The Job Seeker & The Coach: How to Rescue and Fast-Track Your Job Search in No Time!
“The Job Seeker & the Coach” is based on the true story of a professional just like you!
"Makes you realize you were doing it wrong the whole time!"
★★★★★
Lucille Moore
Imagine losing your job and having only four weeks to find work or be evicted from the country... For Lisa, this marks the beginning of a once-in-a-lifetime journey that transforms her job search and changes her entire career forever, bringing the reader along for the ride (Look inside the book to read how it all began). What started as a series of job search coaching sessions turns out to be an eye-opener into the hiring world and a step-by-step formula to truly stand out from the competition.
"The Job Seeker & the Coach" is not just another job search book, it is also a complete coaching experience that reveals little-known job search tools and techniques the author has used to help tens of thousands of professionals and clients find their dream job in over 100 countries.
"All I can say is WOW! I am a Life Coach and this will be a book and resource I will DEFINITELY use and encourage my clients to get."
★★★★★
Ryan Smith
"The Job Seeker & the Coach" is narrated from the paradigm that a job seeker is an entrepreneur in his own right (having to find and serve "clients" throughout his career). For the first time, many advanced marketing and sales techniques are adapted to the field of job hunting, in a well-structured job search guide.
"Probably the most disruptive job search formula in the market today!"
★★★★★
Nicolas Deflaux (Founder of RecVolt.com and veteran recruitment leader)
Lisa's job search serves as a step-by-step guide and a classic case study on how to:
✔ Generate more calls from employers with a 100% proven Resume Writing Formula
✔ Secure more job interviews than the competition thanks to little-known Job Search Hacks
✔ Nail every job interview, (and tackle the most difficult questions) with the 3 S's method!
"I was able to apply the tips on salary negotiation, during the first salary negotiation in my life and make more than I was expecting in this COVID-19 economy. Love the book. You will too."
★★★★★
Jennifer L.
"Recommended to EVERY COLLEGE STUDENT. This is something that should be taught in school."
★★★★★
Kaylen Johnson
Lisa is an American, conducting her job hunt in Dubai, a sunny, thriving trade hub that offers VISAs conditional on employment – and no unemployment allowance she can use as a parachute.
As Lisa's coaching sessions progress, she finds that the coach’s teachings about how to reach employers and impress them are universal, timeless, and perfectly apply to the American, European, and Asian labor markets.
Discover the simple economics of how to market and sell yourself effectively with little-known tools & techniques, along with ready-made scripts and email templates for each step of your job search process.
"Metamorphic!"
★★★★★
Amazon Customer
"This is bar none the best job search book I've ever read. I've already bought two copies for friends of mine who are new to the job market or who are looking to get back into it after some time away."
★★★★★
Amazon Customer
"10000% yes!"
★★★★★
Anna
Reviews (71)
A Job Seeker's Bible
If you're looking for a job, you need to get this book. It is filled with so much helpful information! The tips on resume building alone, are worth it! If you're sending out resume after resume and not getting responses, trust me...after you read this and apply the suggestions, your phone WILL start ringing! So many simple things to do; slight word variations that can make all the difference in whether or not you get that call for the interview. As someone who has been out of the job market for over 20 years, this book has been invaluable for me. I will read it again and again; I've got the kindle version and have bookmarks and highlights throughout. This is NOT your typical career coaching book. Instead, the author gives you all the great information via way of a fictional story...and the story was fascinating and kept my attention. Not only were the resume tips helpful, but these other topics were covered in great detail: unknown job search ideas and finding hidden jobs; how to network effectively; tips on how to handle interviews; how to negotiate for your highest salary; the importance of following up, etc., etc. Scripts, methods and a lot of tools were shared by the author to make your job search successful! Definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a job.
10000% yes!
I know, I know- it seems like another self-help book for job-seekers. Stores always have entire bookcases of them, and yet not a single one can do more than offer inflated and often useless hope. A great emotion, but not one that will fill your refrigerator or surprise your family with a trip to the beach. This book is different. Instead of flowery language that makes you feel good, Zaouali teaches you how to change your mindset and your approach to job searching. He gives templates for resumes, cover letters, and more, as well as how to find the exact job you’re looking for even if it’s not on one of the major search sites. With the plan Zaouali lays out, anyone can use the information to find a better job, no matter how tough the job market seems. If you’re like me and were laid off thanks to Covid, please, please, get this book. It will help you get through the application, interview, and salary negotiation processes in the most efficient way possible. The only way is up!
