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'Harvey Mackay hits the bulls-eye. An important book for important times in our lives. The Shark Man at his very best.' Larry King 'Harvey Mackay knows how important the mental game is. Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door helps you form a good game plan, execute it, and win.' Shaquille O'Neal 'I always read Harvey Mackay's weekly column and this book should be on your must-read list too. This book is full of Mackay's job search "secrets" including how to identify your network of contacts who can make a difference in the outcome of your job search, how to apply marketing and PR techniques to your job search, how to prepare for an interview, and how to successfully manage your time when you're unemployed.' About.com - Alison Doyle 'This collection of job search tips by Mackay follows the style of his previous bestsellers, complete with humorous examples and "quickie" one-page stories that illustrate his main points... The short chapters with descriptive titles make it easy to navigate, and Mackay offers tips - from changing your attitude to geetting hired - both for those currently employed but wishing to position themselves better in their current companies and for those who are out of work. Highly recommended for job seekers and career changers at all experience levels.' Library Journal
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Bestselling business author Harvey Mackay returns with an uplifting, amusing and jam-packed with proven tips book to guide you through the toughest job market in decades. The average person will have at least three career changes and ten different jobs by the age of 38. 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; how to impress at interviews; negotiating the job you want, not the job they offer; taking advantage of the way bosses make hiring decisions; and blending the latest contact tools with old-fashioned face-to-face networking. Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door is the definitive A-Z career resource for the rest of your life.
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MacKay's Prescription for Success for Job Seekers
18 Feb 2010
Format:Hardcover
Best selling author Harvey Mackay in his "Use Your Head..." has decided along with many others to cash in with advice for those in career-transition as a result of the 2008 economic meltdown. MacKay's book will be a good read for those in-transition as he covers all of the basic elements - the personal time out to understand who you are and what your talents are, the resume, the importance of networking, preparation for the interview, the interview, and follow-up.
Mackay also authored "We Got Fired!" which is an excellent book and should be read along with "Use Your Head..." Other books of this genre which I highly recommend for those in-transition are Myer's "Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," Perry's Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0." Those who have read these books and/or others like them will find Mackay's book redundant. Mackay does pepper some job search "secrets" throughout the book which provides some fresh insights, but they are few.
As both a reviewer of "jobs" books and as a team leader for a ministry devoted to helping executives, managers, and professionals get back on their feet, I have read and reviewed numerous books on this subject. Most, including Mackay's, are a good supplement to the search effort.
Mackay also authored "We Got Fired!" which is an excellent book and should be read along with "Use Your Head..." Other books of this genre which I highly recommend for those in-transition are Myer's "Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," Perry's Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0." Those who have read these books and/or others like them will find Mackay's book redundant. Mackay does pepper some job search "secrets" throughout the book which provides some fresh insights, but they are few.
As both a reviewer of "jobs" books and as a team leader for a ministry devoted to helping executives, managers, and professionals get back on their feet, I have read and reviewed numerous books on this subject. Most, including Mackay's, are a good supplement to the search effort.
23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door
26 Feb 2010
Format:Hardcover
This book is so long overdue and fills such as huge need. I have processed thousands of job applications; interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people and hired of course a lot less.
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.
Harvey knocks it out of the park with this book as only he can. Study this book even a little and you will probably be the ONLY applicant your next interviewer even remembers.
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.
Harvey knocks it out of the park with this book as only he can. Study this book even a little and you will probably be the ONLY applicant your next interviewer even remembers.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Lots of great nuggets!
14 April 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are lots of great nuggets throughout the book. I dog-eared pages as I went to remind myself to go back and check websites and other resources that are mentioned in each chapter. It's also a quick, easy read and I found myself laughing out loud at some of Mr. Mackay's stories.
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