Driven to Succeed: How to Start Your Career after College

by Jason Navallo

This is an essential guide for all college students, recent graduates, and anyone looking to jump-start their career. From choosing a field to closing the deal, get the job you deserve with this book.

Genres: Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

First published September 10, 2014

About the author

Jason Navallo is the author of five books: American Dream, Thrive, Never Give Up, Success, and Driven to Succeed. He has an M.B.A. from Louisiana State University and lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Shelby *trains flying monkeys* · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm too old to be driven to succeed after I finish college. I like being a slacker.

[❤Ninja Bunneh❤]

[Francis Fanzilli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall this is a very solid resource for college graduates. I believe the university system typically fails in two areas - promoting financial literacy and preparing students for the realities of the working world. This book concisely tackles the latter issue with a series of actionable steps you can take - including optimizing your LinkedIn profile as well as adding valuable keywords to your resume, so hiring managers and recruiters won't pass you over.

I'm not sure why the page is littered with GIFs and sarcastic comments that don't touch on the content of the work - just wanted to add my 2 cents on the actual work.

*Note - I was given a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review*

[Sherry Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Driven to Succeed is a concise book with valuable tips on how to craft a resume that will get noticed, how to use social media to land a job, where to look for jobs, and how to ace an interview. The advice is solid with tips that even a seasoned job hunter may not have thought of.

The book is practical, easy to understand, and very helpful. I highly recommend it for those embarking on a job search, as well as for those who are looking for advice on how to improve their resumes

[Jocelyn Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very thorough book that covers basically everything thing you need to know to start your career. I love how the book covers everything, from how to pick a field to go into, how to write/format your resumes (How to write it, how to format it, what to put on it, and how to do all that), and how to find that right job for you.

I think this is a good book for everyone, because even if you don't need help finding a career or you didn't go to college, this book still gives you a vast number of things you need to know how to do or want to know how to do. I highly recommend this book to others who are seeking help trying to pursue a career or just need to know how to do basic things, like how to write a resume.

All-in-all, a very helpful and well-written book I think everyone should read.

[Nick Reichert · Rating 5 out of 5]

A+ Advice For Anyone Seeking Employment

In my 23+ years working in public accounting and in private industry, I know how important it is to attract and retain top talent. Over the years I have worked with many recruiters and have read countless resumes. The practical, no nonsense advice in this book is excellent for any job candidate. This is a must read, especially if you are just out of college and new to the process of interviewing for a job. Highly recommend.

[Ginger · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't find this helpful at all.
Kind of annoying actually.

[R.K. Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great read! Not only is this book informative for recent grads, I found it useful for really anyone at any point in their career. It was well organized and thorough. I loved the streamlined approach to addressing all those questions that arise in searching for that ideal job. Fundamentally speaking, this author's perspective and advice on career choice was logical and sound. We are more likely to be successful doing something we love!

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Driven to Succeed gives readers a resource to plan a job hunt including how to write a resume, how to prepare for job interviews and ways to use social networks to gain contacts to help find a job. It was very logically organized, easy to understand and should be a great help for anyone looking or a job.

[Prayformojo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know why anyone would ever give this a one star review. I'm sure they haven't read it. They're probably the type of person whose reading consists mainly of animated gifs.

This book succeeds at its very simple goal, which is to show people how to get a job. It gets right to the point. Everything inside is relevant to inexperienced job seekers. There's no padding here.

It is a collection of good advice and best practices for anyone seeking a job. It doesn't pretend to be anything more than that and it does it quite well. I would recommend it to anyone new to the job market. Some of it may seem simply common sense, but sadly, most college kids today aren't getting this information anywhere else.

[Chris Gregory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent prep for employment

Well, I'm retired and don't intend to go back to gainful employment and my son has a great engineering job. However, I'm worried about the grandkids. Maybe that's too far into the future to worry about, but you can never be too prepared.

This is the book to study for your future. There are great tips and salient advice - everything from research to cold emailing.

I'll be sharing this short but effective book with the grandkids in a few years - very professional, well-researched advice.