The Right Job, Right Now: The Complete Toolkit for Finding Your Perfect Career (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312349264)

The Right Job, Right Now effectively bridges the gap between What do I want to do? and How do I do it? by presenting a complete step-by-step plan for long-term career satisfaction using self-assessment, self-marketing, and a comprehensive job search and career development strategy.

Based on the author's Kaleidoscope Career Model, this book shows you how to take charge of your career and takes you, step-by-step, through the complete job search process including:

Career assessment - what do you have to offer and what do you want in return?
Taking action - searching for a new job, interviewing, and accepting offers.
On-the-job issues - answers to common questions from dealing with a bad boss to performance management
Using her unique and straightforward approach you will learn how to align your skills and abilities with your compensation and benefit needs and company culture preferences to find your career sweet spot - the qualities of a job that will allow you to perform to the best of your abilities and be rewarded accordingly. Your career sweet spot becomes the basis of targeting a job search, writing resumes, taking advantage of technology, interviewing effectively, and landing the perfect job.

Susan D. Strayer, SPHR, is a human resources professional, career development expert and freelance writer. As the founder of University and Career Decisions Susan works with individuals, companies and universities in career management and development; human resources and recruiting strategy and employment brand. Visit her website at www.susanstrayer.com.

Author: Susan Strayer
ISBN-10: 0312349262
ISBN-13: 9780312349264
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 12/26/2006
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d