Road to Controlling Your Career

The Road to Controlling Your Career

The Road to Controlling Your Career is a user-friendly, comprehensive guide that will help baby boomers better understand and appreciate the wealth of experience and wisdom their years of service brings to the table. This book will help job seekers reach three specific goals. Determine what type of job or career they would like to have, properly prepared to interview for that position, and have the best possible chance of getting that position.

This book will help job seekers of all ages understand the question is not Are there jobs available? The real question is, Are you prepared to get the jobs that are available?

What is different about this book?

There has been a veritable explosion of articles and books written to help job seekers. I acknowledge and applaud all the individual authors and organizations that have published articles with great information on parts of the job-seeking process. This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide that covers the nine critical elements of a complete job-seeking package that will help baby boomers identify and organize their vast experience, which will help any corporation see you as a valuable commodity.

Finally, here is a verifiable fact: for the price of this book, you are receiving information and guidance that many companies charge hundreds if not thousands of dollars for programs that cover much of what you will read in this book.

Have you ever asked yourself these questions?

How did I get stuck in a job I really do not like?

Why did I not get that interview?

Why did I not get the job?

The Road to Controlling Your Career will answer all these questions and much more. This book is packed full of information, explanations, and examples. After reading this book, I am confident baby boomers will find it memorable, and it will be the blueprint to help you get on the road in controlling your career and a driving force in getting your dream job.

This book covers these nine critical elements that you need to prepare before going to any interview:

Building your rsum

The body of the rsum

Core competencies

Objective statement

The identification and education sections

The cover letter

The elevator speech

Different types of interviews

Preparing for the interview

Thank you for allowing me to be a small part of your success.