Knock 'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers

by Martin Yate

This is the guide to living life on your terms. It's tough landing that first job out of school and starting your climb up the professional ladder in such an uncertain world.In Knock 'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers, you will learn how to climb the ladder of success and get what you want out of life.You'll learn how -Develop social networks that deliver results for the new professional you-Build a resume that gets you interviews-Complete your job search in record time with a killer plan of attack-Turn job interviews into job offers and paychecks-Build a professional brand that delivers credibility-Bring your entrepreneurial dreams to lifeWorking your way through the proven job search and interview strategies from the inimitable Martin Yate, you'll gradually discover a blueprint for professional success.You'll immediately begin to make sense of the world of work, start your career on the right foot, and gain access to the corporate inner circle and win promotions way ahead of your college peers. You can get what you want out of life, and live a meaningful life on your terms -- you just have to learn how to do it.In Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers, you'll develop a practical career plan that puts you in control, with common sense strategies that really can bring your dreams to life.You need never be unemployed, never be without income streams. In short, you can score the job you want and learn to survive and prosper over the long haul with a brand new approach to professional success that always put you first.How will you guide your professional destiny?

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 18, 2013

About the author

Martin Yate, CPC, also publishes as Martin John Yate.

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cons: His writing style is very canned/packaged--what with all his patented terminology that he repeated every page, I felt like I was listening to one of those motivational speakers telling me How to Improve Your Life in Eight Easy Steps! Seriously, the number of times he repeated some variation of "It's your life and you can make the most of it" was ridiculous. Take it down a notch. Some of his examples for how to respond to interview questions were similarly fake sounding, I kept laughing at the thought of actually saying any of that in an interview. (Then again, I'm unemployed, so what do I know.)

Pros:

Overall, useful and practical advice for any confused post-grads. He breaks down the job search and tips about resumes, interviewing, follow-up, etc very nicely. I especially found the chapters on the dreaded networking very useful because he gives practical tips that I've never heard before. The final chapters about how to make the most of your first job and how to plan the future were useful as well, if a little limited in scope. A quick read that gave me a lot of useful tips.

Rating: 3.5/5

[Nancy Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Succinct, useful and critically important for anyone in the work world to read--not just first-time job seekers. Love the concept of Me Inc., and the chapter on interview questions is also a great way to do a self-analysis of your career path to date and identify what you bring to the table. One in a long line of great books from Martin Yate!

[A.V. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful specific suggestions, not earth shattering.

[Dana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has good advice and helpful strategies for first-time job seekers. I think people can learn a lot from it. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has good advice and helpful strategies for first-time job seekers. I think people can learn a lot from it. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave me some great advice while applying and interviewing for jobs out of college.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

U.S edition .