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Quest For Employment Is A Go!

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Yes, after many an interruption, my next book Quest For Employment is out!  I’m still waiting for it to process for the Nook (and iBook may take a bit) but you can get it in ePub, PDF, and Kindle!

This book is based on a series of columns I did at Fan To Pro concerning what I learned on an unexpected job search.  It was further tested and expanded when I got laid off a second time, and figured I might as well see if I knew what I was talking about.  As I’m employed, I’m pleased to say, yes, I probably know what I’m talking about.

It’s a great deal at $2.99, and is a fast, quick read that gives you a kind of “director’s cut scenes” on the job search, those extras, options, and observations you won’t find in standard job search guides.  Ever wonder about the role of empathy in your job search?  How resumes may get you judged on anything but the actual contents?  Why people seem to be talking about different things when they mention networking?  It’s all there in 40 breezy pages.

Best of all each chapter has actual “To Dos” to give you specific things to try out so you can use the knowledge right away.

If you’re not sure, there’s even a sample.

So drop on by, give it a look, and let me know what you think (and let me know what you think of the purchase options, I’m trying out some new services).

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

 

 

Update: Quest for Employment!

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Well I’m adding new content to “Quest for Employment,” my upcoming job-search inspired guide to the variances and techniques I found for the job search.  Fortunately, I found I had to more enhance or add to content rather than add huge amounts of new information.  It’s going quicker than I thought and I hope to have a new beta this weekend.

I like the fact I can keep it tight and effective, so hang in there – and when it’s done I’m also planning to return to my job search coaching!

So for a quick taste, the contents will cover:

  • Regional issues.
  • Resume issues beyond the obvious
  • Job search boards and their idiosynracies
  • Networking being more than it seems
  • Being yourself -in a way you may not have thought of
  • Going on a blitz and running a job search campaign.
  • A bunch of miscellaneous tips I REALLY couldn’t justify giving chapters!

It’s also heavily oriented on “to do’s” so you can get applying what I learned.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Progress: Quest for Employment

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So my rewrite of my “how I found a job fast in 2012” book has been named “Quest for Employment.”  Not sure that’s the best title, but then again I’ve never taken a lot of specific blog posts and made them into a booklet.  I have done general compilations, but not this.  So hey, I’ll take a lame title.

Anyway, I’ve had trouble getting back to it after a series of events, visits, and now illness.  So I plan to get back to it and try and finish it this month or at least early November.  The idea is to do it as a simple, low-priced, effective ebook, probably $1.99

What I want to do with it is take articles from my series and rework them into sort of a “plus” version.  The idea is that after completing a series, I could then improve it, enhance it, and take what I learned to create a coherent book.  So if people liked the series, wanted to get more, or just wanted a low-priced compilation, it’d be a great purchase.

I rather like this idea.  I get to create a great series (and in many cases blaze new trails), and then the lessons learned get applied to producing a great book.  I even validate that the idea is a good one.

Right now the state of the book is mostly re-editied, and I’m also adding useful resources to each section.  I also am adding “To Dos,” my rather famous thing from many of my books – saying what you have to do right after reading.  Always gets people motivated, and helps you feel active.

I’ll keep the updates here – because I ALSO have two other series I want to try this on if it works . . .

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.