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Next job, best job : a headhunter's 11 strategies to get hired now / Rob Barnett.

Barnett, Rob, (author.).

Summary:

The global pandemic has decimated the job market and permanently transformed the future of the workplace. Seemingly overnight, some 40 million Americans became unemployed - at levels not seen since the Great Depression - and are now left wondering how to find their next job in a world where every job is at a premium. But headhunter Rob Barnett gives readers a leg up by providing an 11-point game plan to not only get them hired but help them find work they love and navigate the post-pandemic workforce.

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  • ISBN: 9780806541488 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: vii, 262 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2021.

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  • Baker & Taylor
    With humor, compassion, and tough love, a headhunter, two-time entrepreneur and senior executive covers everything from the essentials of a modern job search to ageism, ghosting, navigating LinkedIn and Zoom, and mastering social media.
  • Baker & Taylor
    "This decade opened with a global health crisis, mass unemployment, political disruptions, federal budget deficits, and unprecedented economic uncertainty, with even the most optimistic predictions anticipating delayed economic recovery and uncertainty into the 2030s. The Covid-19 pandemic has both decimated the job market and permanently changed the future of the workplace, with tens of millions of qualified, competent, and loyal employees fired, furloughed, job eliminated, or restructured. Getting a new job is more competitive than ever. Headhunter Rob Barnett has the answer. Next Job, Best Job goes beyond the tired, old job search methods and provides a blueprint to easily rewriting your entire work history and building a resume and LinkedIn profile that will sell you better than ever. Barnett shares the secrets of how to master the perfect, 30-minute job interview, and imparts priceless advice on how to negotiate the best offer and close like a pro. With a mix of straight talk, much-needed humor, andcompassion, Next Job, Best Job offers concrete steps that job seekers can take to best position themselves in a transformed marketplace. With a steady dose of love and practical wisdom, Rob Barnett will inspire readers to stop whining, start winning, andfind the job of their dreams"--
  • Random House, Inc.
    "This generous and useful book strips away the shame and fear from a job search and can help you get past the resume and see a better way forward." —Seth Godin, bestselling author of This is Marketing
     
    If you’re struggling to find work in an uncertain job market, Next Job, Best Job by headhunter Rob Barnett delivers game changing strategies to get you hired now. For readers at any phase of a career, Barnett saves you months of wasted time surfing random job postings and uploading resumes into oblivion. His new process gives you the end-to-end tools to find the work you want.

    Rob Barnett is an innovator, a two-time entrepreneur, and a senior executive with five decades inside legendary media companies. As an advisor to thousands of job seekers and company heads, he is uniquely positioned to disrupt the job search industry. His inclusive platform is a life-saving escape hatch during the darkest hours of unemployment and an expert guide to the work you deserve.
     
    With humor, compassion, and a healthy dose of tough love, Barnett covers everything from the essentials of a modern job search to ageism, ghosting, navigating LinkedIn and Zoom, and mastering the voodoo of social media.
     
    Pivot from worrying to winning with inspired steps to:

       • Score perfect job interviews
       • Negotiate like a pro and get to “yes”
       • Rebrand yourself with a unique resume, digital profile, and killer cover letter
       • Ignite focus and restore motivation
       • Identify the best career path
       • Define the right job title
       • Get immediate replies and callbacks
       • Master networking
       • Banish self-defeating thoughts
       • Embrace success
       • Pay it forward 

    New strategies replace ancient job search rules that lead nowhere. Rise above every other candidate with an empowering, easy method that finally works.
  • Random House, Inc.
    "This generous and useful book strips away the shame and fear from a job search and can help you get past the resume and see a better way forward." —Seth Godin, bestselling author of This is Marketing
     
    If you’re struggling to find work in an uncertain job market, Next Job, Best Job by headhunter Rob Barnett delivers game changing strategies to get you hired now. For readers at any phase of a career, Barnett saves you months of wasted time surfing random job postings and uploading resumes into oblivion. His new process gives you the end-to-end tools to find the work you want.

    Rob Barnett is an innovator, a two-time entrepreneur, and a senior executive with five decades inside legendary media companies. As an advisor to thousands of job seekers and company heads, he is uniquely positioned to disrupt the job search industry. His inclusive platform is a life-saving escape hatch during the darkest hours of unemployment and an expert guide to the work you deserve.
     
    With humor, compassion, and a healthy dose of tough love, Barnett covers everything from the essentials of a modern job search to ageism, ghosting, navigating LinkedIn and Zoom, and mastering the voodoo of social media.
     
    Pivot from worrying to winning with inspired steps to:
  • Score perfect job interviews
  • Negotiate like a pro and get to “yes”
  • Rebrand yourself with a unique resume, digital profile, and killer cover letter
  • Ignite focus and restore motivation
  • Identify the best career path
  • Define the right job title
  • Get immediate replies and callbacks
  • Master networking
  • Banish self-defeating thoughts
  • Embrace success
  • Pay it forward
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    New strategies replace ancient job search rules that lead nowhere. Rise above every other candidate with an empowering, easy method that finally works.
     
    “Rob Barnett reimagines today’s career search and offers a proven process to land the right job (or client) fast.” —Small Business Trends

     
    “(Barnett) leads the reader through a birth-to-earth version of job search, starting with being fired or laid off and culminating in his advice for negotiating the next offer. He peppers the steps along the way with anecdotes from his own experience and the kind of advice meant to help you keep the job once you land it.” —St. Paul Pioneer Press
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