How to Find a Good Job in Seattle

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How to Find a Good Job in Seattle

• Randi L. Karr
• Reference Book Analysis
• Week Six, Spring 2000

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How to Find a Good Job in Seattle

• Written by Linda Carlson
• Designed by Virginia Hand Graphic Design
• ISBN 0-9627122-8-0
• L.C. Number 98-92706
• Call 650.1409
• Carlson, Linda, How to Find a Good Job in
  Seattle, Barrett Street Productions, Seattle, WA,
  1999

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Arrangement

• Help for Your Job Search
• Internet Resources for Your Job Search
• Your Resume and Cover letter Standing Out in the
  Crowd
• Selling Yourself Advice from Seattle Recruiters
• Leaving the Military A Challenging Career
  Transition
• Networking through Professional Associations
• Networking through Alumni and Civic Organizations
• Joblines 475 Round-the-Clock Job Listings
• Employers
• Business and Organizations
• Government Agencies
• Schools, Colleges and Universities
• Nonprofits
• Business and Tourism Organizations

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Arrangement Continued

• Transportation, Child Care and Relocation
• Evaluating the Job Offer Is This The Right Job
• and the Right Employer?
• Evaluating the Paycheck How Much Will This Job
  Pay? And How Much Will It Cost?
• Index
• Resume Critiques, Reader Survey and Other Helpful
  Information

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Indexed by Scope

• The listings cover every area of employment today
  from blue collar to executive positions.
  Colleges, libraries and all the best places to
  work are listed to aid in the job seekers
  research.

• Company
• Occupations
• Schools and Resource Centers
• Associations and Societies

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Currency

• This book was revised recently (1998). It has
  included every college and many libraries,
  associations, and job search aids with phone
  numbers and addresses for the readers convenience.

• Using the phone book, I tried to find a company,
  college, library or resource I would want to use
  that wasnt listed, and couldnt. I feel it is
  very up to date at this time.

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Intended Purpose Additional Purposes

• The books intended purpose is to provide
  resources that will aid in career transition,
  displacement from a job, or finding a new job in
  greater Seattle for any reason.

• Companies in need of employees would find the job
  resources helpful if they wished to put the word
  out that they needed good (or specialized) help.
  There are a lot of contacts listed.

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Physical Format Special Features

• Paperback

• This expanded 7th edition includes web sites and
  a resume critique offer.
• Highline Community College is listed as well as
  a wonderful listing of our local public libraries
  for help in job searching.

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Reviews

• Editorial ReviewsSynopsis Updated with Internet
  resources, this regional bestseller describes
  thousands of Northwest employers in business,
  government, education and nonprofits provides
  local contacts for nearly 500 professional and
  alumni associations and lists 450 joblines.
  Based on Linda Carlson's interviews with
  employers, recruiters and job seekers, it also
  includes interview tips and information on
  relocation. --This text refers to an out of print
  or unavailable edition of this title.

• THE PUBLISHER , December 9, 1997COMPANION
  PUBLICATION SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY, 1998 Looking
  for a directory of executive search firms and
  employment agencies in the Seattle area? Then
  plan to order "executive search firms and
  employment agencies in Seattle job-search
  resources for the executive, manager and
  professional." Will be formally introduced at the
  Seattle public library's central branch at noon
  on Tuesday, Feb.. 10 with a free presentation by
  Linda Carlson.

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From the Author

• The author, Linda Carlson, lindacarlson.com ,
  October 8, 1998Now available and offering 504
  pages of resources Dissatisfied with your job?
  Leaving the military? Moving to the Seattle area?
  Then you'll find thousands of employer
  descriptions, web sites, joblines, job bulletins
  and networking contacts in this new seventh
  edition of Washington state's most popular
  job-search guide. Includes an optional resume
  critique by the author plus local job-search
  resources for those leaving the military and
  information on schools, child care, public
  transportation, property taxes and low-cost
  counseling.

• The author , March 3, 1997Read about this book
  in Seattle Magazine's March issue. Linda
  Carlson, author of "How To Find A Good Job In
  Seattle," is quoted extensively in the March 1997
  issue of Seattle Magazine (the cover story is
  "How to get a great job") and the magazine
  carries an excerpt from the book
• Taken from Amazon.com

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Interview with the Author

• Amazon.com How did you begin writing? Did you
  intend to become an author, or do you have a
  specific reason or reasons for writing each book?
  
