Get off Your Arse and Grab That New Job : Straight-Talking Advice on How to Get the Perfect Job

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• ISBN13: 9780755317721
• ISBN10: 0755317726
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Headline Book Pub Ltd
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Summary

Hate your job? Lost your job? Steve Millerthe man who gets you off your buttis back, and this time he's here to help you find the career you've always wanted. If your job is more irritation than inspiration, or you're facing an uncertain future, then now is the time to do something about it. Steve Miller will help you discover what you want out of work and life and, using his no-nonsense commonsense approach, he'll help you get it. Whether you need to figure out what it is you are good at, or whether you need to overcome a lack of confidence, or whether you need to learn how to sell yourself, Steve Miller has sound and practical advice for you, all given in his unique, cheeky but helpful style. So no more Monday morning gloom; it's time to get cracking, and get the job you were made for. You won't regret it.

Author Biography

Steve Miller is a successful motivator specializing in training company executives in positive thinking. He developed his unique approach—the Life Bitch approach—when trying to lose weight. With an approach focusing on being tough on oneself in order to get results, his charisma, wit, and verve make able to tell clients the hard truths they need to hear, and inspire them to get where they want to be.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Job for life-forget it	p. 5
Living with change	p. 6
Running scared of change	p. 8
F**k the fear	p. 8
The great escape	p. 13
Assessments	p. 14
Leaving your job with dignity	p. 19
Redundancy-opportunity knocks?	p. 24
Manage the announcement	p. 26
Manage the emotions	p. 27
Manage your time well	p. 30
Manage your package	p. 31
Explaining redundancy away	p. 32
Restoring your lost confidence	p. 33
Is it the job you really, really want	p. 37
Six questions to help you decide	p. 38
Capable of anything?	p. 51
The six steps	p. 52
Get your head around your skills	p. 59
How to complete this audit	p. 59
Get Off Your Arse belief system	p. 69
The rules	p. 70
Belief techniques	p. 71
Get relaxed first	p. 71
Mission ambition	p. 85
It's never tooà	p. 86
Leave the comfort zone	p. 87
How to increase your level of ambition	p. 87
Big fish or little fish?	p. 97
The big fish	p. 98
The little-fish	p. 101
Relocation expectations	p. 106
Decisions, decisions-how to decide	p. 108
Could going solo work for you?	p. 114
The graduate-getting the first job	p. 127
Which path?	p. 128
Whal employers need	p. 129
Inspire at the interview	p. 131
Graduate job-hunting checklist	p. 133
The age of experience	p. 138
Change now-it's never too late	p. 141
Women come back to work	p. 148
The challenge	p. 148
Getting on top	p. 157
You selling you-the CV	p. 167
CV wise words	p. 168
Sample CVs	p. 171
Covering letters	p. 179
Sample letters	p. 180
Preparafion is everything-the interview	p. 185
Questions, questions-so many questions	p. 194
Questions to help the interviewer understand you	p. 196
Questions to help the interviewer check out your specific skills and capabilities	p. 214
Rapport's much more than a cheap fragrance	p. 238
Steps to grab strong rapport	p. 240
Body be aware	p. 250
Seeing is believing	p. 251
Body parts	p. 253
From boredom to boardroom-your voice, your words	p. 265
Voice exercises	p. 267
Emphasis and timing	p. 271
Power words	p. 272
Panel interviews	p. 276
Panel in pieces	p. 277
Tips	p. 278
Character action	p. 281
Kick-ass-essment centre	p. 285
What happens?	p. 286
How to perform in style at the assessment centre	p. 287
The job offer-acceptance or two-finger salute?	p. 294
Evaluations	p. 295
Fitting in-the first few days and weeks	p. 303
Six weeks to turn the 'dream' into 'reality'	p. 313
Grab that dream job!	p. 315
Appendix: Where to find the jobs	p. 321
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