DO YOU NEED HELP TO GET A NEW JOB?

 
Have you been retrenched and don't know where to start to get another job?

Take heart! Now, there’s a quick and easy way for Baby Boomers to bounce back into a new career after being retrenched or made redundant.

Learn how to write a professional résumé and cover letter using a sample application as a template.

    All the hard work is done for you.  Simply replace the text in the application with your own information. It couldn’t be easier!

Take the Quiz to find out if you have the skills and knowledge to get a new job.

Quick Quiz

How did you go?

To be job-ready, you need to have 10 ‘YES’ answers. If you answered ‘NO’ to any of the above questions, you definitely need help. This book contains the tools you need to quickly and confidently get back into the workforce.

About the Author

Dawn Richards is a career coach who has helped thousands of people from all walks of life to get great jobs. She wrote ‘From Fired to Hired’ for mature-aged people who needed a simple guide to get through the trauma of losing their job and getting into a new one.

Dawn says: ‘Your resume is a marketing document that needs to ‘sell’ your skills and experience to an employer – it is NOT just a list of what you’ve done.’

From Fired to Hired contains everything you need to know to get your dream job – even if you don’t know what that is at the moment.

Bonus # 1: Sample Résumé and Cover Letter Bonus # 2: Guide – How to Avoid Common Errors in Your Application Bonus # 3: How to change your thinking, have Fun and switch on your brain

Take your time as you work through the 11 simple steps and you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to write your application using the templates provided. Just replace the text in the sample application with your own background information and you’ll have a professional looking application in no time. Easy Peasy!

From Fired to Hired is jam-packed with valuable ‘insider’ information. You’ll learn how to:    Work through your feelings of job loss    Feel positive about the future   Prepare a Personal Survival Plan   Develop a positive attitude to change   Consider your lifetime goals and family commitments when choosing a new career   Research the requirements of the job you want   Find out how to compete with younger applicants  Get under the radar of young recruiters and avoid age discrimination  Develop a Job Search Strategy and Career Plan that will be a blueprint for your success  Write your Résumé using a sample application as a template  Write a 'Killer Cover Letter' using a sample application as a template  Find out the secrets of 'age-proofing' your application to avoid discrimination  Prepare for your interview following 8 essential steps  Know what to wear, what to say and what to do in the interview  Enter the interview room confidently and know the answers to questions you may be asked  Prepare for 'Plan C' - your insurance against unemployment

Your 11 Steps to Success... Step # 1: Understand and deal with your feelings about job loss In this section, we'll explain why you're feeling so stressed about losing your job and briefly deal with the five stages of grief that most people experience Step # 2: Develop your Personal Survival Plan Don't make the classic mistake of sinking all of your payout into renovations on your house, buying a spiffy new car or taking an overseas trip until you work out what to do about a job. You may need to change your lifestyle for a while. Here are 4 critical things you need to do right now to develop your 'Survival Plan'. Step # 3: Keep a positive attitude Your attitude determines your success or failure - if you think you'll be successful, you will be. There's a little book you need to read that will help - we'll tell you what it is! Step # 4: Choose your new career path This step includes three case studies of sucessful mature-age career-changers that will inspire you to consider your lifetime goals and family commitments when choosing your new career. Step # 5: Research your new job You will need to research the types of jobs available and their requirements. We provide you with a starter list of job sites in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada so you can get cracking on your next job. Step # 6: Develop your job search strategy Your new job is getting a job! You'll never get a job in your pyjamas and slippers - you need to go out there and look for it. Here are 5 simple strategies to get you started. Step # 7: Write your résumé If you're a Baby Boomer, you've probably never needed a résumé...until now! A résumé is now a 'must-have' marketing tool to get a new job. We provide you with a template for writing your first résumé and some tips for 'age-proofing' your application. Step # 8: Write a customised letter for each application In case you're a little rusty in the letter-writing area, we provide you with another template to use in writing your letter of application. You also get 10 marketing tips to help you 'sell' yourself in your letter. Step # 9: Get ready for your interview It's possibly going to be your first interview in more than a decade (or two) so you may need a little practice at getting ready. There are 8 essential things to do before your interview. Step # 10: Win the job at the interview This step includes 10 critical things you need to do to win the job at the interview. It covers everything you need to know including body language, how to answer questions and what to wear. Step # 11: Get ready for 'Plan C'...or 'Plan D' You need to be proactive to prepare yourself for the next time you change careers - either by your own choice, or your employer's. It's much easier if you plan for it now, while the experience is still fresh in your mind.

