UNEMPLOYMENT BOOT CAMP

About the Book

In today's uncertain economy, chances are good that you or someone you know has been drafted into the ranks of the unemployed. Record numbers of companies are scaling back their work forces daily through either attrition or early retirement.

In 2003, author Rebecca Long was downsized from her job as a communications professional. Unemployment Boot Camp is based on her personal experience with the emotions that often accompany job loss-self-pity, insecurity, and hopelessness. Long provides valuable facts, tactics, and instructions for coping, as well as recommendations on how to make the most out of your newfound freedom. Based on military-style thinking, each chapter is designed as a "Mission" and includes "Battle Plans" containing action steps and "Survival Think Tank" exercises that will help you define your dreams and goals. You will learn how to:

• Develop an indomitable spirit
• Build strategies to achieve staying power
• Overcome whatever obstacles come your way
• Take positive and productive steps throughout your career transition and beyond
• Sharpen your skills
• Prepare for opportunities

Job loss should never destroy your confidence or your desire to live a full life. Unemployment Boot Camp will help you redefine your objectives and overhaul your attitude for optimal success.

About the Author

R.A. Long worked as a news writer and reporter before embarking on a career as a communications professional in corporate America, where she worked for thirteen years. A native New Yorker, Long now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.