| | Rites of passage at $100,000+: The insider's lifetime guide to executive job-changing and faster career progress |  | Author: John Lucht
Publisher: Distributed in the USA by Henry Holt
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  71 reviews
Edition: Rev. and updated ed
Pages: 625
ASIN: B0006RBEK2
Publication Date: 1999
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Amazon.com Review
John Lucht, an executive recruiter during the past three decades for some of America's top corporations, knows what it takes to snag a new six-figure job. Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+ is his newly revised guide to the ins and outs of a search for a job that ends in success. It promises a "comprehensive cram course in accelerating your career"--a contemporary corporate equivalent of the traditional initiation into adulthood from which it takes its title--updated for the cyber-age. And it delivers, with Lucht offering inside tips on the basic routes to a new executive-level position: personal contacts (i.e., "ask for a reference instead of a job"); networking ("never fail to get into the office of anyone whose name is mentioned to you, never depart with less than three new names"); executive recruiters ("understand their hidden financial arrangements"); direct mail ("write to the CEO or a person two levels above your target job"); and the Internet ("insert plenty of the right 'keywords' so that the computer will find your resume"). Extensive online references are also included throughout, and the material is presented in a way that's easy to understand and implement. --Howard Rothman
Product Description
Revised and updated to incorporate the harsh realities of the 1990s job market, the popular career book for executives continues to provide valuable advice on surviving a layoff, conducting a job search, and much more. 35,000 first printing.
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 the endless swampy bog October 30, 2008
what an endless swampy bog about the insider nauseating inside workings of the recruitment business. Get and editor. Boil it down to something readable and relevant.
 Wordy, sales-y, and not worth the money October 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book based on the excellent reviews and read it eagerly for a new job search this summer. Two chapters into it, I had to simply scan the rest. I really wanted to believe there would be 672 pages of useful material here, but it really boils down to about 40 pages of content with lots and lots of bold type, exclamation points, fancy fonts, and needless repetition.
The author suggests (rightly I think) that executive job searches require us to think differently about our approach, our "brand", and our focus. He has several useful tips for improving the search, all of which seem spot-on to me. He also spends 2/3s of the book on tips for dealing with recruiters -- so if you don't plan to use a recruiter, you'll find little else of value.
All that said, the book implies his tips are all BRAND NEW! IMPROVED! INSIDER SECRETS! -- when they're really not much more than you'll find on good job-search websites ("ask for a reference instead of a job", "insert plenty of the right 'keywords' so that the computer will find your resume"). He's also very aggressive in his tactics, which is *not* the way to make friends in any industry (think of your average aggressive telemarketer). He does heavily tout that the book is "updated for the cyber-age", but that seems to just mean he spends an entire chapter trying to sell the reader a subscription to his FABULOUS! INCREDIBLE! INSIDER SECRETS! website.
If you want a true high-quality executive search book in a fraction of the page-count, I'd recommend the Executive's Pocket Guide to ROI Resumes And Job Search. Direct, impactful language, excellent job search action plan, high quality resume examples -- all without a single sales pitch or any fluff.
 very very thorough with info not found anywhere else! June 26, 2008
Great book. Very helpful insight into Recruiting industry that, in hindsight seems like common sense, but really is not. I have dealt with many from the hiring perspective, and hadn't thought much about it. It's a must read before you apply for anything online or with anyone you do not know. A bit lengthy, but I think well worth it and you can combine your common sense and experience with this info.
I also bought the workbook and joined the online site, which I also highly recommend (really the website - [...] most of all).
Essential tool for a long-term career! February 25, 2008
This book is an absolute MUST for the executive job seeker. Howevever, its a mistake to purchase this when you decide to start looking for a job. Only a part of it is relevant in that situation. Instead, buy the book now and apply John's great advice for building your brand and repuatation in your industry and with recruiters before you start job searching. His suggestions will make that process very meaningful and provide you with a great network of opportunities when you're ready or forced to find a new opportunity.
 Useful but outdated February 22, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found many useful items and information in this book but it is in need of an update. There are many helpful hints for how to select and deal with recruiters. The tone and theme of this book is slanted to the retained search recruiter (as the author is one). I also believe that the emphasis on "mass mailing" techniques is overstated and that more material needs to be developed for today's internet (no reference to "LinkedIn" networking or "The Ladders"). Overall I think this book is useful from a strategic/background perspective but not as much so tactically.
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