ISBN: 1-887570-31-4

32 pages softbound
5½" x 8½"

$12.95 reg. price

10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB

A 32-page handbook for getting the job you want.

Finding and getting the job you want can be a challenging, time-consuming, and stressful task. There is a lot you need to know and there is a maze of challenges and obstacles you must overcome to be successful.

10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB is a trusty guide with proven strategies for staying on track and finding the job you want. Short and easy to read, yet jam-packed with the key information, techniques, and insider tips you need to know.

If you are even thinking about getting a job, get a copy of this little handbook, read it, and apply the concepts it contains.

You will be amazed at how this book boils down the complex process of finding a job into simple steps you can understand and implement right away.

The "10 Best Tips" in this handbook are not just short sound bites or casual thoughts. They present a thoughtful and systematic approach you can follow to find and obtain the job you want.

If you are looking for a job, this handbook will be your best friend and the best investment you can make. Learn more about this handbook below.

*Special Offer for Limited Quantities

In an effort to help individuals who may be searching for a job, we are offering our first 10,000 copies of this brand new handbook at a special price of just $7. We are also throwing in free shipping (for US and Canada only) to make it even easier to purchase. In addition, we are offering an extra discount for businesses and community organizations that may want to buy 100 or more of these valuable handbooks.

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What's In It for You? This handbook will:

• Help you get the job you want.
  
• Teach you what you need to know.
• Show you what you need to do and tell you how to do it.
• Bolster your confidence and motivate you to action.
• Give you a step-by-step roadmap you can follow to success.
• Simplify the challenges and tasks before you so you can hit the ground running, avoid wasting time, and be effective immediately.

Chock full of good ideas, techniques, and information you should know - see more details below

Highlights of this Handbook at a Glance

• Short, simple, and easy to read and apply. Just 32 pages long. Each page is jam-packed with key information, tips, and techniques that can help you find and get the job you want.
  
  
• 10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB that include supporting strategies, ideas, techniques, and examples that show you how to apply each tip
  
  
• Instant motivation and inspiration
  
  
• A very fast read you will refer to again and again
  
  
• Learn what you need to know and get started fast.
  
  
• These 10 Tips present a step-by-step roadmap to follow. Nothing has been left out.
  
  
• Tightly written and to the point.
  
  
• Includes only the essential facts. No big long explanations.
  
  
• No hype or fancy explanations.
  
  
• No theories or philosophies, just stuff that works.
  
  
• Just the facts and advice you need in simple language with bulleted lists of dos and don’ts.
  

Content Includes Key Information and Strategies Like These

You can spend hours searching the web and never see the big picture this book provides.

You can spend days trying to learn what you need to know and do and never see or figure out the step-by-step path to success that this handbook clearly lays it out.

• Includes a list of 25 Frequently Asked Questions you can get asked during interviews.
  
  
• Simple strategies for writing killer resumes.
  
  
• Inspiring approach that will build your confidence and self-esteem.
  
  
• Special tips regarding references.
  
  
• Simple techniques you can use to get the offers you want.
  
  
• Shows you how to stand out in a crowd and win out over your competition.
  
  
• Things to do and not do on job applications.
  
  
• Ideas for what you can do to prepare for your interviews.
  
  
• Example of a Job Decision Grid for deciding the kind of job you really want and for evaluating job offers when you get them.
  
  
• Energizing message that will motivate you to get going.
  
  
• Provides examples of the 8 Primary Search Strategies you should be using.
  
  
• Quick tips for getting the word out fast that you are looking for a job.
  
  
• Explains the importance of networking and how to do it.
  
  
• Includes a summary of key websites and Internet tools you should be using.
  
  
• Provides tips and advice for weathering any financial challenges you may be facing during your job search efforts.
  
  
• Explains what to do to build your list of targeted employers to contact.
  
  
• Provides 3 strategies for creating and following a plan.
  
  
• Includes tips for being effective and making progress toward finding a job each day,
  
  
• Provides suggestions for when and how to begin and have successful salary discussions.
  
  
• Explains the 5 Phases of every job interview and what you should do and should not do during each Phase.
  
  
• Includes a dozen tips for what to do and not do when answering questions during an interview.

What Recruiting and Placement Professionals Say

• "The 10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB book by the Jim Ball at Goals Institute is a “must” read for any entry level, experienced, advanced or executive job seeker. The advice, tips and techniques are spot-on in today’s competitive employment marketplace. Job seekers must rise above the competition in all areas of their job search, not just for the interview. If a job seeker really wants the job, they will follow the advice in this book and land the job of their dreams." —Jennifer Tomlin, CSP, Chief Operating Officer Don Richard Associates
  
  
• "A great book and a really important tool for anyone entering today's fast-paced and ever-changing job market. This book cuts through the complexities and tells you what you need to know in a quick and straightforward manner."—Ed Greene, CPA, President, DRA
  
  
• "EVERY job applicant should read this little handbook. After 25 years in the employment industry, I can attest to the importance of ALL the tips described therein. Follow them precisely, and you WILL GET JOB OFFERS." —Renee Younes, President, Interviewing Smarts

What Individuals Say Who Used the Advice and
Tips in the Handbook to Get their Jobs

• “This book is fantastic. Everyone searching for a job should read the 10 Best Tips (complete strategies, actually) and apply them.”
  
  
• “This book offers the kind of advice that you could spend hours and hours on the web trying to find and you would never figure it out. I couldn't believe how simple this book made the whole process seem - not that getting a job was easy, it took a lot of work - but with this handbook it was easy to understand what I had to do and stay on track each day. The handbook kept me going -- and I got the job I wanted!."
  
  
• "This was only the second time in my life that I had to find a job and I am really glad a friend gave me this little book. It really saved me time and got me off to a fast start. I am sure I would have wasted a lot of time and energy without this handy resource."

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Publishing Information

• 10 Best Tips for Getting a JOB
• ISBN: 1-887570-31-4; 32 pages  5½" by 8½" softbound
• By James R. Ball, president of The Goals Institute and Jennifer A. Kuchta, vice president
• Published by The Goals Institute

About the Authors

James R. Ball, Jim to everyone, is president and CEO of The Goals Institute. Jim co-founded The Goals Institute to help businesses and organizations achieve their potential through goal achievement.

Jim previously was co-founder and CEO of Venture America, a venture capital firm that helped launch and develop twenty companies, including The Discovery Channel.

Before that, he was a managing partner at Arthur Andersen in charge of an office that served rapid growth technology companies. Jim also was in charge of the training and professional development programs for Andersen's staff associates and managers in the Washington, DC area.

Jim has been an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University where he co-founded GMU’s Entrepreneurial Institute, Inc. Jim has a degree in accounting and is a member of many professional organizations.

Jennifer Kuchta (cook-ta) is Vice President and Publisher of The Goals Institute. Jennifer is an author and co-creator of our learning programs and tools. She oversees customer service, our website, and all aspects of the editing, publishing, and production side of our business. Jennifer previously was in charge of administration at Venture America and before that she was a marketing support specialists for fine arts. Jennifer graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Accounting.

The Goals Institute has many clients in many industries. See the About Us section of the web site of The Goals Institute for an illustrative listing of clients and for comments from clients on programs provided. Jim and Jennifer are the authors of many books published by The Goals Institute. For more information on these books, please visit our Bookstore.