leads. How to Determine If Your Job Idea is the Ideal Job. How to Target Your Job Search. How to be Creative in Your Job Search by Using the 5 Step Creative Process. How to Win the Interview. How to Create Resumes and Cover Letters That Give You The Edge. The 5 Rules of Researching any Organization. How to Turn Internships and Volunteer Positions into a Career. 19 Effective Ways to Market Yourself. The 7 Elements of Goal Achievements. The 11-Steps of Networking for career Success. How to Brand Yourself as the Best Job Candidate. How to Avoid the 27 Self-Sabotaging Behaviors. In Addition: Success Strategies on the Job and Beyond. How to Get Your 1st Raise or Promotion. Employment Solutions for 40, 50, and Beyond. Right now there are musicians, teachers, business owners, artists, actors, doctor, entrepreneurs, writers and countless others who are living their dreams. You owe it to yourself to read this book and to join the ranks of Americans who live their dreams on a daily basis.

In a job market turned upside down, job seekers need fresh approaches to get noticed, regardless of their employment status. The old methods are now dead and those looking must learn new rules quickly, to stay in control of their careers. In The 7 Keys, author Dilip Saraf lays out easy-to-use strategies for approaching job search in an entirely new light. Discover how one frustrated job seeker, already resigned to fate, got an interview, within six hours, using these strategies. In this groundbreaking work, Saraf helps you learn how to: Tap into your genius and present yourself uniquely Conquer a job even when you do not meet all requirements Go after a dream job even when that job does not exist Stay in control of difficult interviews and recover from mistakes after the interview Differentiate yourself in every step and become a must-hire candidate Negotiate a salary and get even more than you thought possible Manage the transition process so that you are always in control Eliminate fear surrounding a transition by operating from your genius Get back into action when a position of interest is cancelled and then claim it