- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 5 edition (1 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0077121805
- ISBN-13: 978-0077121808
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 215,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Looking for a change of job or has change been forced on you? John Lees has a great morale booster.
--BA Business Life Magazine, January 1, 2010
--BA Business Life Magazine, January 1, 2010
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‘An excellent book, challenging, thought provoking, enthusiastic.’
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50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic book that changed my life.,
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This review is from: How to Get a Job You'll Love, 2007/2008 Edition: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Your Talents and Finding Your Ideal Career (Paperback)
At the time of reading `How to get the Job you'll love', although I had a 2:1 degree in Psychology from a good University, I was working as a shop assistant, wondering what do with my life. I had been to see a number of careers advisers in the past, all of whom were not particularly helpful. I then came across this book and it changed my life forever.
It was so practical and easy to use and it felt as if the author knew all the dilemmas I had been facing and answered all of them. I used his tips on how to discover my interests, and gained lots of confidence in how tackle my search for my ideal job. I have recently set up my own business, again using John's helpful tips and advice. I have recommended friends and family members, from all ages and different stages in their careers, and at all levels from students to senior executives, to read these wonderful books. All of those people without exception have seen changes in the careers they did not think possible.
45 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good information. Just one quibble.,
By AJOM "AJOM" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Get a Job You'll Love, 2007/2008 Edition: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Your Talents and Finding Your Ideal Career (Paperback)
Have you ever tried to read a book but found that every time you reach the end of a page you can't recall a word of it? This usually happens because (a) you're not concentrating properly, (b) the book is not written well, or (c) the language is unfamiliar or written in such a way that you can't relate to what it is saying.There are a lot of positive reviews of John Lees' book. Let me begin by saying that I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments of most of them. The book is indeed packed with great information useful to almost anyone trying to work their way through a career dilemma. However, I found that the prose often falls into category (b) and occasionally (c). For some people stylistic woes such as this aren't a problem but if you're anything like me you may want to take note before purchasing. I like to get my money's worth after purchasing a book. I read from cover to cover initially before returning to dip in and out. If you're the same you may be in for a frustrating time. Sure enough a lot of chapters are fine, especially some of the later ones which address certain issues directly and can be read independently. However, other chapters, especially some of the earlier ones which deal with more general matters, can be terribly frustrating. While the style is accessible, often the choice of words, the sentence structures, the way one sentence or paragraph doesn't quite flow into the next, the way an analogy doesn't quite fit and the way an exercise is recommended but not properly explained can be headache-inducing. I found I couldn't simply read each chapter through and then come back later as is my habit. Instead, I had to keep stopping all the time just to try and square in my mind what he was driving at, how his anology applied or how what he was saying related to me at all. In summary: the book is packed with useful information, but because of problems with the prose I feel I can only give it three stars. I found it very difficult to follow in places and I found myself constantly having to stop to re-read paragraphs and pages over and over. I think Mr Lees would do well to consider rewriting some chapters for the next edition.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really good book - you need a decent dollop of self awareness though,
By Wolfgang (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Get a Job You'll Love, 2007/2008 Edition: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Your Talents and Finding Your Ideal Career (Paperback)
Good book. Requires a decent amount of 'soul searching'. Good book though, and talks you through all the elements you need to consider. Found it useful when used in conjunction with a completely different style of book (very much more practical) "How to Handle Your Recruitment Consultant". Basically meaning that once I had worked my through John Lees' book I was able to get Recruitment Consultants to do what I needed them to do. The two together worked really well.
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