The Career Game Championships

About the Book

Anyone who has ever looked for a job has had a taste of what noted career counselor Dr. Larry Linden refers to as "The Career Game Championships." If, like Dr. Linden, you've gone through the process and thought, "there's got to be a better way" then The Career Game Championships is for you.

In his comprehensive look at changing jobs or even whole careers, Dr. Linden examines the activities and patterns that keep the average person moving from job to unsatisfying job. Then, using the most complete, innovative, and flexible method of job or career search available today he describes how you can avoid these pitfalls.

This method is designed to get you the "right" job, with the "right" company in the "right" environment, making the "right" money in as little as one-third the normal time." With The Career Game Championships you can find it – regardless of the current job market – and make it your own.

All the tools are here. Preparation, résumés & cover letters, presentation techniques, resource development, interviewing, management of the process, and follow-up are all described in a logical, easy-to-follow manner.

Based on years of career counseling experience, and packed with insider tips & real-world examples to illustrate its techniques, The Career Game Championships is the breakthrough that will show you how to take the gold in your career.

About the Author

Dr. Larry Linden has over twenty years of independent and corporate experience in international career management counseling, training program development, and implementation.

He has worked with leading out-placement organizations, and is a Master Trainer of Career Consultants. Dr. Linden also conducts train-the-trainer seminars for Senior Career Consultant professionals. He has consulted to individual career changers across the United States and in 16 foreign countries including those from Africa, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.

Dr. Linden has designed specialized tools and documentation for a fast-paced technology-oriented world, reaching and servicing individuals in remote areas of the world. In addition, he has designed classes and workshops with emphasis on personal development through self-assessment, career management, and formal education; he has consulted to R. L. Stevens, the largest privately-owned career placement company in the world.

In addition to publishing articles on career portfolios and effective résumé design, Dr. Linden has conducted workshops and courses on portfolio development, career transition, résumé writing, tough interviewing, networking, job search strategies, self-marketing for success, and critical thinking.

Dr. Linden received his Masters Degree in Education from Cambridge College in Massachusetts where he focused his attention on training and development and organizational psychology. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1997. The focus of his dissertation was on the evaluation of a career portfolio as a transition and career management tool, affording him a unique perspective on career transition and transitional tools.