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Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You |  | Author: Harvey Mackay
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 1591843219
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
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Publication Date: February 18, 2010
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller
"You can have the finest moves in the talent contest, you can boast a trophy speed-dial list on your iPhone, you can possess the single-mindedness of Paul Revere and be as self-assured as Muhammad Ali . . . and you still won't nail the job unless you know how to mold and merchandise your personal pitch. If this is true when times are booming-and it is-you can only imagine how true it is in times like these."
Harvey Mackay, Fortune magazine's "Mr. Make- Things-Happen," has written five New York Times bestsellers, including one of the most popular business books of all time-Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive. Now he returns with the ultimate book on how to get, and keep, a job you truly love whether you're twenty-one, fifty-one, or seventy-one.
The average person will have at least three career changes and ten different jobs by age thirty-eight. In this era of downsizing and outsourcing, you can never be sure your job will still exist in five years- or five weeks. So you'd better think of your career as a perpetual job search. That demands a passion for lifetime learning and the skills for relentless and effective networking.
Mackay shows you how to be at your best when things are at their worst. His hard-hitting topics include:
- beating rejection before it beats you
- warning signals that you might be losing your job
- acing interviews
- negotiating the job you want not the job they offer
- taking advantage of the way bosses make hiring decisions
- blending the latest contact tools with old-fashioned face-to-face networking
Uplifting, amusing, and jam-packed with proven tips, Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door will guide you through the toughest job market in decades. It's also the definitive A-to-Z career resource for the rest of your life.
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 Round Two (or Three) September 2, 2010
Laura Gilbert (MN)
The good thing about Harvey Mackay is that his books keep up with the times. This one is no exception. I particularly liked his comments on electronic resume screening, effective networking ("Job hunting is a contact sport") and social media. This book includes a "Quickie" for most chapters. Some are personal stories, others are exercises or just really good information. I love the Quickie titled "Ageless Alumni". Graduation not only marks the completion of a program but the beginning of a relationship that grows in number with each graduating class. Thanks Harvey!
Marketing your Skills not your Career August 25, 2010
Joseph J. Cylkowski (Michigan)
I finally finished this book. I enjoyed Mackay's style. Short chapters concentrating on a subject. This is the first book of his I have read. He provides a lot of guiding points. He provides many real life examples. I found that I had heard some of these ideas before but Mackay teaches you in detail how to use the secrets. One of the main secrets I learned is that a resume is a marketing tool. Flushing your resume out into the internet and thinking you have properly marketed your skills is only fooling yourself. I hope to use information in this book to get my foot in the door.
 MacKay does it again! August 24, 2010
Barbara With (Corpus Christi, TX, US)
This book is absolutely the best compilation of information on how to get the job you are looking for. From his interview prep check list (including everything from what to wear to checking the weather and traffic before heading out to the interview) to the "MacKay 22" a list of things one should do after the interview, I found so much valuable information that no stone was left unturned. Mackay's infectious sense of humor is ever present, making the search for a job upbeat, even in this down climate. He inspires us to dig deep and go the extra mile to achieve what we seek: a job! Thanks Harvey for another wonderful read!
Get Your Eyes in this Book August 18, 2010
Colin T. Nelson
One of the best things about Harvey Mackay's books is how accessible they are for you. He distills important information into one-page, easily remembered advice. It ranges from deep internal drives--the value of self-confidence and determination--to the practical--shine your shoes and turn off your Blackberry during the job interview--all of it valuable.
Although he has emphasized the importance of networking in previous books, it's particularly helpful in this book. For a job seeker, it's essential to understand and use this tool. Mr. Mackay shows, step by step, how you create and expand your network to open doors. This is the best of the book. You'll benefit from following Mr. Mackay's steps religiously.
My only criticism is that much of his advice seems obvious, except perhaps for a
job seeker, it's valuable to read this advice over again in order to recall and practice it. It's also too long; it covered topics that wouldn't be of concern to a job seeker, like the chapter on how to get a raise, for instance.
A Must Read! June 24, 2010
ROAD WARRIOR (PARK CITY, UTAH, US)
Harvey and this book are two of the best friends you will ever have! I will use the interview question "Well, what did you do today?" I can only imagine how the answer to this question will separate A players from the crowd. Whether you are looking for employment or asking for a raise you will be taking Harvey's advice right to the bank.
My favorite Mackay's Moral: A smart cookie converts "No" into "Know".
Do yourself and your family a favor and be prepared to land the job of your dreams.
You did it again! Highly recommended!
Kevin Hall
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