It S Your Move 4th Edition

For over a decade, It’s Your Move has been helping Canadian executives, managers and professionals get the job they really want with proven advice and strategies. Today, competition for jobs is tough, but at the same time, opportunities for career change are plentiful. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, It’s Your Move offers clear, proven advice and strategies including How to use social media effectively—from establishing a powerful online presence to making the most of professional sites such as LinkedIn. A step-by-step guide to networking—approaching contacts and conducting networking meetings in a way that generates new leads and, eventually, employment opportunities. The importance of research for the job search—how to differentiate yourself from the competition through research that goes much deeper than what can be found easily on the Internet. How you negotiate a job offer—this can set a positive or negative tone for your relationship with a new employer. Understand what to negotiate and what to leave as is. For the millions of Canadians contemplating a career change or currently experiencing a sudden job loss, the updated edition of It’s Your Move will be a key tool in their storehouse of career strategies.

For over a decade, It's Your Move has been helping Canadian executives, managers and professionals get the job they really want with proven advice and strategies. Today, competition for jobs is tough, but at the same time, opportunities for career change are plentiful. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, It's Your Move offers clear, proven advice and strategies including How to use social media effectively--from establishing a powerful online presence to making the most of professional sites such as LinkedIn. A step-by-step guide to networking--approaching contacts and conducting networking meetings in a way that generates new leads and, eventually, employment opportunities. The importance of research for the job search--how to differentiate yourself from the competition through research that goes much deeper than what can be found easily on the Internet. How you negotiate a job offer--this can set a positive or negative tone for your relationship with a new employer. Understand what to negotiate and what to leave as is. For the millions of Canadians contemplating a career change or currently experiencing a sudden job loss, the updated edition of It's Your Move will be a key tool in their storehouse of career strategies.

Finding the work you want can be a daunting challenge. The rules have changed, the playing field has been rearranged and the players are unpredictable. Those who play smart will learn a lot about themselves and the dynamic environment of the workplace. Playing smart includes being ready for every conversation that focuses on your career direction. It could be an informal chat with an old friend or a formal interview. It could be a networking meeting or a brief encounter with a new acquaintance. Regardless, you need to prepare thoughtfully and practice often before you put your message out there. Begin by composing your scripts and then increase your competence by developing answers to standard interview questions. This special edition of It’s Your Move helps you prepare for this very important part of the career transition process.

In this book the social scientist and economist Professor Dr. Raymond Saner draws on his long years of experience as a negotiation adviser, teacher, trainer, researcher and university lecturer to show that two thirds of negotiation practice is learnable. The author treats the different aspects of negotiation practice in a way that is useful to both academics and practitioners, such that the general laws and principles gradually become evident as and of themselves.