Getting the Job You Want Now: 50 Winning Moves for Spotting Hot Companies HiringPatterns, and Landing A Great Job

by David H. Roper

Tells how to research growing companies, find hidden opportunities, control the job interview, overcome any weaknesses in one's resume, make follow-up calls, and negotiate a salary

177 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Dave Roper has been a professional writer and speaker for over 25 years. Next to sailing, telling and writing stories is his favorite pastime. His new book, Watching for Mermaids (Points East Publishing, Inc.), will be available January 2012. His writing has been published in eighteen languages. Author of the Time Warner book Getting the Job You Want Now!, Dave is also a regular columnist for Points East Magazine and has written numerous feature stories for Cruising World, DownEast Guide, Lakeland Boating, Sail, Sailing, Reader’s Digest, and The Wall Street Journal's National Business Employment Weekly. Dave has been a yacht delivery skipper, captain of a 135’ Mississippi River sternwheel cruise ship, and life-long cruiser along the coast of Maine, most recently aboard his 31’ Independence sloop, Elsa Marie. Dave is also the founder and director of A-Script, a career advisory and resume writing firm located in Marblehead, MA since 1982.