Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Skyrocket Your Career

Subtitle: The No Bullsh*t Approach to Find Your Dream Job, Be Successful in It, and Transform into a Rockstar

Author: Raj Subrameyer

Genre: Self-help

Part of a series?

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55878722-skyrocket-your-career?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Lhv6asq2zI&rank=2

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This book gives you some no-nonsense advice on high to put your career into the elevator to success.

What I liked about the book:

The easy going conversational style of writing.

What I didn’t like about the book:

The use of swear words which I felt was unnecessary. It is the reason I deducted a star.

My favourite bits in the book:

The entire book was easy to read.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The swear words, which I felt were unnecessary.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I am not aware of any other books by this author.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book is different from many other books in this genre.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Possibly

Adult Yes

If you are interested in improving your career chances, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Book Description by Author:

How would it feel to:

* Wake up every morning to a job you love?

* Do something meaningful that stimulates you?

* Think and feel like the leader you want to be?

This is not a DREAM and can be a REALITY. This book is going to show you how.

Numerous people feel stuck in their career; they have anxiety over their job security, have been on the receiving end of a mass layoff, and are currently looking for jobs. Finally, many people want to change their careers but are afraid to take the leap due to the fear of the unknown. Raj was in the exact same situation in 2008, where he applied for 1293 jobs and finally converted one because, as an immigrant, it was hard to get jobs. Over the past 15 years, he learned various strategies that have transformed his life from an introverted, shy-kid earning a minimum salary to an international keynote speaker, writer, and tech career coach building a six-figure business.

In Skyrocket Your Career, Raj shares his real-life experience turning adversities into opportunities. He discusses practical strategies to find your dream job, be massively successful in it, and meet your rockstar potential – altogether setting you miles apart from your colleagues and competition. The various insights providing in the book will make you realize the power to make a change is already within you. Using the tips, tricks, and tools discussed in this book, you can launch yourself into each opportunity and challenge with courage and confidence.

How is this book different from other self-help books?

There are many career advancement and self-help books. One thing missing from most of them is how the real-life experience weaves into practical strategies that could be immediately implemented in one's career. Raj wanted to fill this gap by sharing his real-life experiences and discussing how different strategies helped him and his clients make a positive change. This makes the book more actionable to people who want to immediately make a career change.

You should read this book if:

* You're at the fork of your career and need guidance. "Do I stay, or do I look for a new job?"

* You're working hard right now at your current job, but it goes unnoticed (it feels like you're being benched).

* You're itching to make a change in your career. It's caused you to lose sleep at night.

* You have low self-esteem, self-doubt, and lack of motivation, but you're ready to do the work to land your dream career.

* You can visualize your dream job, but SCARED as shit to make the leap.

* You're frustrated with your current job, and it's affected your personal life. Basically, filling you up with negative thoughts: "I'm not good enough." or "I don't have what it takes."

* You're overwhelmed and stressed with mixed emotions and need someone to understand you + help you get clarity.

* You're ready to transition into a leadership role, but the "how-to" part feels overwhelming.

* You're not clear on how to set yourself apart from the competition (without feeling overworked).

This book will help you to:

* Work on your mindset. Break through the fog and see endless opportunities.

* Make you accountable to your goals and actions, help visualize the bigger picture of where you want to be, and make the best * impact in your life and others.

* Ace interviews using different proven strategies that work.

* Negotiate your next raise or salary that you deserve.

* Push you out of your comfort zone to discover new skill sets.

* Be the leader; everyone's talking about.

* Set yourself miles apart from your competition.

* Build your overall brand to set you up for success in current and future jobs.

Ready to say BYE-BYE to your monotonous, boring, life-sucking "Office Space" kind of job and say HI-HI to your new dream job? Read this book NOW, and transform your life.

Spoiler Alert: This book is a short read giving you all the tips, tricks, and tools without the fluff.

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