This week Post One: Book Description: The Ultimate Job Search Guide by Martin Yate
This week, we are going to have two posts.
In this first post, we are reviewing Martin Yate’s The Ultimate Job Search Guide (copyrighted in 2017).
The book gives different ideas about the job search.
- Company owners design companies (mostly) to make money.
- Jobs (mostly) are designed to solve problems.
Ideally, you want to express how you can solve their problems with a potential employer.
If you can help solve problems for a company, you can make the company more efficient and help its owners make more money. You then have more value to the company.
Chapter 3 “How to Build a Killer Resume” (p.33)
Chapter 3 describes the importance of a resume.
The chapter discusses the importance of writing a resume.
The chapter mentions that the resume is a critical document to create.
A good resume can open new opportunities for you.
The chapter gives suggestions on how to write a good resume.
The chapter also gives some suggestions on how to write a cover letter. (p. 62)
Chapter 4: “Networking and the Successful Job Search” (p. 65)
Chapter 5: “Professional, Alumni, and Community Networks” (p. 92)
Chapters talk about meeting people in different ways
Job Hunting is meeting people.
The book mentions that the job search involves conversations with people.
You will often have to get into conversations with people to get employed. Ideally, you want to talk with people who can hire you.
Chapters suggest ways to contact people, including LinkedIn, Professional Associations, and Alumni Associations.
Chapter 6 “Network Integrated Job Search Techniques” (p. 106)
The chapter gives ways to search for a job.
Chapter 7: Making contact (p. 136)
The chapter gives ideas on how to directly contact a potential employer.
The book gives ideas on how to make direct contact.
In a phone conversation, the chapter gives ideas on overcoming some objections you may have in the phone call.
Chapter 8 “Ace the Telephone Interview” (p. 101)
The chapter advises on how to conduct telephone employment interviews.
The chapter suggests that one should never decline an employment interview.
Job Searching a skill
You want the practice of doing employment interviews to get better at doing employment interviews.
Chapter 9 “Dress For Job Success” (p. 173)
Chapter advice on how to dress for job interviews.
Part III of the book gives ways to answer interview questions.
These are some job ideas from Martin Yate’s book, The Ultimate Job Search Guide. They may be helpful in your remote job search.
Book details
The Ultimate Job Search Guide
By Martin Yate
Published by Adams Media
Copyrighted 2017