Download or read book A Short and Simple Guide to Surviving Unemployment written by Derrick Robertson and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short and Simple Guide to Surviving Unemployment is a direct and very honest approach towards dealing with job loss. The real emotional toll and financial hardships which many people face when their income, career, and in a sense; their very life is suddenly taken away from them. Author, Derrick Robertson includes his own personal reflections of his experiences as well as the chilling true stories of other individuals who have suffered the pain of job loss. Stories to which many readers can relate to. In addition; the book contains very helpful and practical advice on how to handle job loss so the job loss wont handle you. Its a great resource of inspirational reading and information for anyone who is between jobs, changing careers, or seeking employment anywhere.
Download or read book The Unemployment Survival Guide written by Jim Stringham and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take advantage of your free time and learn how to - Handle unemployment without flipping your lid - Escape video game overdose - Face Black Monday (and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, etc.) - Have fun for little or no money - Gain new perspectives - Keep loved ones sane while you are jobless - Rid yourself of resentment - Feel confident with a lower standard of living - Explain job loss to children - Set a financial plan
Download or read book Try written by Karen Okulicz and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a practical survival guide to unemployment that offers a thoughtful, step-by-step process for getting organized and getting the work one needs for a satisfying, productive, and happy life. It does not teach the reader how to set up a resume or how to interview. It does teach how to find out what the reader wants to do, what he or she wants to be, and how to survive some basic aspects of unemployment pitfalls. It also gives tips on how to set up the work search process. Eleven chapters cover the following topics: fault and unemployment; how to spend one's free time; emotional release and remaining positive; listening patiently to other people's advice; deciding what one wants to do--a job, a career, or a life's work; making a personal wish list about oneself for employment hunting; trying different jobs, especially volunteer opportunities; organizing a grid that tracks activities on a weekly basis; saving as much money as possible; dealing with interviewing disasters; and being kind to oneself and using the time to learn about oneself. (YLB)
Download or read book Keeping Your Head After Losing Your Job written by Robert Leahy and published by Behler Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A self-help book to help the unemployed and their families cope more effectively during a time when they feel helpless.
Download or read book How to Survive Unemployment written by Gilbert Goh and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surviving Unemployment written by Kenneth F. Wassell and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kenneth F. Wassell discovered his days on the job were numbered, he immediately began searching for alternatives. But like so many others, he searched for months without landing a single interview. As time went on, the pressure mounted to pay the bills - especially after friends began looking at him as a charity case. He managed to get through the rough period, and he wrote this book to help others struggling with unemployment. Learn how to: - overcome the depression that often comes with losing a job; - manage finances while unemployed; - write cover letters and resumes that get noticed; - network with friends and colleagues to find opportunities. By applying the strategies that worked for the author, you'll find that unemployment is a season with a beginning and an end - and you can get through it as long as you don't give up on finding your next job. Get advice from someone who has been through the trials and tribulations of being unemployed, and find out how to keep your life intact until you find a new position in Surviving Unemployment.
Download or read book The Unemployed College Graduate s Survival Guide written by Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life advice for getting through the economic downturn. You've spent hundreds of hours searching and applying for jobs in your field, but you still haven't landed anything. What gives? Unfortunately, in today's market, it doesn't really matter how impressive your resume is or how well you interview--there simply aren't enough jobs for everyone. The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide isn't just another career handbook. Inside, you'll find honest, real-life advice and strategies for dealing with the downturn in the job market. Since it'll be some time before the current economic climate changes, this book shows you how to switch your focus toward your immediate needs--such as paying off student loans and making rent each month--in order to alleviate the debt you've accumulated while in school. You'll also learn how to position yourself as a standout candidate when jobs arise with valuable exercises that sharpen your interview skills, professional online presence, and resume. With The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide, you won't have to give up on your dream career to make ends meet today.
Download or read book Your Unemployment Survival Guide written by Phil Ruggiero and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-01-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Unemployment Survival Guide has one goal - to help you regain the hope and courage you had before losing your job. Through trial and error the author found specific methods to renew his hope and gain the courage to move forward. It is said that a wise person learns from the experience of others - learn what must be done to successfully get through what is possibly the hardest time of one's life. With the purchase of each book, there is an offer at the end of the book for a free companion workbook that provides the worksheets and guides essential to gaining hope and courage. Life will get better!
