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Summary: Thinking about consulting? Read this book
Review: I'm one of the consultants interviewed by Goodman when he was writing "Rasputin for Hire". I was pleased to see how my remarks and comments were compiled into the book. While I thought the idea behind the book was a good one when he told me about it, upon reading it, the information and advice became more even more useful. The "26 lessons" are most interesting and very appropriate for virtually all consultants. If you've ever thought about consulting, been a consultant or hired or worked with one, you'd find this book an invaluable read. It's a great book, easy to read, with lots of valuable information. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Must Read For those in or contemplating the Consulting Busin
Review: Paul Pensabene..., January 20, 2004,
Must Read For those in or contemplating the Consulting Business as a career move
Mr.Goodman does an excellent job of calling attention to key concentrations in the consulting business. This is a must - reading for those that have just entered,or contemplating, the consulting business or are in-between jobs. The reading is easy and cuts right to the chase. As a marketing executive that has just entered the consulting business, I have found this book to be my reference and standard. The author starts by setting points that help determine whether consulting is the right career choice for the reader. He does an meaningful and excellent job of presenting a straight forward methodology of understanding the interaction with a client, taking you through a project and into writing the proposal with a template that is unmatched. The clear and concise way Mr.Goodman has written his book, has helped me organize my thinking and myself. By using the template as he has presented I was able to write a consulting proposal that blew my competition away.Paul Pensabene
Marketplace Solutions and Consulting Group
Holbrook, NY
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Summary: Rasputin and Mike Goodman helped my consulting business
Review: This is a "must read" book for anyone considering the consulting business or for those already in it looking to increase their success. It's an easy reading book, well laid out and gets right to the issues you need to understand about consulting, the pitfalls and how to market yourself. For those who think consulting is an easy or fill-in career between jobs, Mike doesn't pull any punches in describing the difficulties involved in being successful in the consulting business. I am a technical support consultant for personal computers and I had been billing my time out by the hour. This book pointed out that anyone selling their time rather than their talent is just selling a commodity. I took a look at the type of services I provide and realized that I was under pricing my highly technical expertise and not charging at all for a lot of job related items such as travel and purchasing hardware and software items. I completely revised my price list commensurate with the degree of technical difficulty involved and I am now commanding a premium for my services. Thank you Rasputin and Mike Goodman! Marty Roth, Principal
Incon Research, Inc.
INCONnecticut Computer Help
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