Work It! How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass, and Land a Job in Any Economy

By Allison Hemming

Book Overview

Looking for a job?
Preparing for the biggest interview of your life?
Facing a layoff?
Have no fear. Work It has all the strategies you need.
The work world isn't so friendly anymore. Landing the job you want takes a little more sweat in this tight job market, and keeping that job requires savvy and vigilance. This smart and comprehensive guide, packed with punchy, frank advice, gives you the tools and techniques that will help you get the most out of your job hunt. Allison Hemming, a noted career expert, delivers a needed dose of wisdom from the trenches in a manual that is perfectly updated to suit the modern work environment.
Work It gives you the skinny on all you need to know, including:
- Step away from the computer -- the Internet may be ruining your job search
- Lose the McResume and get a grip on the lost art of correspondence
- The ABCs of networking -- don't wing it, work it
- Training tips for peak interview performance
- Seal the Deal -- how to negotiate and accept a job the right way
If you are recently unemployed or see a layoff looming, there's a bonus Pink Slip section that will make you better able to bounce back and stay financially afloat during your job search. And for recent college grads, there's a road map for getting a J.O.B. degree. Alter your approach to job-hunting from this moment forward Now go work it

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743235495
• ISBN13: 9780743235495
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

This book is a kick in the butt.

I bought this because I know my job is going away soon, and I need to find a new place to live quick. This is exactly what I needed-a kick in the butt, and a message: you don't have time for doubt and self pity. The economy is crap. Get over it. This is what you need to do, so stop whining and just DO IT. The author who gave this book one star without reading a single line should have his reviewing rights revoked.

Great advice for your career and your life!

After reading this informative book, I'm grateful to have a job I love. But if I ever find myself looking--and according to Work It!, I will--I'm relieved to know there is a resource like this out there to be my guide. Anyone seeking to empower other aspects of their life, like dating and relationships, can take a page out of this tough-love book. Hemming's advice is a how-to for getting any part of your act together.

I GOT A JOB!

The advice in this book is refreshingly honest and, in my case, literally helped me get a job. I found practical tools and tactics to overcome almost any challenge faced in `the full time job of job hunting.' I also felt sincere empathy for the intimate emotional struggles experienced when prospects seemed grim. Some of us need this book for the verbal kick in the ... to keep on track. ALL of us can benefit from the sensible coaching and real-life examples of common pitfalls to avoid. Anyone unemployed for any length of time should have a copy. I've already shared mine with a friend who recently got the slip!

Work It works

Too many of these books aren't written for real people. This one is. It is real advice for real situations. A worthy purchase.

A fresh, funny and fact-filled guide to landing a new job!

WORK IT! is jam-packed with the information -- not to mention inspiration -- you need to find a job in any economy. It smartly divides its contents into three parts: Part One: Everything You Know Is Wrong (which dispels countless job-hunting myths and legends, and explains why the Internet Is Ruining Your Job Search)Part Two: Back to Basics (which advises losing the McResume, and standing out through more authentic communications)Part Three: Break Open in Case of Emergency! (which answers the SOS call for desperate situations)Best of all, the advice comes with the smart and witty imprimatur of Allison Hemming, the originator of the infamous "Pink Slip Parties" that marked the beginning of the end of the dot.com era. Hemming dispenses advice not as an "I told you so" expert-on-high, but as a best friend through thick and thin willing to tell it like it is -- and wanting to see you come out on top. With the help of this book, you can't help but feel like you will.