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‘An authoritative British voice in careers coaching.’ --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good information. Just one quibble., 31 Jul 2008

By	A. O'Malley "AJOM" (London, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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 are unable to remember a word of what you have just read? When this happens the problem is usually either: (a) that you are not concentrating properly and allowing your mind to wander, (b) that the book is not written well, or (c) that the book does not somehow speak to you, e.g., it may use unfamiliar language or may be written in such a way that you cannot relate to what it is saying.

There are a lot of positive reviews of John Lees' book here at Amazon and elsewhere. Let me begin by saying that I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments of most of them. This book is indeed packed with great information useful to almost anyone trying to work their way through a career dilemma. But I do have a quibble, and it is rather a big quibble unfortunately: the prose often falls into category (b) and occasionally (c). For some people this sort of thing is not a problem - if this is you, then you can stop reading now. But for those of you who are anything like me, you may want to take note before purchasing.

I like to get my money's worth when purchasing a book. I read from cover to cover rather than dipping in and out of this or that chapter. If you are the same, you may be in for a frustrating time. Sure enough, a lot of chapters in this book are fine, especially some of the later ones which address certain issues directly and can be read independently. But some chapters, especially some of the earlier ones which deal with more general matters, I found terribly frustrating.

The style is accessible, yes, but sometimes 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 etc. all go to making this book a frustrating read. I found I couldn't just read each chapter through and then go back, as is my habit, I had to keep stopping all the time just to try and square in my mind what he was driving at or how his anology applied. At other times I struggled to see how what he was saying related to me at all.

In summary: the book is indeed packed with useful information, but because of problems with the prose, I feel I can only give it three stars. I found it was too difficult to follow at times, I was constantly stopping to re-read paragraphs and pages over and over. This was very frustrating, especially since I knew there was a lot of useful information hidden away behind the lack of clarity. I think Mr Lees would do well to consider rewriting some chapters for the next edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book that changed my life., 9 Mar 2007

By	Y. Allan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Really good book - you need a decent dollop of self awareness though, 29 Feb 2008

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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)

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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