Find Your Perfect Job: The Inside Guide for Young Professionals - Softcover

Smith, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984393803 ISBN 13: 9780984393800

Publisher: Career Strategies Media, 2010

Synopsis

LEARN THE INSIDER SECRETS TO FIND YOUR PERFECT JOB -- GET THE ONLY REAL-WORLD CAREER GUIDE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Young professional who cracked Wall Street, Washington, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley, while earning an MBA and law degree along the way, shares everything he learned about job searching, careers, and graduate schools in this complete guide for young professionals. Written in a concise, highly readable style, the author pulls no punches, giving you the inside scoop and telling you what the other career books are afraid to!

Use this book's revolutionary system to identify and land your dream job. Make the best choices for you at each juncture of your career, from college into your 30s. Find out:
* How to create a comprehensive profile of the best job for you
* How to get around HR gatekeepers and reach the actual hiring manager
* Invaluable resume, interview, and networking tips
* The differences between business school and law school
* What law school and being a lawyer are really like
* The NUMBER ONE question to ask yourself to identify your Perfect Job

This book is different than the other job-search books:
> Most job-search books are written by career counselors with little or no outside professional experience. In contrast, the author of this book draws upon his 17 years of successful professional experience and personal career development, including completion of business school and law school.
> This book is tailored for young professionals: everyone from college students to professionals in their 20s and 30s who are trying to find the best job for themselves. The author has personally confronted nearly all of the job-search questions and situations young professionals face in the modern era and shares all the answers in this brand new career guide.

About this title

About the Author:

Scott Smith's unique background includes succeeding in multiple careers in the business, legal, and academic worlds, and his career advice has appeared in national media, including U.S. News & World Report. His resume includes working in advanced positions at a major Hollywood movie studio, a Washington, D.C. law firm, a Wall Street investment bank, a world-renowned university, and the United States government. Scott earned a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, a JD from Boston University School of Law, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He currently lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Career Strategies Media
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0984393803
• ISBN 13: 9780984393800
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136