Career Toolkit for Successful Job Hunting
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Description
104 pages. Career Toolkit by Senyo M. Adjabeng provides a solution to con- temporary job search. His in-depth knowledge, views and proposed strategies navigate conventional challenges faced by job seekers to- day. The use of job prospecting and identification as a prelude to ensuring that the right job is targeted and applied for is most outstanding. The strategy of career networking in the book brings to fore the application of social skills and strategic positioning as a major tool for successful job search.
Though most writers have covered topics such as CV writing, Sen- yo�s Career Toolkit provides detail which is unprecedented in such writings. To cap an excellently presented set of tools for job search in the modern job marketplace, the book captures negotiation skills required to negotiate a winning contract of employment. This as- pect of the book ensures that job seekers know how to bargain a good deal when they land a job. And the unique link between ap- plication of Human Resource Management standards and Labour Laws to job search brings this book special mention.
Undoubtedly, the book Career Toolkit for Successful Job Hunt- ing comes highly recommended and a must-read for all final year students, graduates and all job seekers generally. I also recommend this book to Human Resource Management Students, Lecturers, Professionals and Practitioners.
The book is in three parts. The first part deals with job hunting and is made up of the first three chapters. This part explores the neces- sity to strategize and plan the entire process of job search.
The second part is made up of the next two chapters. Part 2 seeks to share experiences and pointers on how to actually land a job. Ca- reer networking and Job Interviews are thoroughly discussed under this part.
Part 3 focuses on employment contracts. In attaining a job position, some negotiation skills is needed to ensure a better deal and sustain- able employment. Prospective employees need to put in great effort to secure the right job as well as negotiate appropriate, fair and competitive remuneration and conditions of service. An insight into the types of contracts of employment and the content of such contracts is an essential part of securing a job.
This book may be used as the compass for job search and a tool kit for securing a job and a career.