For job searchers at any stage of their careers, here are the guidelines, secrets, and savvy suggestions that lead to success. Hundreds of ingenious ideas and techniques have been updated to include the use of new technology, new resource listings, new tips on resume writing, and more.

"This compelling book will help you to identify what you're really good at and discover how to market and sell yourself using the power of your personal brand"--Back cover.

BEFORE YOU SAY "I QUIT!"Before You Say "I QUIT!" is an essential tool for anyone who frustrated with his or her job situation and has at least considered the idea of resigning. This book provides an organized approach to deciding when -and if- quitting is the best choice and how to implement the decision. It takes you through a step-by-step evaluative process that includes quizzes and worksheets to help you make the correct choices at critical junctures in your work life. Holloway and Bishop offer a complete blend of solid career advice and sound psychological counseling to help you determine the source of your job dissatisfaction, develop new job options, devise a career/life plan, make the most of your final days at a job, handle exit interviews, and answer potential new employer's questions as to why you left your position."An indispensable guide for anyone considering quitting his/her job. I highly recommend it!"Linda Tell, Ph.D. Vocational Evaluator"One of the best books to read BEFORE you quit tour job."Michelle Newton, B.A., Job DeveloperAbout The Authors: Diane Holloway, Ph.D., is a certified career counselor who has been in private practice as a management consultant and psychotherapist in Dallas for many years.Nancy Bishop is the author of How to Get a Job in Dallas/Fort Worth. She is also senior editor for the Southeastern bureau of Adweek magazine.

The Proven Program Used by 600,000 Job Hunters! You put hours and hours of hard work into your job search and the companies you've contacted never call. It's a story all too common in the fast-paced, highly competitive world of job hunting. Nothing is more discouraging than sending one resumé after another into the job-hunting void. Eventually, you expect silence from the other end. The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search was written so this never happens to you again. These techniques, developed by author Orville Pierson, have been used successfully for ten years by Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), the world's premier career services company. Here, Pierson provides you with the job-search techniques that up to now have been limited to the LHH consultants he trains. Orville Pierson has helped thousands of job hunters during his career, taking note of the characteristics that have led to success as well as failure. In The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search, he supplies key information on how professional job search consultants structure the job search project so you can apply the same winning strategies to your own search. You'll also be privy to inside information on how decision makers operate, enabling you to get the inside track on job openings before they are announced. This insider's guide covers every phase of the job search, leading you step by step through the process of creating a clear-cut plan-essential to every job search. Using the Pierson Method, you'll learn how to Develop a Target List (the key ingredient to every job search) Measure your progress Create a “core message” about yourself that decision makers won't forget Present yourself in the best possible light to prospective employers Using these strategies, Orville Pierson and LHH have helped 600,000 people land great new jobs. Employ the Pierson Method in your hunt for employment and you'll soon be doing what you love in the company that's right for you.

PEOPLE WILL NOT READ YOUR RESUME. On average, people spend six seconds reviewing your resume. Six seconds! That

"The new edition of this companion workbook to What Color Is Your Parachute? helps job-hunters create a picture of their ideal job or next career"--Provided by publisher.

A job-search manual that gives career seekers a systematic, tech-savvy formula to efficiently and effectively target potential employers and secure the essential first interview. The 2-Hour Job Search shows job-seekers how to work smarter (and faster) to secure first interviews. Through a prescriptive approach, Dalton explains how to wade through the Internet’s sea of information and create a job-search system that relies on mainstream technology such as Excel, Google, LinkedIn, and alumni databases to create a list of target employers, contact them, and then secure an interview—with only two hours of effort. Avoiding vague tips like “leverage your contacts,” Dalton tells job-hunters exactly what to do and how to do it. This empowering book focuses on the critical middle phase of the job search and helps readers bring organization to what is all too often an ineffectual and frustrating process.