Product Description

A successful career move involves people matching their ideas, passions and goals to the needs of employers and vice versa. Full of practical examples of what works and what doesn't in the world of work, this book explains what employers need and how you can place yourself to deliver it. Whether you are looking for a new career or want to move to a different job, here you will find out how to know yourself, identify what you have to sell, structure your job search, target your CV, network successfully, respond to advertisements, conduct interviews and get the best out of agencies. Plenty of sample letters and CVs, exercises and useful addresses will make sure that your next career move is a move in the right direction.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115306 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages

Review
"'Well worth the price for the sound advice, poignant (sometimes amusing) anecdotes and real-life examples...Highly recommended.' Reader review"

From the Author
I hope The Career Change Handbook will prove to be just what it says on the cover; I mean the book you reach for when you need inspiration to bring about a change in your working life or perhaps a reminder of exactly how to implement a particular job search technique. It can be read from front to back like a novel, for it follows the logical sequence of making a career move, or you can dip into a chapter or read an appendix that looks interesting or relevant to your current situation.

Throughout the book "star stories", based on the experiences of my own clients, illuminate the principles and practices recommended.

The book will help you find out more about yourself in relation to the world of work, give you detailed and step by step guidance through the job search process and explain the philosophy behind the business of career change, turning it and job search into an adventure rather than a nightmare.

About the Author
GRAHAM GREEN read French and German at Trinity College, Cambridge and worked in the travel industry before he moved on to international marketing and general management roles in industry and commerce. Redundancy opened another door - into career counselling -where he has worked for nearly 20 years.

Customer Reviews

Good, sound advice
There is a wealth of books that allege to help the layman in changing the direction in which their career is heading. After a couple of introductory paragraphs, they dive straight into theoretical gobbledegook. This does NOT apply to this book!

Written from practical experience, it is far easier to comprehend even down to checking your personality type. The book encourages you take an honest and realistic look at your strengths AND weaknesses in deciding what you have to offer an employer and how to 'market' yourself.

I was relieved to find that I was doing some of the recommended things, but picked up some very useful pointers which on reflection just made good sense. These are all too easily missed when you are trying to deal with the situation on your own.

In summary, it is well worth the price for the sound advice, poignant (somtimes amusing) anecdotes and real-life examples.

Highly recommended.

FANTASTIC
It really is too, really fantastic. I first got this book out of the library when updating a friends CV and have since borrowed it so many times that I now know I can't live without it! It's so full of wonderful inspiring and practical advice that even if you just put a little into practice while looking for that new job you are bound to succeed in a greater way than you even expected! Having recently made a career progression myself using the information in this book to help me I can vouch totally for its practicality and simplicity. I'm not going to mention any of it because if you want to know, you should get the book! It's great!

rubbish
Major criticism is the title is misleading. It is no real help in discovering what to do next in a career change path. The rest of it is basic how to find a job text. Waste of money