Download or read book Surviving Unemployment written by Cathy Beyer and published by Henry Holt. This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on finances, food, clothing, school expenses, and housing payments, and discusses unemployment benefits, legal services, and ways to minimize stress
Download or read book The Unemployment Survival Guide written by Mike Poledore and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a job seeker, unemployed, or in transition, this book is for you. Graham Plaster, former U.S. Navy Foreign Area Officer and currently CEO of The Intelligence Community, LLC, provides all the information you will need in his book, "Hacking the Job Search." The author was in your shoes not too long ago, as he was unemployed, head of a single-income household with four kids, and relied heavily on dwindling savings with his transition from the military to civilian life. He knows how rough it is out there and he genuinely wants you to be a successful job seeker. The book is concise and broken down into 5 steps: know your niche, perfect your pitch, curate your list, leverage weak ties, and manage opportunities. It is packed with excellent tips and real-world examples, such as how to find your strengths and weaknesses, the importance of a profile picture, how to make connections with the right people, and how to create a simple values matrix. What also makes this book stand out is that it can be quickly digested, as it contains less than 61 pages.
Download or read book Tips To Survive Unemployment written by Troy Yingling and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing your job can be one of the most difficult experiences of your life. Abruptly separating from a job is extremely difficult. For many of us, what we do for a living is intertwined with our identity and self-esteem. However, with strength and support, you can avoid sinking into self-doubt. Read this book and you'll discover: - Why is job loss so painful? - 7 Steps to Dealing with job loss - Find your purpose and find your passion - Creative ways to get your resume to stick out - Ways to rock your job interview - Bonus tips to help you deal with job loss and gain your new job.
Download or read book Is There Life After Unemployment written by Les McCarroll and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When the Paycheck Stops written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mr and Mrs Smith s Employment Survival Guide Business Edition written by and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an economy where unemployment rates are at an all-time high, advice on how to survive in the working world can be extremely valuable. In their new book, Mr. and Mrs. Smith's Employment Survival Guide (Business Edition), co-authors Odie and Daval Smith offer readers practical insight into how to effectively navigate unemployment and how to better develop an existing career. Their book includes a broad spectrum of career-related advice, including tips on leaving your current job if necessary, how to get through unemployment with enriching activities, job-search tips, resume-building advice, unemployment benefits and information, essential skills to build or improve upon and interviewing pointers. With 18 years of experience with both the employment highs and unemployment lows, the Smiths impart their knowledge and professional guidance, assisting every reader in positioning themselves toward effective employment.
Download or read book Unemployment written by Patrick Flynn and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a prolonged period of involuntary unemployment, the author decided heA[a¬a[d had enough. He knew he was not alone as the countryA[a¬a[s unemployment numbers soared. So, as a way of relieving his own frustration in a manner that wouldnA[a¬a[t involve jail time, he decided to write about his daily job hunting and sudden life-changing experiencesA[a¬asome bizarre, some unfamiliar, some humbling, but almost always funny in an edgy, sarcastic, no-holds-barred way. Anyone who has ever experienced and survived the profound A[a¬AjoyA[a¬A of unemployment, or expects to be unemployed, or knows someone who is unemployed, or just wants an eye-opening laugh, should read this book. After all, misery loves company and needs a laugh. Oh, and if youA[a¬a[re an executive or have anything to do with your companyA[a¬a[s hiring practices, heA[a¬a[d love for you to read it, but be warned, you may not like everything you read.
Download or read book Survival Guide for the Unemployed written by Unemployment Information Center (Philadelphia, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass written by Michael B. Laskoff and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Job hunting is a different ballgame when you're holding a pink slip instead of a brand-new college diploma. In Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass, Michael B. Laskoff--a Harvard M.B.A. who has flown high and flamed out more than once--offers essential advice for those of us who have recently been laid off, restructured, or plain ol' fired. A tell-it-like-it-is bible of "reemployment," it tackles both the practical and the emotional issues of job loss.Because he's not an academic, a recruiter, or a human resources professional, Laskoff has no ax to grind, no philosophy to peddle, and no corporate ideology to support. He's been through the job-loss/job-search drill more than once, and since he consistently has gone on to do better in terms of compensation, responsibility, and job satisfaction, he's the perfect ex-employee to share with you some hard-won wisdom, such as: -How long to wait before launching yourself into the job arena-How to channel anger, fear, and revenge fantasies into useful job-search tactics-How to snag recommendations (and compensation) from ex-bosses-How to determine your interviewers' hiring problems and then present yourself as the solutionWhether you're concerned about the emotional issues of unemployment (from denial and depression to anger and acceptance) or are looking for invaluable nuts-and-bolts advice (what to say about your ex-employer in an interview, how to handle financial issues, and what on earth you should do with all that free time between jobs), Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass is a straight-up, no-chaser survival guide for picking yourself up, getting back out there again, and winding up with a job that's better than the one you lost.