Good Job Seeking Advice in Story Form
Books for job seekers often get repetitive after awhile, especially if you spent a long time job searching. Many say the same things: have someone look over your resume. Make sure it has action verbs and is free of errors before you send it. Make sure you show up early for your interview and are dressed nicely. Don't forget to send a thank you note and then follow up on your interview. Then there is the advice that is contradictory. Have an objective or a summary. No don't have one, the hiring manager looks over it. Make your resume one page, so it's easy to skim. No, make it two so you can emphasize your skills. Apply only to certain jobs because the job market is tough. No, the sky's the limit, apply anywhere! Have a cover letter to look professional. No, no one has time to read it. It can be incredibly headache inducing and discouraging when you follow the advice and don't see results right away. You follow the books and steps almost religiously. So, where is your job? Are you following the wrong advice and reading the wrong books? It is a stressful time made worse by the constant barrage of well meaning, but at times difficult advice. Sometimes, it helps if the job searching book is written in a fresh unique way. That's where Hamza Zaouali's The Job Seeker and The Coach comes in. Instead of just a typical how to book with bullet points, resume samples, and do's and don't's with faceless job seekers, Zaouali writes his book as a session between one job seeker and her coach. He gives his advice in story form. This approach gives the book more immediacy and makes the advice more personal than the sometimes objective condescending manner that other authors sometimes give to Readers. The eponymous job seeker (the Everyseeker, if you will) is named Lisa, a woman who has been terminated from her sales position in Dubai. After a discouraging time with vague interviews and recruiters, she is recommended to try the Three Circles Coach (assumed to be Zaouali himself). The first thing The Coach does is probably one of the hardest things that a job seeker hears, but is necessary. Lisa, like many job seekers, is concerned about exterior issues. The job market is slow. She is the wrong gender or the wrong skin color. She is in the wrong place. There aren't any open positions with her experience and skills and she can't move. All of the things that job seekers tell themselves, fearing the stacked deck against them and longing to just give up. The Coach shoots each rationale down with "Other people have jobs, why not you?" While The Coach acknowledges these outside problems, he refuses to let Lisa acquiesce to them and use them as excuses to give up. He encourages her to be more active and continue to search. While she can't necessarily do anything about those external forces, she can change herself and her internal forces. Lisa, and in turn Job Seekers reading about her, can improve their own confidence by strengthening their chances despite the negative outlook by turning into effective job seekers. The Three Circles that the coach suggests are the three steps every job seeker goes through. Marketing (How the Job Seeker searches for work and writes their resume), Sales (How the Job Seeker presents themselves in interviews and advertises their skills and experience), and Service to Others (How the Job Seeker uses the job search to help Employers, and in turn themselves, achieve results). Zaouali's writing treats the job search like a business in which the Seeker advertises themselves for the employer who is thought of as a client. Job Seekers can develop their brand and marketing skills to increase their opportunities and impact in a future business. When a Job Seeker shows an uncanny business savviness in advertising themselves, they already tell the employer that they have excellent marketing, sales, and customer service skills. In her search, Lisa goes through the usual steps of resume sending, interviewing, following up, and waiting all with The Coach giving the various steps on what to do next. Zaouali updates most of the advice to a current 2020 audience that is aware of a changing job market and that they need to change with it to be more accessible. Some advice seems different from what many seekers are used to. For example, instead of Job Seekers putting their full address, Zaouali advises Lisa and the Readers to put a target location where they would like to live and work, so they appear available to relocate if need be. (The point of the resume is to get the interview. Don't let unwillingness to travel be a barrier between the seeker and their dream job, Zaouali says.) The Job Seeker is also encouraged to showcase skills with a table to emphasize their abilities and expertise. Important skills such as team management, administrative work, and computer languages can be placed into such a table to let the employer know exactly what they are looking for. It also illustrates the skills of which the Seeker writes. Networking is also highlighted in this book, particularly for the hidden job market. Social Media and the Internet can be useful fountains of information to find available jobs before they are advertised to the general public. Groups, Facebook Friends, and LinkedIn Contacts are very helpful in locating openings. While the book doesn't mention how the market in 2020 has changed for obvious pandemic-sized reasons, it does mention how networking can be used to assist for those issues. The book allows the Reader to embrace the possibility of remote employment as well as researching companies that are good fits for the potential employee. (Nowadays, it is particularly important to research how well the company values the health and safety of its employees and customers.) The Coach also says that any type of work can be used as gainful experience. Writing blog articles or reviewing products for example show a strong writing ability as well as a desire to remain involved in one's chosen field despite unemployment or under employment. Anything can be used for a good experience whether by staying active in the field or using soft skills (skills that are needed anywhere like customer service, technical proficiency etc.). Through Lisa's experiences, the Reader vicariously witnesses her mistakes. Then they remember their own and seek to improve them. When Lisa bombs her first interview by giving vague examples and not asking follow up questions, the Reader cringes in embarrassment and sympathy. Then they remember how often they do that and vow like Lisa to do better next time. When Lisa doesn't take an interview seriously because it's not a field in which she is interested, the Coach and the Reader remind her that every interview is a learning experience and that she, and we, should be our professional best every time. Lisa makes the same errors and has the same victories that her Readers do. When she markets and sells herself and performs expertly at the interview, it is a victory for her and us when she receives the job.The Job Seeker sees themselves in her and uses her story as a template to their own. Her story reminds her and us that if she can do it, we can do it. The job search is a long struggle. It's never fun and always stressful. Sometimes it feels like a thousand eyes are staring at you, watching how you dress, speak, and even what you put on the Internet. It feels like one long dog and pony show that can drag on for weeks, months, even years. But when we find that great job, market ourselves to the best of our ability, and exhibit a willingness to serve the employer's needs and contribute to their mission. When we get that great career, then books like The Job Seeker and The Coach are guideposts that show us that the long search is worth it.
