Job Changing Tools for Executives

September, 2000
by Joyce Herring

Before you make another job change (whether inside or outside your company), check out these five top-notch books. They give you expert advice, techniques and insights on the most effective ways to make career progress and increase your compensation.

Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and Faster Career Progress in the 21st Century by John Lucht

Every year since it first appeared in 1988, John Lucht's Rites of Passage at $100,000+ has been America's best-selling executive career guide. With the mushrooming importance of the Internet, Lucht rips apart his revered classic to bring it into the twenty-first century!

Executive Job-Changing Workbook by John Lucht

This guide to job hunting shows how to examine skills and successes, communicate them in writing (resume) and orally (interview), win the sponsorship of headhunters, defeat competitive candidates and gather information about a prospective employer.

201 Winning Cover Letters for $100,000+ Jobs : Cover Letters That Can Change Your Life! by Wendy S. Enelow

Believe it or not, cover letters may be more important to getting interviews than resumes! This book examines the major rules of writing effective cover letters for $100,000+ jobs. It presents outstanding examples that professionals offer employers who are seeking top talent in today's highly competitive job market.

Asher's Bible of Executive Resumes and How to Write Them by Donald Asher

From V.P. to C.E.O., this book provides the largest compendium of executive resumes available to the general public. It includes hints on getting headhunted, upgrading your current position and launching an all-out, top-level job hunt.

The Road to CEO: The World's Leading Executive Recruiters Identify the Traits You Need to Make It to the Top by Sharon Voros

Are you top executive material? Lots of people are smart enough to be a CEO but getting there takes more than a strong resume. According to Voros, the ability to look and act the part is almost more important than a track record of accomplishments in gaining the top job. This book provides an insider's look at how recruiters identify, evaluate and recommend candidates. You'll also be able to diagnose your own executive presence and chart a plan for enhancing it using specific, recruiter-tested tips.

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