Synopses & Reviews
Successful job seekers have two major skills their competitors don't: the psychological endurance to approach job opportunities fearlessly, and the ability to adapt to a variety of situations to position themselves as each interviewer's dream candidate. Fearless Job Hunting offers these powerful psychological techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and reveals the strategies decision makers in top corporations use to find and hire exceptional employees.
This book shows you how to: - Silence unproductive anxieties and self-limiting beliefs
- Develop the motivation and stamina to stay positive while job seeking
- Pressure-proof yourself by building confidence and cool-headedness
- Get the edge in interviews by honing your communication skills
This book has received the prestigious accolade of being included in The Albert Ellis Tribute Book Series—created to honor the life and work of Albert Ellis, the founder of rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT). REBT is one of the most widely-practiced therapies throughout the world and is the foundation for cognitive-behavioral therapy and other evidence-based approaches. These books provide proven-effective treatments and tools to improve psychological well-being, while also supporting advancements in psychotherapy for the betterment of humanity.
Review
“If having a systematic game plan for obtaining a job appeals to you, you will love Fearless Job Hunting. The authors provide very practical information for every step of the job-hunting process. Most importantly, with the power of cognitive behavioral therapy, Fearless Job Hunting will teach you how to think rationally so that you can get out of your own way to get the job of your dreams.”
—Aldo R. Pucci, Psy.D., president of the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
Synopsis
Searching for a job is difficult mostly because it is so psychologically daunting. It is nearly impossible to motivate oneself to complete applications and submit resumes without feeling hopeful, but this same hope all too easily backfires into feelings of disappointment and rejection. Worsening the problem, many people searching for jobs who have been recently laid off are affected by feelings of vulnerability, hopelessness, and low self-esteem.
Fearless Job Hunting is a psychologically sophisticated guide that applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to help readers searching for jobs silence negative self-talk and focus on taking action. Readers learn how to create a productive and positive work environment for effective job searching, put an end to self-limiting beliefs and other self-imposed barriers, and make the most of networking opportunities. Readers also discover communication skills and psychological techniques drawn from CBT that can help them not only get the interview, but ace it. The book includes information from decision-makers who work in government, Fortune 500 companies, local grocery chains, entrepreneurial operations, and more on what helps and hurts job candidates. Also included is advice for negotiating contracts once a job is offered and translating CBT skills to the workplace.
Synopsis
In Fearless Job Hunting, leading psychologists and business consultants show readers how to meet the challenge of finding the right job and overcome the anxiety inherent to the job hunting process using psychological strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
About the Author
William J. Knaus, EdD, is a licensed psychologist with more than forty years of clinical experience in working with people suffering from anxiety and depression. He has appeared on numerous regional and national television shows including Today, and more than one hundred radio shows. His ideas have appeared in national magazines such as U.S. News and World Report and Good Housekeeping, and major newspapers such as the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. He is one of the original directors of training in rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Knaus is author of twenty books, including The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety, The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression, and The Procrastination Workbook.
�Sam Klarreich, PhD, is president of The Berkeley Centre for Effectiveness in Toronto, Canada. He is author of Pressure Proofing and five other books.Russell Grieger, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice and president of Russell Grieger and Associates, an organizational consulting company. An adjunct professor at the University of Virginia, Grieger has authored six books and over seventy-five professional papers and chapters.Nancy Knaus, MBA, PhD, is director of psychological services at Monson Developmental Center. She has more than thirty years of experience working with people with intellectual disabilities and implementing rational emotive education. Responsible for hiring psychology staff, she employs sophisticated assessment center technologies.Foreword writer George S. Elias, EdD, has been actively involved in career guidance as an educator, counselor, and consultant to the Departments of Labor, Defense, Education, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Council on Disability.
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