Do You Want a Fantastic Job?: What Would You Like to Be When You Grow Up?

by Pam Gross

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893075052
• ISBN13: 9781893075054
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Spirit Press (MI)
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Yet another Portland area person who loves this book!

For those of you who wonder why people in the Portland Oregon area recommend this book, it's because Peter and Pam's company, CareerMakers, is here! I've been fortunate to meet both Peter and Pam, though I haven't had an opportunity to take their course live yet. The book is wonderful; I found my dream job after two years of searching because of this book. I'm still there, by the way :).

Want a New Better Fantastic Job, second edition

Although at first blush it would seem that this book is about how to find a New Better and Fantastic Job it is really about how to align your personal passions with a way to make a living. The authors have spent the last 18 years helping people understand the key elements of their lives that they want to be remembered for, an exit interview with God. Since the vast majority of people(over 80%) dislike their jobs this book is an invaluable tool to allow people a methodology to understand what is important in their lives and how to align their careers with what they consider to be the most meaningful. For anyone who takes their lives and careers seriously this book is "must" to be read.Steve Watson President Perkins Strategic Management

Accessible, innovative, easy and fast to read

I like this book because it lives up to the promise of the subtitle, How to find satisfying work in this topsy-turvey world. It tells me precisely what to do, why to do it, and what to watch out for in useful, real life terms to find the job that fits me.The book is a fast read - under 175 pages. But it packs a wallop in a tightly knit package. Read it through once, then use it as a guideline to chart your career transition. A generous appendix (35+ pages) is included in that 175 page total. Use the appendices for examples of planning and carrying out the job search, writing cover letters and resumes, developing action plans, organizing data and follow-through, researching industries and companies, interviewing, and doing sample proposals. Of course, there are plenty of "how-to" examples in the body of the text, too. Be sure to check out the skills word sets on pages 39-43. Anyone who is still reading the want ads and sending out resumes to find the right job needs this book. Gross and Paskill have a new way to go about job search/career transition that can really make a difference. Even people who already have jobs can use these techniques with their current employer, so you don't have to be unemployed to find these techniques valuable.The game plan that Gross and Paskill present makes sense and is very "do-able," something I appreciate because so many books on this subject seem overwhelmingly complex. But I guess 18 years of teaching this process at their CareerMakers training center (according to the Introduction) have forced the authors to figure out what works for real people.

Useful stuff for today's world

I was amazed at how valuable the concepts presented in this book are! The authors draw on extensive experience helping people in all variety of careers find and get new jobs. Most impressive was the attention to pursuing your individual calling, the way of making a living that matches your interests, skills, and talents. This is a very readable book and the advice is all very practical. I recommend it highly.