You get all of this... and there's even more... You get From Fired to Hired which includes Eleven Steps to Success plus 3 BIG Bonuses for the special Limited Release Price of just $21.00 (US)

Bonus # 1: Sample Résumé and Cover Letter You will receive a professional Résumé and Cover Letter that successfully won the job for an administration assistant. Simply save it to your computer and use it as a template to kick-start your own application. It's easy! All the hard work is done for you!

Bonus # 2: Guide - How to Avoid Common Errors in Your Application One of the commonest mistakes applicants make is the incorrect use of homonyms (words that sound the same but have different meanings). The spellchecker on your computer doesn't recognize these errors.Keep this handy little guide next to your computer so that you avoid these common mistakes in your applications. One of the most common errors involves 'there', 'their' and 'they're'. Can you pick the correct sentence below? 1. They put their applications in their bags 2. They put there applications in they're bags 3. They put their applications in there bags How did you go? Number 1 is the correct sentence. This bonus guide will tell you why!

Bonus # 3: How to change your thinking, have Fun and switch on your brain This mini book contains 8 fun-filled strategies that will help you welcome change in your life. You'll learn how to turn off your brain's 'autopilot' mode and switch on to new experiences. Get out of that thinking rut and have some fun! Your new career is waiting for you!

This is what a few mature-age job seekers have to say about 'From Fired to Hired'

A fifty-nine year old book-keeper's story: I've been a book-keeper with the same organization all of my working life. When the company introduced a new computerized system, I found it impossible to use and after struggling for six months to adapt to the new system, I finally accepted a redundancy package. I attended a Mature-Age Careers Expo where Dawn Richards was talking to a packed house about how to get back into the workforce. I raced home to my computer and bought her new eBook "From Fired to Hired". After working through the 11 steps, I wrote my first application in 20 years using the résumé and cover letter template that comes with the book. I'm pleased to say I got the job and I'm now working part time and loving the freedom of playing golf twice a week. I've got a new lease on life because I'm now confident that I can bounce back no matter what happens. Thanks for your help in teaching this "old dog" some new tricks. Cheers, Mike Petersen

A forty-seven year old sales co-ordinator's story: I've worked in the same job as a sales co-ordinator in a large property investment company for the past twenty-three years. I was on track to retire in six years' time but this dream was shattered when the company I worked for went into administration and I found myself unemployed for forty-nine years of age. It was a terrifying experience! I have a mortgage and two children at university to support. I live at the Gold Coast in Australia and thought I would have to commute to Brisbane (60 minutes drive away) each day to look for work. I heard about your book called "From Fired to Hired" and I thought 'That sounds like me'. I didn't have a résumé (mainly because I have never needed one) and didn't have a clue how to write one or what to put in it. I bought the book and everything started to make sense. It was just like following a step-by-step recipe. I did some retraining to get my computing skills up to scratch and successfully got a job just ten minutes from home at the Gold Coast. Life is looking good again! I no longer have the fear of being retrenched because I've faced that fear and know that if it happens again, I'll be ready to put my new Career Plan into action. Thanks for writing such a fantastic book. Regards, Jill Grayson

Unemployment is rapidly rising due to the global economic downturn. Research shows that mature-age people are usually the first to lose their jobs....and the last to be hired in new jobs. If you're looking to safeguard your future, you've come to the right place

Our guarantee to you We are so sure that From Fired to Hired will be a lifesaver for you that we offer a 100% money-back guarantee. Try the book for 60 days with absolutely no risk.

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