Product Description

It's a recession, people are losing their jobs and Denise wants to help you get a new one. This book is a comprehensive guide to help you get ahead of the rest in your job search.

This book was written following Denise Taylor's work as the career coach on ITV's Tonight Programme: How Safe is Your Job?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110634 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-09
• Binding: Paperback
• 380 pages

Review
"This book provides the weary job seeker with the renewed vigour required to bag that dream job. Denise Taylor provides a step-by-step guide ensuring no stone is left unturned during the job hunt. I would recommend it to anyone who is searching for work during these tough economic conditions." -- Lucie Mitchell, Editor, HRZone.co.uk

Review
As a very experienced careers counsellor, Denise provides inspiration and structured practical advice for anyone seeking their next career move. An expert in her field, she not only provides the exercises for people to be able to assess who they are and what they can offer, but she also covers key practicalities of effective job search. These range from CV and interview technique, to effectively using contacts which is how most new jobs are found. Her tips on the importance of studying and understanding the job market and selecting the right sectors and organisations to target is particularly useful, especially in recessionary times. This is a great up to date book for job seekers at all levels, and also for those advising them.

Review
What Denise Taylor proposes is based on practical experience and her advice works just like she promises it will. Anyone can follow her advice and, by following it, can optimise their career potential going forward. At Career Consultants, we continually refer to Denise Taylor's guidance to ensure we are providing our clients with the best and most comprehensive career advice available.

Customer Reviews

The new 'bible' for job hunters
Denise's informative, friendly and easy to read style means this book isn't heavy going but manages to cram in more information, hints and tips than you thought possible in a book of this size.

It is clear from the start, Denise is speaking from years of experience and shares this with the reader. From reading this book, I understood more about the job hunting/recruitment process and what I needed to do to be ahead of the game than I ever got from speaking to friends, family and reading articles on the web.

This book is an investment in your future. However, buying the book will not get you a new job, it isn't magic! Denise makes it clear that job hunting takes effort and although the requirements on you are clear as you read the book, she can't do the work for you!

Having read the book as soon as it arrived in the post, it is now a key reference book which I can 'dip into and out of' as I work my way thorough the different recruitment stages. I am sure I will be referring to this 'manual' for many years to come.

A comprehensive and practical bible to getting a job
Denise has produced this timely work book that hits the nail on the head in terms of a mix of practical advice and exercises.

As an occupational psychologist specialising in careers, she has the qualifications and experience to be able to offer excellent advice and guidance. She provides us with a practical 28 day programme which is relevant whether you are looking to enter the job market for the first time, changing careers or have been made redundant. Not only does she address the emotional side of job hunting but also the practical areas such as writing CVs, finding jobs and attending interviews. She provides innovative suggestions for ways for finding jobs and does not simply abandon us when the job is secured but holds our hands in providing suggestions as to handle the first 90 days of the job.

I would (and have) recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a new role or values their working life.

Diana Dawson - Career Counsellor and Coach. Working Career. Edinburgh

Tony Charles, Career Coach & Writer (Wales)
An excellent book which is right up to date with the needs of people going through redundancy and career change in these times of recession. With the job market currently getting more competitive, Denise gives us the advice and practical exercises that will accelerate successful career planning and effective job search - not just covering the popular topics of good CVs and interview technique, but the other essentials such as networking and understanding the job market, often not adequately covered in other career books. Essential reading for those seeking their next new role, and an important addition to my own careers library as a careers coach.