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Summary: Orrin Wood's "Executive Job Search"
Review: Executive Job Search by Orrin wood is an outstanding hands-on guide for mid-career job hunters. It is particularly helpful if you want to make a change of direction, and are not entirely sure to what. Excellence guidance on networking, the toughest, and most important part of a job search for the majority in mid-career. Not just theory, but practical specifics on what to do, and how to do it. In today's environment, this book should be on every professional's shelf. Insurance if you don't need it, outstanding support if you do.
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Summary: Executive Job Search Handbook by Orrin Wood
Review: Having experienced firsthand the sage advice of Orrin Wood in my own transition from corporate America to business entrepreneur, I applaud the publication of his second book. Recognizing how the landscape for the executive job hunt has changed, Mr. Wood provides important insights into the varied campaigns the successful candidate should undertake in this search. From thinking out of the box in developing your network of contacts, to understanding the power and the limitations of the internet, to setting critical hurdles for yourself - this book will challenge you to discipline and challenge yourself in this journey. This is the seasoned professional's "no holes barred" handbook for negotiating the landscape for the "next chapter". There are immediate and life lessons to be learned from this important book.
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Summary: Executive Job Search Handbook by Orrin Wood
Review: Having experienced firsthand the sage advice of Orrin Wood in my own transition from corporate America to business entrepreneur, I applaud the publication of his second book. Recognizing how the landscape for the executive job hunt has changed, Mr. Wood provides important insights into the varied campaigns the successful candidate should undertake in this search. From thinking out of the box in developing your network of contacts, to understanding the power and the limitations of the internet, to setting critical hurdles for yourself - this book will challenge you to discipline and challenge yourself in this journey. This is the seasoned professional's "no holes barred" handbook for negotiating the landscape for the "next chapter". There are immediate and life lessons to be learned from this important book.
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Summary: I used first hand the strategy defined in this book.
Review: I used first hand the strategy defined in this book. Guess what? It works.After losing my job at Agilent Technologies in Andover, MA in 2001, I spent 10 months in the Boston area looking for another job. There was none until I met Orrin and followed step by step what he prescribes in this book. I found my dream job 5 months later in the Washington,DC area.
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Summary: Valuable, realistic advice for the experienced job seeker
Review: Orrin Wood has done it again--another very practical, straightforward guide to the job search! This book is upbeat without being unrealistic about such issues as age discrimination. Particularly valuable: the step-by-step guide to networking, complete with lists of types of people to contact and sample "scripts" for chance meetings. Although the title says, "Executive Job Search," this book has value for any professional with more than a few years of experience. It is an excellent way to jump start a job search, especially if it's been a while since you were in the market. I'll recommend it to my job-search clients.
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Summary: It's got everything
Review: This book has got it all. It's your portable outplacement service!!! If you've been affected by this economy (& who hasn't been) this is what you need to plan and make your next move.
There are meaningful examples and exercises to help you focus and direct your energy and efforts to maximize your effectiveness.
Orrin has organized his masterpiece in an easy to navigate manner to help you jump to the area that you want to focus on right now, without having to wade through stories and anecdotes.
This is the one book you need to buy to land your next job!!!
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Summary: The Executive Job Search by Orrin Wood
Review: This book is the most comprehensive guide through the intricacies of the job search process that I have ever found. It methodically walks the reader through the complete executive job search process. Actually, to say it is comprehensive is an understatement. Orrin Wood starts at the very beginning prior to departing from one's current position, he proceeds to literally dissect the whole search process itself, finishing with the eventual adjustment period in the new job and beyond. It is rich with examples and step-by-step instructions on how to develop the necessary material for a successful job search. Then, to ensure successful use of the material just generated, Orrin Wood carefully alerts the reader to the many subtle pitfalls at various points in the search process, and the do's & don'ts to avoid them. In addition, applicable outside resources have been inserted throughout the book, making it an ideal primary guide during the job search. This book is a "must-read" for any executive who is realistic about the uncertainties in today's marketplace!
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Summary: Principal, Quality Systems Management, Tewksbury MA
Review: With over 40 years backgroud in the high tech field, I have experienced "job transitioning" several times; often as a painful journey. Orwin Wood, in his latest book, pulls together everything which took me 4 decades to accumulate.
I especially enjoyed reading the chapter on networking and the specific tips on being alert to hidden job possibiities. Had this particular guidance been available to me in years past, my own job searches would have been much less difficult. Executive Job Search is an outstanding manual/guide for most levels of job hunters, even those not actively seeking new employment. I have recommended the book to friends and clients.
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Summary: Principal, Quality Systems Management, Tewksbury MA
Review: With over 40 years backgroud in the high tech field, I have experienced "job transitioning" several times; often as a painful journey. Orwin Wood, in his latest book, pulls together everything which took me 4 decades to accumulate.
I especially enjoyed reading the chapter on networking and the specific tips on being alert to hidden job possibiities. Had this particular guidance been available to me in years past, my own job searches would have been much less difficult. Executive Job Search is an outstanding manual/guide for most levels of job hunters, even those not actively seeking new employment. I have recommended the book to friends and clients.
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