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Get the Right Job Right Now: Proven Tools, Tips and Techniques From Canada's Career Coach

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About this Book

Trade Paperback

256 Pages, 5.81 x 8.88 x 0.69 in

May 31, 2007

Harpercollins Canada, Limited


0006386628
9780006386629

From the Publisher

Can I get a job through the Internet or want ads? What kind of resumé works best? What is “job shadowing” and how do I do it? How do I “close” an interview? Looking for a job is a job in itself, but it can be an enlightening and successful process if you have the right tools. Get the Right Job, Right Now! delivers everything the job hunter needs: comprehensive, proven and up-to-date information; invaluable insiders’ advice from a successful career coach; and practical and inspiring tips from real-life Canadian job seekers, successful professionals and entrepreneurs.

Written by Alan Kearns, known as “Canada’s Career Coach” and founder of CareerJoy, a renowned career coaching company, Get the Right Job, Right Now! is the guide for all those hoping find a métier with meaning, whether changing jobs or just starting out. Based on modules provided to his clients, Kearns will help you, the job seeker, find out how to:

• decide on your dream job

• craft a resumé that gets read

• create your brand and evolve your career (with advice from Leonard Lee, founder of Lee Valley Tools)

• work with coaches, recruiters and HR departments

• distinguish between screening and selection interviews

• discuss your salary

• manage success (with tips from Paul Henderson)

• land well in the first 90 days of your new job (with advice from Sean Pronger)

About the Author

ALAN KEARNS is head coach and founder of CareerJoy, a career coaching company with clients across Canada and the US. He has over 15 years' experience in helping people make employment transitions and has designed several successful programs to manage the process. He is a career expert for the National Post, Reader's Digest, working.com and Charity Village, and is a regular guest on CBC Radio's Ontario Today. A founding member of the International Association of Coaches (IAC), in 2000 he was voted one of the Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40 by Ottawa Business Journal. Alan Kearns lives in Ottawa. Visit his website at www.careerjoy.com.

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  • Tadaa!

    Tadaa!

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    Priceless! 5

    2 years ago

    "Bingo!" was indeed what I said out loud after I read the book. "Double Bingo!" after I applied a few of the techniques it offers. “Tadaa!” was what came out when I first picked up the book and flipped over the pages. The sections on thank you letter, resume and cover letter writing is outstanding. Like many regular Jane Doe's out there, I have an imprecise idea of what I am good at. I know some adjectives to describe my skills and qualifications. However, I was nowhere near the… read more

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    Get the Coach! 5

    2 years ago

    Coaching is all the rage today in a variety of fields. Alan Kearns leads the way and in "Get the Right Job Right Now!" he demonstrates why he is a leader in career coaching. This book contains essential guidance for knowing who you are, what you want out of work and life and how to get there. The investment in the book is truely doubled in the first three chapters. After that, its up to you. Getting the right job isn't always easy. My own experience was enhanced by engaging Alan Kearns… read more

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