It's Your Career--Take Control! by Catherine B. Beck

Product Description

In this practical guide to managing your career and landing your next job, Beck provides a complete job search workshop in a book.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #895813 in Books
Published on: 2004-10-25
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
256 pages
Editorial Reviews

Midwest Book Review, November 2004
Up-to-date on the latest trends. Presents need-to-know tips, tricks, guidelines in manner best suited to immediately absorb.

Army Times, January 10, 2005
If you are about to launch a job search, or if you've already started, give this book a try.

Soundview Executive Book Summaries, January 2005
Beck's down-to-earth style and comprehensive advice present useful strategies to make this often difficult process less daunting and more accessible.
Customer Reviews

Basic but up-to-date manual for career change
If you've been downsized or fired, have recently graduated from college or graduate school, or are simply unhappy with your career choices, this book lays out a systematic process for finding a new job - one that you will enjoy and that will fit your abilities. Catherine B. Beck recommends starting with a couple of exercises in self-knowledge. First, create a "product profile" of yourself, to help you understand the skills you'll bring to your next position, and then write your ideal job description. She provides detailed advice on setting up a home job-search office, writing a professional-looking resume, surviving the job interview and negotiating a job offer. We recommend this guide to new graduates, employees who want a change and career coaches looking for useful advice to give their clients.

Absolutely a "Must Have" Career Guide
This is an extremely well written, practical guide for managing one's career. It is easy to follow and presents logically. The examples are outstanding in that they illustrate tasks as well as span numerous professions. It takes the reader through every consideration that should be part of the job search--a "must have" for job seekers who want to learn how to pursue, evaluate, and achieve their best career move.

An Excellent Guide!
When my husband was considering a job change he found the information in this book to be invaluable in helping him update his resume. The resume guidelines were very helpful in making sure that his resume had a professional appearance and that all the pertinent information was included. The sample resumes and cover letters were a great help as well. This is a comprehensive, easy-to-read guide, and I highly recommend it.