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Professional Strategies,World-Class Advice, and Inside Tips on Finding Your Ideal Job

"The Secrets of Executive Search provides real-world and proven techniques in an easy-to-read reference format. It s a must-read for anyone who will be managing human resources and/or managing their own career into the new millennium." Arthur E. Hobbs, former vice president, Human Resources, Raytheon Systems Co.

"This book will definitely help job candidates at all levels. Not only does it contain career advice that is helpful in conducting your job search, but also for enhancing performance on the job." Libby Sartain, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief People Yahoo at Yahoo! Inc.

"A very current career reference guide complete with job search tips on how to maximize the power of the Internet. It s easy to read, easy to understand, and it s filled with practical, effective techniques and advice. Once I began reading Secrets, I couldn t put it down." C. Douglas Mintmier, Vice President, Human Resources, Mary Kay Inc.

"I ve interviewed countless applicants who could have made the final cut if they had read this book. It makes all the right points clearly and concisely, and provides insights that will guide people on both sides of the hiring equation." W. L. Pendergrass, Vice President, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.

"The Secrets of Executive Search . . . is right on the money. In this day and age, professionals and executives need a personal development reference manual to help them manage their careers. And this is the one they should have!" James F. Nieves, Vice President, Human Resources, Children s Medical Center of Dallas

"This is a down-to-earth reference guide that includes information many other career management books overlook. It combines the best advice from all worlds, from introspection to the practical side of how best to position yourself to get the job you really want." Richard T. Huntley, Executive Director, Williams Communications Solutions

"Secrets is an extremely savvy snapshot of pragmatic advice for executives considering a career move. It brings into sharp focus the level of detail and preparation that are required for an executive to successfully reengineer his or her career." Douglas P. Thomas, Senior Manager, KPMG LLP

Product Details

• Published on: 2002-09-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Book Info
Provides real-world and proven techniques in an easy to read reference format. Contains career advice that is helpful in conducting your job search and also for enhancing your performance on the job. Softcover.

From the Back Cover
Professional Strategies,World-Class Advice, and Inside Tips on Finding Your Ideal Job

"The Secrets of Executive Search provides real-world and proven techniques in an easy-to-read reference format. Its a must-read for anyone who will be managing human resources and/or managing their own career into the new millennium." –Arthur E. Hobbs, former vice president, Human Resources, Raytheon Systems Co.

"This book will definitely help job candidates at all levels. Not only does it contain career advice that is helpful in conducting your job search, but also for enhancing performance on the job." –Libby Sartain, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief People Yahoo at Yahoo! Inc.

"A very current career reference guide complete with job search tips on how to maximize the power of the Internet. Its easy to read, easy to understand, and its filled with practical, effective techniques and advice. Once I began reading Secrets, I couldnt put it down." –C. Douglas Mintmier, Vice President, Human Resources, Mary Kay Inc.

"Ive interviewed countless applicants who could have made the final cut if they had read this book. It makes all the right points clearly and concisely, and provides insights that will guide people on both sides of the hiring equation." –W. L. Pendergrass, Vice President, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.

"The Secrets of Executive Search . . . is right on the money. In this day and age, professionals and executives need a personal development reference manual to help them manage their careers. And this is the one they should have!" –James F. Nieves, Vice President, Human Resources, Childrens Medical Center of Dallas

"This is a down-to-earth reference guide that includes information many other career management books overlook. It combines the best advice from all worlds, from introspection to the practical side of how best to position yourself to get the job you really want." –Richard T. Huntley, Executive Director, Williams Communications Solutions

"Secrets is an extremely savvy snapshot of pragmatic advice for executives considering a career move. It brings into sharp focus the level of detail and preparation that are required for an executive to successfully reengineer his or her career." –Douglas P. Thomas, Senior Manager, KPMG LLP

About the Author
ROBERT M. MELANCON is the Managing Principal of Melancon Company, a Dallas-based retained executive search and consulting firm with roots dating back to 1973. He is also a speaker and lecturer with thirty-seven years of experience in the field and is widely considered an authority on the subject of executive selection.

Customer Reviews

An Immediately Actionable Guide
Melancon has written a very readable and actionable guide for anyone who is in the job market or plans on advancing their career. As one who has recently been in a personal job search, The Secrets of Executive Search helped me to focus on what is important and develop an actionable plan tailored to my needs. Within weeks I saw a noticable improvement in the quality and quantity of the follow-up inquiries I was receiving.

The Secrets of Executive Search breaks down the search process into each of its component pieces from resume development to offer negotiations, offering the reader constructive help in each area while providing light anecdotal stories from Melancon's experiences as an executive recruiter. Did you know resumes should be organized differently on the Web and in databases for greater effectiveness? The book is chalked full of the small and large tips like this that would come from a recruiting professional with years of experience.

This book is required reading for anyone serious about marketing themself. It's a reference you'll go back to time and time again.

Master of the Obvious
I expected something more than a review of search criteria that should be well known to anyone who has been through the job search process. This is especially true with the executive search process. I found no revelations here. In fact, I thought that the book was written on a much lower level than those to whom it was written to help. Unless you have never been involved in the executive search process, don't bother reading this book.

No secrets here
Just finished reading the book of "secrets." Perhaps it is because of the general degradation of the English language over the years, but the word "secret" seems to have lost its original meaning. No secrets here. This book is just a check list of things to remember, in other words, some helpful hints. A very fast read. My major concern however, is that the author appears to have a heavy bias towards recruiters/headhunters, perhaps because he earns his income in that way. For example, one of the "secrets" given in the book is: "Be kind to the headhunter." The advice on interviews is very scanty. You could get more useful information on interviewing from the average newspaper article on the subject. In summary, it seams as though this book was written in order to glorify the author's career as a headhunter. Naturally, he cares more for his clients (those that pay them his fees) than he does for job candidates. He spends an entire chapter warning job seekers never to accept a counter-offer from your current employer. No surprise, because one of the most frustrating things to headhunters is on those occasions when they find out that they aren't going to close on a deal. This book is OK for a person just starting out, but will produce a yawn for anyone with ten or more years of work experience. The advice is just too obvious ... and obviously biased.