Job seekers and students looking for a career will find the inside scoop on networking, interviewing, negotiating job offers, succeeding on the job, and much more to have a big advantage in getting a job quickly. Intelligent strategies help readers avoid common job search pitfalls, power up their resumes, use search firms to their advantage, and orchestrate a targeted direct-mail campaign.
The Ultimate Job Search is filled with tools to guide job seekers through the job search process. Helpful self-assessment exercises allow students to define a job objective. Resume writing tips and formats allow job seekers to create magnetic correspondence. Readers gain information on how to shine during the interview, receive valuable advice for negotiating a top salary, and learn the eight steps to guaranteed success on the job.
Chapter 1: The Ultimate Job Search: Things to Know Before You Start
Chapter 2: The Ultimate Job: Will You Know It When You See It?
Chapter 3: Resume Power: Getting the Most from Your Resume
Chapter 4: The Internet Resume: Converting Your Resume to a Plain-Text Version
Chapter 5: Internet Job Search: Boom or Bust?
Chapter 6: Using Search Firms and Employment Agencies to Generate Job Opportunities
Chapter 7: Getting the Most from Newspaper/Journal Advertising
Chapter 8: The Incredible Power of Networking
Chapter 9: Making Networking Work: How to Make Networking Calls
Chapter 10: Conducting a Targeted Direct-Mail Campaign
Chapter 11: Interview Preparation: Great Ways to Stack the Deck in Your Favor
Chapter 12: The Interview Day: Turning an Interview into an Offer
Chapter 13: Interview Questions: Practicing Your Interview Skills
Chapter 14: Making the “Right” Employment Decision
Chapter 15: Negotiating the Job Offer: Strategies for Getting What You Want
Chapter 16: A Formula for Success in Your New Job
Richard H. Beatty is an internationally known consultant with considerable hands-on experience in human resources and staffing. His 14 career books—including The Interview Kit, The Perfect Cover Letter, The Resume Kit, The Five-Minute Interview, 175 High-Impact Resumes, and 175 High-Impact Cover Letters—have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. He is the founder and Chairman of Brandywine Consulting Group, Inc., which has provided training and support to thousands of individuals, at all organizational levels, who have undergone career transition as a result of corporate downsizing. His clients have included such well-known companies as Procter & Gamble, E.I. DuPont, Scott Paper Company, Caterpillar Corporation, General Electric, Armstrong World Industries, and numerous others.
Beatty’s earlier background includes experience in the executive search field, where he served as Vice President of MSL International, an executive search firm with offices throughout the world. Here he represented corporate clients in the identification, evaluation, and recruitment of key managers and executives for assignments in a wide range of occupations and industries.
Before his executive search career, Beatty was employed as a human resources executive with the Scott Paper Company, a Fortune 100 company, where he worked as Corporate Staff Human Resources Manager and Manager of Technical Employment. In this capacity, he was responsible for all technical hiring for the corporate staff of four operating divisions and 13 manufacturing facilities.
For interview requests or questions about Beatty, contact Selena Dehne at sdehne@jist.com or (651) 215-7548.
“This is Beatty's masterpiece—a breakthrough work that leaves tired job search advice in the dust and speeds you along contemporary orbits to the kind of career success you deserve. I love this book!”
—Joyce Lain Kennedy, Syndicated Careers Columnist
“The Ultimate Job Search is a strategic guide presenting contemporary methods and resources for individuals in job search and those looking to enrich their careers.”
—Karen Livingston, vice president, consultant, Lee Hecht Harrison
“A thorough, hands-on and practical guide that does not lecture you, but engages you in your search....This book incorporates thought-provoking exercises that help you get real with who you are and what you want from your next job opportunity....A must resource for the person who has been out of the job search market for some time and who is ready to 'work' to find their ideal job.”
—Melanie A. Penna, vice president of human resources, Comcast Cable Comm., LLC, Philadelphia, PA
“The Ultimate Job Search is a must-have tool for any person seeking employment! The book gives the job seeker all the modern tools necessary to find the right job in today's market, including how to effectively use the Internet. Anyone going into the job hunt mode should start their search with this book!”
—Ted Daywalt, president, VetJobs.com
“A great, all-in-one resource for the serious job seeker. Following the book's logical and well-reasoned advice will shorten the average job seeker's time to hire dramatically.”
—Matt Lyons, group director, recruiting, Kennedy Information, Inc.
“The Ultimate Job Search book is filled with a wealth of critical and cutting-edge job search information for those who are seeking employment in today's competitive job market....This book is awesome for all academic career counseling, workforce development, currently employed professionals and job placement agencies as a much needed tool to help job seekers understand today's dynamic job search strategies....I would use The Ultimate Job Search as a necessary one-stop shop book to answer any job search strategies and necessary techniques to land the right job.”
—Ellen Skogsberg, M.S., career assistant, Radford University, Center for Experiential Learning & Career Development
“Experience alone qualifies Beatty to write the 'ultimate' job search book, but it is his obsession with details, measurement and research that makes The Ultimate Job Search a nonpareil. It's literally a handbook—to have at hand—to refer to, to count on, through every step of the job search. I'm giving copies to my sons.”
—Nick Burkholder, president, OnPerformance, founder and trustee, Staffing.org
“The Ultimate Job Search by Richard H. Beatty covers the job search process in depth and offers invaluable information and 'insider's tips' on how to get the most out of each aspect of the job search journey. The inclusion of interactive exercises offers the reader the opportunity to explore career goals, map out the most effective strategies for a job search, create a successful resume and build a solid job search network. Mr. Beatty not only takes the job seeker through the interview process (and provides strategies for developing strong responses to difficult interview questions) but also offers valuable information for negotiating salary, evaluating perks and reaching an informed decision on accepting an offer of employment. Mr. Beatty then takes the job search process one step further and concludes with a chapter that helps the job seeker transition to 'new employee' and to not only navigate the first days on the job successfully but to also lay a solid foundation for a successful career. The Ultimate Job Search is truly a comprehensive guide for the serious and sophisticated job seeker.”
—Jacquelyn A. Manis, coordinator, Employment Services, Belmont, NY
