Getting Back to Work: Everything You Need to Bounce Back and Get a Job After a Layoff

By Linda K. Rolie and Linda Swancutt

Book Overview

A truly masterful book on career transition and job seeking, especiallyin light of the current state of our economy. It addresses a wide arrayof topics that are important for almost every job seeker. "
-Carmen Croonquist, Director of Career Services, University of Wisconsin

HOW DO YOU MOVE ON AFTER BEING LAID OFF?
You can't always control losing your job, but you can control your reaction and the decisions you make afterward

In Getting Back to Work, Linda Rolie, an expert in strategic career development with a background as a psychiatric therapist, gives you time-tested tools for finding a new job in today's tough economy, while also working through the psychological challenges you might face after being laid off.

In Getting Back to Work, you'll find: Guidance managing emotions and stress while searching for a new jobExercises to identify transferable skills, knowledge, abilities, and qualificationsTemplates for writing impressive resumes, cover letters, and thank-you notes, Tips on networking, resume building, interviewing, and how to answer the "why did you get laid off?" and "aren't you overqualified?" questionsResearch methods for finding a job, helpful Internet sites and other resources

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071638679
• ISBN13: 9780071638678
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

A Friendly Guide Through the Job Search Process

Getting Back To Work was tremendously informative and helpful through the process of establishing and setting goals, self assessment and formulating strengths, networking, setting up interviews and other valuable "pre-flight" areas of the job search. Of particular practical benefit was the unique approach to structuring a powerful and effective resume. This is closely followed by writing proper cover letters and guidance with the all important interview. Overall this insightful, interesting, dynamic book is like a wonderful companion and guide to make the daunting quest for a career that fits, so much easier and even pleasant. It is VERY user friendly.

An indispensable book for job seekers!

Working with Linda Rolie has been fantastic! After 14 years working at the same company, I was feeling anxious and unprepared to start looking for new employment. Linda's book helped me create an impressive professional resume and cover letter, gain confidence in interviewing, and pursue a new direction in my career. Her book, GETTING BACK to WORK, is easy to read and proved very helpful. Linda's enthusiasm and optimism is catching! I will be forever grateful to her. Maggie Gelosi St. Anthony Foundation Petaluma, CA

Great read!

Linda Rolie's book is insightfully written in such a way to have a profound effect not only on those who are working today, but those whose lives are in transition and in need of inspiration. Jane Boucher, author of How to Love the Job You Hate.

A Great Resource

Launching a new career or landing a new job is never as easy as falling off a log, but 'Getting Back to Work - Everything You Need to Bounce Back and Get a Job After a Layoff' provides plenty of support for job-seekers who are struggling to stay upright in the process of managing their careers. I've used several iterations of Linda's book, beginning back in the day when it was spiral bound. When I share the ideas contained in this book with the clients in my clinical practice, their response is overwhelmingly positive. Filled with the extraordinary experience and wisdom of her twenty-five year career as a vocational counselor, Linda Rolie offers readers creative ways to fashion their futures in the workplace.

Guidance one can use in difficult times

"If I were seeking a job, we'd turn to Linda Rolie's GETTING BACK To WORK. Its nuggets of advice demonstrate years of in-the-trench experience."