The Secret to Finding and Keeping a Job: A Handbook for Urban Job Seekers and Career Changers

Author: Jing Shen / Wen Qing
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: If you belong to any of the following situations, you can gain practical help by reading this book:
- Still in the job-seeking phase but soon facing graduation;
- Already completed formal education but haven’t found a job;
- Already resigned or recently unemployed;
- Dissatisfied with your current job;
- Forced by family responsibilities to return to the job market;
- A recent immigrant to this area;
- Facing layoffs due to economic downturn;
- Satisfied with your job but under intense competition pressure;
- Lacking confidence in your work;
- Yearning for a future career;
- Encountering other work-related situations.
If you assess and understand your personality, interests, professional skills, experience, and career values; uncover the mysteries of the job market and learn how to discover hidden job opportunities; apply effective methods and strategies to apply for jobs with companies; achieve your employment dreams online; handle interviews with ease and fully showcase your positive and energetic image; and create your career plan to embrace future job market changes.
Do you know? In the global job market, 80% of job opportunities are hidden. We all hope for a suitable job that will never disappoint us to suddenly appear, but there’s no magic to help us find and retain a job forever. No one can guarantee you’ll always choose the right job, and truly perfect jobs may not exist. Similarly, there’s no single method to find the job that’s perfectly suited to you. However, to find and retain a job, you can take practical actions and apply the skills you’ve learned, which will increase your chances of finding a job that satisfies you. This book will help you in this regard.
This book is written by the authors based on data from developed countries and regions such as Europe, America, and Australia, combined with the situation in mainland China. You can use this book independently or with the help of a consultant, coach, or teacher to complete the exercises. The purpose of this book is not to describe a bleak and frightening job market; the information it provides remains hopeful: if you learn job-seeking skills and develop your personal talents, you have plenty of opportunities. Unemployment reflects the lack of job advertisements, not the lack of job openings, but rather the unemployed individuals’ lack of necessary skills or their inability to transform their skills into new opportunities. Those who are proactive, determined, and resourceful will win.
Finding and retaining a job may not become easier, but learning the skills is still possible. If you’ve started reading this book, you’ve made a valuable decision. To master this book, it’s not just about reading—it also involves practicing the exercises it provides and developing the skills it covers.