Need a New Job? START HERE! (Paperback)

How to Sell Your Unique Talents to Get the Rewarding, Fulfilling Position You Deserve

There's an ideal position waiting for you.

One which matches your values, abilities and qualifications perfectly. In Need a New Job? START HERE! Bob Hoberman shows you how to find it. And how to get it.

The search starts with you.

What's unique about you? And how can you use these insights to find a position where you flourish and grow?

With half of all workers unhappy in their jobs and millions of others out of work, competition for jobs has never been higher. You know this. But most candidates don't start with this essential question. And when they don't, they might find themselves with the same unsatisfying results. New job, but just as unhappy.

Flooding the job market with resumes ...dead-end interviews for positions you don't want...falling further into roles where you're undervalued and unappreciated.

But there are employers you may like with crushing problems you can solve. You need to convince them.

Over his 30-year recruiting career, Hoberman has screened, interviewed and counseled thousands of candidates. For mid-level executive roles, right up to President.

His insights work for any applicant in any job market.

Need a New Job? START HERE! challenges you to look at yourself differently. You pitch yourself as a solution, as opposed to just another applicant.

So you get, not just a job, but the right job.

One that you will excel at and enjoy.

"Bob Hoberman's insights and guidance give you the what and the how to take charge of your career and your future. This is practical advice from a seasoned pro."-

-Andrew C. Goresh, Consultant and Executive Coach.

Need a New Job? START HERE! challenges your self-limiting beliefs and provides helpful insights and thought-provoking strategic planning not seen elsewhere." -

-Willa Edgerton-Chisler, Chief Strategic Officer and Founder, Symphony Strategies.

"Valuable as an effective and comprehensive blueprint and coaching device on how to prepare yourself and approach a job search.

Bob employs very strong common sense to establishing an excellent organizational guide for professionals and executives who have not recently been in the job market." -

-Michael Repoli, Chief of Staff, Gallagher Bassett Claim Services.

Some important takeaways:

--How to uncover any employer's biggest pain points, to get their instant, undivided attention

--How to use sources, including LinkedIn, to find the specific companies and individuals you can help most

--How to anticipate and prepare for common and uncommon interview questions and respond -- even if they say "this job isn' for you."

--Cover letter examples, with Bob's expert critique on why they work -- and how to use the techniques

--Over 50? Discover how to pitch your age as problem-solving experience so you become the big solution they crave.

Remember, companies aren't really hiring you. They are hiring the combination of talent, experience and relevant results you offer.
.

Bob Hoberman has devoted more than 40 years training, placing and counseling professionals and executives.

He is also a lifelong writer who has been published in nearly every form of print and online media. His writings include articles, white papers, proposals, promotional pieces and websites.

This is his third book. He is also ghostwriting a crime novel and a retirement planning book. And he has been an invited speaker at local, regional and national conferences.

A former intelligence analyst for the U.S. National Security Agency and the U.S. Army, Bob developed a strong respect for credible research. As a writer, he understands that clear writing emanates from clear thinking. And from researching and thoroughly understanding both the subject and the audience.

"Need a New Job? START Here! demonstrates his commitment to sharing his experiences and helping people at all levels, backgrounds and ages.

Bob earned a B.A. in Journalism from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he studied under New York Times editors, and an Executive MBA from Pace University in a program co-developed and taught by AT&T executives.

He graduated from the U.S. Army Intelligence School at Fort Holabird, Md. and studies Advanced Copywriting at American Writers and Artists, Inc..

He was Assistant Vice President in charge of Training and Development at Continental Insurance Companies. And, later, directed systems training for American Express Company in the Eastern United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Bob was a Senior Vice President and Partner of David Brooke Associates, a leading retained executive search firm for 24 years. He placed over 300 senior and management executives.

He also was Program Manager of upSKILL, a federal program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology that recruited, trained and placed veterans and displaced IT professionals at salaries that ranged from $60,000 to over $200,000..

Bob and his wife, Madeleine. live in New Jersey, where they have been active in community leadership roles.

Madeleine, a former teacher, has worked with the American Cancer Society for over 20 years and served two terms as a member of its Advisory Board. She is a Reach to Recovery Program Co-Coordinator for nine New Jersey counties.

They have a son, Jon, a daughter, Kerri, four grandchildren and a lovable Labradoodle, named Bentley.