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    How to Find your Best Job Ever
    How to Find your Best Job Ever
    How to Find your Best Job Ever
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    How to Find your Best Job Ever

    By Maggie Neilson

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    How to Find Your Best Job Ever is a quick, practical guide that will give you the tools to dramatically improve your professional life. Packed with case studies of real people, this is an engaging, easy-to-read book that will change your life.

    Look at these questions to decide if you need this book:
    Do you start worrying about Monday morning on Sunday afternoon?
    Does your job make you feel drained, exhausted, and stressed out?
    Have you lost your passion and your focus in your career?
    Do you lose sleep worrying about work?
    Do you have a nagging sense that you are neglecting your values for the sake of a pay check?

    Maggie Neilson, CGA, MBA, CPC, has gone through all of that, and knows what it’s like. She has been on both sides of the recruitment desk, and has had wonderful jobs as well as nightmare jobs. Now she has drawn on her wealth of experience in business and counseling to provide a practical, step-by-step guide that will show you how to:
    Clearly define your own unique profile.
    Comprehensively assess yourself.
    Define your ideal job and working environment.
    Target your best job ever with laser accuracy and focus.
    Ace the interview and negotiate your terms.

    Be empowered to find your best job ever: a job that aligns with your personal values, preferences, and strengths! Work with passion and purpose – while still bringing home the bacon.

    This guide is packed with case studies of real people, and is an engaging, quick, easy-to-read book that will give you the tools to dramatically improve your professional life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaggie Neilson
    Release dateAug 27, 2016
    ISBN9780994053558
    How to Find your Best Job Ever
    Author

    Maggie Neilson

    Maggie Neilson is a Certified General Accountant, with a Master of Business Administration degree. Maggie is also a Certified Professional Coach. She has over 25 years of senior executive experience overseeing finance, human resources and information technology departments in entrepreneurial environments. In her multi-faceted career she has held the positions of Vice-President Marketing, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer in various industries, including real estate development, manufacturing, film and printing. She excels at leading corporations through periods of challenge, such as high growth, re-organizations, sales and mergers. Maggie has learned the value of highly-engaged employees and high-performing teams in leading companies through uncertain times. She is the President of Executive Decisions (a professional coaching practice focused on assisting people to advance their careers with purpose and passion. Maggie has written this book to help you find your best job ever – a job that matches your passion and purpose, and is in alignment with your values and personality. Maggie is also Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist on the popular cycling blog, Average Joe Cyclist, as well as another blog she and her husband write, the Wearable Technology Blog.

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      How to Find your Best Job Ever - Maggie Neilson

      How to Find your Best Job Ever

      Maggie Neilson, CGA, MBA, CPC

      Published by Brave New World Publishing

      Copyright © 2016 Maggie Neilson

      ISBN: 978-0-9940535-5-8

      All rights reserved

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

      Disclaimer:  The author and the publisher specifically disclaim any responsibility for any liability, loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this book.

      About the Author

      Maggie Neilson is a Certified General Accountant, with a Master of Business Administration degree. Maggie is also a Certified Professional Coach. She has over 25 years of senior executive experience overseeing finance, human resources and information technology departments in entrepreneurial environments. In her multi-faceted career she has held the positions of Vice-President Marketing, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer in various industries, including real estate development, manufacturing, film and printing. She excels at leading corporations through periods of challenge, such as high growth, re-organizations, sales and mergers. 

      Maggie has learned the value of highly-engaged employees and high-performing teams in leading companies through uncertain times. She is the President of Executive Decisions (a professional coaching practice focused on assisting people to advance their careers with purpose and passion. Maggie has written this book to help you find your best job ever – a job that matches your passion and purpose, and is in alignment with your values and personality.

      Maggie is also Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist on the popular cycling blog, Average Joe Cyclist, as well as another blog she and her husband write, the Wearable Technology Blog.

