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5 Steps to Rapid Employment

Summary

Sporadically responding to job openings is not the way to find lucrative employment. In today's job market, you have to separate yourself from the competition with crystal clarity—which means approaching your job campaign strategically. In 5 Steps to Rapid Employment, veteran career expert Jay Block reveals his proven system for fi nding and getting the job you want, whether you're just outof college or transitioning into a new career. Follow Block's simple process to: Manage fear and negative emotions that impede success Define clear job and career goals Create high-impact self-marketing tools Develop strategic action plans that will become the job seeker's GPS to the next job Take action and master self-marketing skills "A true A-to-Z approach to landing the job of your choice regardless of market conditions." — Bob Burg, author of Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver "Jay Block is an industry icon and has taken his place as one of the career-coaching industry's most innovative thinkers and contributors." — Frank X. Fox, Executive Director, Professional Association ofResume Writers and Career Coaches