Most Comprehensive Job Search Book
This is bar none the best job search book I've ever read. It contains tips, tricks, scripts, and formulas that I wish I'd known at the beginning of my professional life. Used properly, this book will overcome the most common and severe job search obstacles, including periods of prolonged unemployment and gender socialization differences that may otherwise affect salary negotiation tactics. I've already bought two copies for friends of mine who are new to the job market or who are looking to get back into it after some time away.
Fascinating reference for those out on the job market...
The Job Seeker & The Coach, is a self-help guide presented in the creative format of fiction. Inspired by true events, the reader follows the main character, Lisa, with her struggle of trying to obtain employment within a very short time period in Dubai or become homeless. She finds herself taking lessons from a job coach and learning more about herself in the process. Lisa's journey is captivating and engaging throughout the text. I found myself wondering what would happen next each time I had to pause my reading. This book is full of distinctive, detailed examples with step-by-step instructions and visuals that connect the reader to a deeper level of awareness. The insights provided in this book are ones that I have never heard of and make it stand out from any other book on the market. This is a must read!
This is a great career assistant and a Great book
This was both a great material for the main person (Lisa) AND for us as well while we search for the 'right' job for ourselves in the process of finding it. The first chapter begins in everyone's worst feeling: "Being fired or released from their job"... as in Lisa's case. However, her manager assisted her with a helpful tip: "To contact a job coach that can help her further her career. I felt just like Lisa here. A job coach can cost both money and will it be worth the time? In the second chapter, Lisa does something so relatable to our own lives when searching for a job: Placing in many job applications to different jobs where, in the end, there's rarely a response or reply back. She received an interesting e-mail from a coach that brings up "The Three Circles". The what? Yeah I was just confused as Lisa was too here. As for the third chapter, well... there are times when it is called for us to take a step and see what will happen next. No action can be taken or done without us taking the first step that can make a change in your life. What I enjoyed about this book were the many tips that I also needed in my life as well, the same notes Lisa has taken from her coach. What I did not like was the million questions Lisa asked her coach. I mean, no offense, I would've asked a few of her questions, but the questions drove me off a bit, despite the fact that both her and her coach's conversation grew deeper and deeper. Sorry. I don't want to spoil anything within this book for anyone, but it is a great read!
So Helpful and Practical
All I can say is "WOW!" This book is incredibly helpful and very practical. I am a Life Coach who works primarily with young adults as they navigate high school, college, and the beginning of their career. This will be a book and resource I will DEFINITELY use and encourage my clients to get. Whether you are just beginning your career, thinking about a job change or help people in the career world--get a copy of this book!
Good for job seekers recently entering the job market
This book provides pragmatic advice for job seekers. It is extremely valuable to people recently entering the job market. However, it would help if the book was tailored to the job market in different sectors and job types. For example, a book that provides coaching to programmers that want to get an entry level job in the tech industry in the United States would be much more effective.
Very helpful resume tips
No one in school or university ever teaches you how to write a proper resume, so I've always had to rely on asking Google and hoping I find good results. Considering that, this was a real eye-opener for me. I reworked my resume basically immediately.
A MUST READ FOR JOB SEEKERS!
This book will make you realize that you have been wasting your time applying to jobs using the old and outdated techniques. A must read for anyone looking to secure a desired job quickly and efficiently. It is an in depth, world class, step-by-step guide to not only find an amazing job, but to set yourself apart from the rest. Brilliant!
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