      How to Find your Best Job Ever

      Table of Contents

      It’s Time to take Control and Find your Best Job Ever

      The Benefits of Good Jobs

      Trust and Respect come with Good Jobs

      Why are Trust and Respect Important?

      The Problem with Bad Jobs (What Bad Jobs do to You)

      Problems caused by Stress

      Is it Time to Move On?

      Signs that it’s Time to Move On

      How to Tell the Difference between a Hopeless Job Situation and a Temporary Problem

      Accept that it’s OK to Divorce your Job

      Face your Fears and Start to Move On

      Step 1: Evaluate Yourself

      Who are You?

      What Interests You?

      What is your Style?

      What are your Skills and Abilities?

      What are your Values?

      Get a Second Opinion on Your Personal Profile

      Create your Brand

      Before you Start, Google Yourself!

      What Type of Organization is Right for You?

      Organizational Culture

      A Good Fit is the Key to your Best Job Ever

      Step 2: Lay the Groundwork for your Best Job Ever

      Prepare Yourself

      Get your Wardrobe Ready

      Prepare your Elevator Speeches

      Step 3: Prepare your Documents for your Best Job Ever

      Your Introduction Cards

      Your Resume

      Don’t use Empty Words in your Resume

      Correct Length for Your Resume

      Make Sure you Lead with Your Strengths

      Your Cover Letter

      Spelling and Grammar in your Documents

      References

      Step 4: Research to Track Down your Best Job Ever

      Finding the Right Companies

      Research Compensation

      Salary Guides

      Putting it All Together: What do you Want?

      Step 5: Target your Search for your Best Job Ever

      Step 6: Reach Out to Find your Best Job Ever

      Personal Networks

      Recruiters

      Online Job Searching

      Information Sources

      Networking

      Tradeshows and Job Fairs

      Professional or Trade Associations

      Volunteering

      Hidden Opportunities

      Step 7: Prepare for the Interview for your Best Job Ever

      Interview Styles

      The Secret Language of Job Postings

      Telephone Pre-screening

      Schedule the Interview

      Get to the Interview

      Waiting for the Interview

      Step 8: Ace the Interview for your Best Job Ever

      Reverse Interview: How to Use the Interview as a Learning Opportunity

      Questions you Should Ask at the Interview

      How to Close the Interview

      Step 9: Follow Up for your Best Job Ever

      Step 10: Close the Deal for your Best Job Ever

      Review the Offer

      Compensatory Trade-offs

      Crafting a Respectful Response

      To Sign or not to Sign

      Step 11: Make a Graceful Exit

      Step 12: Make a Fresh Start with your Best Job Ever

      Success is the Best Revenge!

      It’s Time to take Control and Find your Best Job Ever

      Have you ever started a new job only to find that you have a bad feeling in your stomach on the first day? It all sounded so good in the interviews, but now that you’ve arrived something just doesn’t feel right.

      It’s like the joke about the woman who dies and goes to heaven, only to find out that all her friends and family went to hell. As much as heaven was a wonderful place she became very lonely. She asked Saint Peter if she might be able to visit hell to see if her friends were okay. The Devil was notified and permission was granted for a one-day visit.

      When she arrived in hell she was quite surprised. While heaven was serene and quiet, hell was bustling with music and laughter, bars and restaurants and everyone seemed to be having fun. She had a wonderful time and found it hard to leave.

      For the next few days she reflected on her experience and how much she missed her friends and family. She decided to approach Saint Peter and ask for permission to return to hell permanently. Imagine her surprise on returning to hell and it was, well … Hell … fire, brimstone, misery. In her dismay she turned to the Devil and asked what happened to all the parties and good times?

      The Devil replied, That’s when we were recruiting you – now you’re ours!

      Once you’ve been recruited, you may find that you are in such a bad job that you have to take another bad job just to escape! Let’s face it, there are a lot of bad jobs out there. Most of us have had jobs

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