Welcome to My Website
I’ve worked as a writer since falling in love with poetry in seventh grade—not surprising as I come from a family of writers. A few years ago I integrated two major aspects of my life: writing and my work as a career or outplacement counselor. The piece that brought these two together was my first book “Eliminated! Now What?”. Check out the "Eliminated!" link for more details and a sample chapter.
And keep your eyes open for my new book: "The Essential Job Interview Handbook". It's due out in September, 2013. |
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The Essential Job Interview Handbook
A Quick and Handy Resource For Any Job Seeker
 Worried about an upcoming interview? Not sure what to do? Here's a book that will give you everything you need to prepare for interviews and help you understand employers' needs so you can match your skills and abilities to the job. A unique feature of "The Essential Job Interview Handbook" is multiple answers to sample questions. Rated good, better and best, you'll learn what makes a winning answer and understand the strategy behind it.
Whether you're just finishing school or have been working a long time, you need "The Essential Job Interview Handbook" to:
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| identify types of questions as well as different interview styles
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probe for needs so that your answers always fit the employer's requirements
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understand what influences hiring managers in selecting the top candidate |
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manage hostile or difficult questions and learn how to burn off nervousness |
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Read this book, keep it handy; it will soon become your best friend. It should be in bookstores and available to order online in September, 2013. |
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Meet Jean Baur, CMF
 Author/Career Coach
Jean has worked for 19 years as a career coach with major outplacement firms (Lee Hecht Harrison, Seagate and Manchester), and has also worked extensively as a writer, coach and corporate trainer. Jean partners with clients of all functions and levels to help them identify and leverage their strengths, develop structure for the search process, create effective implementation plans and identify measurable success factors. Jean’s trademark is her energy and creativity. She likes nothing more than helping clients realize their full potential. She recently earned the highest designation awarded career counselors, the CMF (Certified Management Fellow) from the ICCI (Institute of Career Certification International.)
The author of numerous career transition articles, Jean has written throughout her career, both as a freelance writer and publishing short fiction. She also worked as a corporate trainer for Communispond and helped revise their business writing program. She majored in English at Lake Forest College and loves to read, garden and kayak. She and her dog, Bella, a therapy dog, visit schools and hospitals. |
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| Giving Back |
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| Jean likes to think of herself as an "adventure capitalist" and is active with Kiva, an organization that makes loans to small businesses all over the world. This is micro-lending on a personal basis. See www.kiva.org for details. |
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| Buy Eliminated! Now What?(digital) |
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| O'Reilly Books or through the iBookstore app on Apple products |
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Meet Jean Live!
Her Next Appearance
May 28, 2013 6-8PM
at the Russell Library, Hubbard Room (2nd floor), I'll be giving a talk based on my first book, "Eliminated! Now What?" In this interactive session, I'll cover how to deal with job loss, which search strategies are most effective, how to target employers directly and how to take care of your career. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Brandie Doyle at bdoyle@russell.lioninc.org or at 860-347-2528x121. Library address is 123 Broad Street, Middletown, CT 06457.
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ForeWord Reviews is pleased to announce the 2010 Book of the Year Awards list of finalists. Representing more than 350 publishers, the finalists were selected from 1400 entries in 56 categories. These books are examples of independent publishing at its finest!
For a full list of the finalists, searchable by genre, visit: ForeWord Reviews. To see Jean's book, click on this link and then select "Career". |
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Jean Baur shows you how to cope with the shock, hurt, and depression of a job loss. She seems to put her arm around you and say, ‘We can get through this together.’ Then she shows you a step-by-step way to go about getting that next job. Beautifully, sensitively written."
— Kevin Daley, founder of Communispond and author of Talk Your Way to the Top
“Jean Baur will teach you how to take control, reclaim your self-confidence, and get back to work on your terms. She presents invaluable information drawn from her 16+ years of experience as a career counselor and coach in a highly user-friendly and inspirational manner.”
—Chris Jones, Director, Talent Development, Corporate Human Resources,
The McGraw-Hill Companies; former client |
