The Art of Service's Prescription for Success for Job Seekers This is quite simply the best job seeking book you will ever read. Highly readable, highly practical, and highly usable. Anyone who is looking for a job must get this book.
The Intermediate level of the Professional Development pathway, including your eLearning programs and this book, have been divided into two sections: It covers the following very practical chapters and is filled with all the kinds of details that you immediately agree with once you read about them:
- The essential elements to develop yourself e.g. Decision Making and Assertiveness, Time Management, Dealing with Change and Conflict resolution.
- Essential employability factors e.g. Health and Safety, Information Security and Risk Management.
The Art of Service's book is a good read for those in-transition as it covers all of the in-demand elements - the personal time out to understand who you are and what your talents are to how to successfully interact in the workplace.
This book is so long overdue and fills such a huge need. When you have processed thousands of job applications; interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people and hired of course a lot less, you'll find that the degree of differentiation candidates create for themselves is pathetic. All the resumes look the same and most candidates show about as much creativity and personality as a mud puddle.
This book knocks it out of the park as only The Art of Service can. Study this book even a little and you will probably be the ONLY applicant your next interviewer even remembers.
This book and online course provides the keys to help you get noticed hunting for your next job.
The book is filled with useful advice that any business professional can apply as well, even if you are currently employed. You will take the tips provided in the book to review resumes and candidates when hiring..... In the competitive job market of the world today, those seeking employment WILL benefit from the titbits and advice provided in every chapter. You will be continually amazed at this book's ability to point out the small details that will make one stand out from the crowd and make a huge difference for jobs seekers.
In this time of high unemployment this is a very timely book. There are a multitude of people that are out of work looking for jobs and this book will provide them the extra edge that they need to land the job of their dreams in the midst of record unemployment. Even in tough times there are jobs being filled every day....If you study, underline, highlight this advice you will land that job.
The real meat of this book is just what it says on the cover: Developing and Improving your value! It really makes you think and gives you a whole new perspective on the subject. Great book!