• L.C. I began "How To Find A Good Job In Seattle"
  more than six years when I was frustrated by the
  number of people I met who didn't know how to
  start--or sustain--a job search.
• Amazon.com What authors do you like to read?
  What book or books have had a strong influence on
  you or your writing?
• L.C. I read fiction for pleasure, but I'm most
  impressed by writers who don't mince words, who
  determine what needs to be said and then say it
  concisely.
• Amazon.com Do you meet your readers at book
  signings, conventions, or similar events? Do you
  interact with your readers electronically through
  e-mail or other online forums?

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Interview Continued

• L.C. I'm so fortunate I get to meet my readers
  at book signings and speeches at bookstores and
  through classes at Seattle-area community
  colleges. I also write Q amp A-style job-search
  columns for the Journal American, the Valley
  Daily News and Today's Careers, so that's another
  way I hear from my readers.
• Amazon.com Could you describe the mundane
  details of writing How many hours a day do you
  devote to writing? Do you write a draft on paper
  or at a keyboard (typewriter or computer)? Do you
  have a favorite location or time of day (or
  night) for writing? What do you do to avoid--or
  seek!--distractions?
• L.C. My job-search guides require thousands of
  interviews to ensure the information is complete
  and updated, so I spent hours and hours (and
  hours!) on the telephone. The actual writing time
  is limited compared to the months devoted to
  updating data for each edition.

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Personal Impression

• I found it to be informative, personal to anyone
  from the Seattle area, and filled with familiar
  landmarks (companies) we have seen for years
  yet, many have never seriously thought about
  working for these companies. This book stimulates
  the thought process in regards to finding the
  right job. It takes childcare, transportation,
  housing, and job related costs into consideration
  forcing the reader to look beyond the job search
  and into the jobs realities.
• I believe this book would be an asset for any
  newcomer to the Seattle area who is in need of a
  job/career, and transitioning into this area from
  anywhere in the English speaking world. I was
  unable to find a translated version in another
  language (any language), but it offers a variety
  of job counseling services that are sure to help.
• For a place to start after deciding to look for
  another job, this book is a necessity whether one
  is from this area or not. It offers a variety of
  search options, helps, counseling, and may
  prevent unnecessary pavement pounding while
  encouraging productive searches.

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Reference Uses
Help in making the cut

• Aids in job searching for retiring military,
  relocating professionals, newcomers to the area,
  career changes, career beginnings, and any other
  job change imaginable.
• I need information on where to find jobs in this
  area and how to update my resume.
• I want to look for a new job and dont know where
  to start.
• Provides listings of government agencies,
  nonprofit organizations, schools, libraries,
  child cares, and much more.
• I am looking for a new job, but need help finding
  one that will consider my needs as a parent while
  paying enough to support my bills.
• I am retiring from the military and my family
  wants to settle here in Seattle. We need
  information on volunteer work for my wife,
  schools for our children, and a civilian job for
  me.
• The transportation section will provide
  information on how to get to work.
• I am having a hard time finding a job and the
  transportation I need to get there.

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WWW Search

• WWW.lindacarlson.com came up with a lecture on
  book writing sponsored through North Seattle
  Community College. I was unable to locate a
  biography or any personal information about the
  author through this sight.
• Linda Carlson is not listed in Contemporary
  authors, yet she has published 22 books that I
  could count on-line. All that is documented is
  that she is a lecturer, a columnist for three
  Puget Sound news papers, a writer and she has
  co-written also.
• Information about this book is located through
  aol by typing good job in Seattle.
• http//members.aol.com/gwattier/booksale.htm

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Other Cataloging Entries Sno-Isle Catalog

• Job Hunting Washington (State) Seattle
  Directories.
• Business enterprises Washington (State) Seattle
  Directories
• Nonprofit organizations Washington (State)
  Seattle Directories
• Administrative agencies Washington (State)
  Seattle Directories

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Availability

• Mail24.00
• Barrett Street Productions
• P.O. Box 99642
• Seattle WA 98199
• [phone]
• Amazon.com17.56
• BarnsNoble17.56
• Elliot Bay21.95
• Village Books..21.95

• Note I found the older versions of this book
  listed in web sites for sale, but only found the
  new version at the few Ive listed here.