Synopses & Reviews
“Andrea has constructed a thoughtful, effective series of strategies that will benefit every job hunter who reads this book. I think this kind of depth was always needed on the subject of the job interview, but now more so than ever, in today’s tough economy. This book is a gift. So, buy it. Read it. Use it. Please.”
— From the book’s foreword by Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?
There’s no question that looking for work can be daunting. But what’s most likely holding you back from getting that much-desired job offer isn’t a matter of your skills or experience, but how potential employers see you.
When asked by leading career expert Andrea Kay why they didn’t hire the last ten people they interviewed, employers revealed that it was the behaviors people exhibited before, during, and after interviews—from lack of preparation, to pushiness, to a subtly defensive attitude—that led them to say “No.” Simply put, they concluded: If you act like this now, you’ll act like this on the job.
Based on candid insights from real-life employers, This Is How to Get Your Next Job helps you influence the people in charge of hiring. You’ll learn how to make a positive and genuine impression, demonstrate what type of employee you’ll be, and remove all doubt that you’ll be that elusive “good fit” for the company.
Featuring a list of “15 Things You Should Never Do” and a “Would You Hire You?” test, this book reveals what you may be doing or saying that could be getting in the way of your being hired . . . and gives you the strategies you need to show employers who you really are.
ANDREA KAY is a career consultant and syndicated columnist who has helped tens of thousands of people find new jobs and take charge of their careers. She is the author of six books including Life’s a Bitch and Then You Change Careers, and her syndicated column, “At Work,” appears weekly in more than 80 newspapers and countless websites, including the online edition of USA Today. She’s been interviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Money, Kiplinger Personal Finance, and Redbook, and on radio and TV across the United States.
Review
"[An] insightful job-hunting book….This book should help give job seekers an edge over the competition." -- Publishers Weekly
Review
"Job hunters will want to refer to Kay for solid guidance, particularly concering interviewing. VERDICT: A concise, handy advice guide that can help job seekers everywhere." -- Library Journal
Synopsis
Even in a bad economy, companies have job openings they can’t fill. Considering the millions of people who are out of work or unhappily employed, how can that be?What are job seekers doing to turn off employers? And what is it that employers want but aren’t finding?
Leading career expert and syndicated columnist Andrea Kay asked employers one simple question: why didn’t you hire the last ten people you interviewed? What it came down to, every time, wasn’t a matter of skills or experience, but how applicants seemed based on what they said or did. From lack of preparation, to pushiness, to a subtly defensive attitude, it's the simple behaviors prospective employees exhibit before, during, and after interviews that stand between them and job offers.
Based on candid insights from real-life employers, and featuring a foreword by Richard Nelson Bolles, bestselling author of What Color Is Your Parachute?, this book helps job hunters take control of how they come across to the people in charge of hiring. From “20 Things You Should Never Do” to a “Would You Hire You?” test, This Is How to Get Your Next Job helps readers show hiring managers who they are and why they’re the perfect fit for the job they seek.
About the Author
ANDREA KAY is a career consultant and syndicated columnist who has helped tens of thousands of people find new jobs and take charge of their careers. She is the author of six books including Life’s a Bitch and then You Change Careers, and her syndicated column, “At Work” appears weekly in over 80 newspapers and countless websites, including the online edition of USA Today. She’s been interviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Money, Kiplinger Personal Finance, Redbook, and on radio and TV across the U.S.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword by Richard N. Bolles
Introduction: Why I Had to Write This Book
1 You Are What You Seem
2 Tell and Show
3 15 Things You Should Never Do
4 15 Things You Should Never Talk About or Say
5 10 Things You Should Never Wear
6 15 Things You Should Never Do Once You Get a Job or in Your Career—Ever
Conclusion: How to Make It in This Wild and Crazy Time
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author