If I Don'T Do It Now... »

Pamela Robinson is the founder of The Robinson Company, one of the most successful search firms for the entertainment and Internet industries.

What are you waiting for?

Are you bored with your job? Have those dreams—you know, the ones you put on hold because they weren't "practical"—been giving you the nagging feeling that "If I don't do it now...?"

If you're 35+ and your life is not exactly what you once envisioned, then imagine this: What if you really could do the thing you've always dreamed of, but never got around to?

Pamela Robinson and Nadine Schiff want to tell you how to go about changing your career in the most accessible "girlfriend" way possible. With wit and insight, they show you how to:

• Learn the Ten Commandments for changing careers
• Develop your own personal marketing plan
• Fine-tune your dream by taking a revealing career test
• Stay current with business trends and technology
• Try on a new career and a new approach to life

So, what are you waiting for? Start to make changes from the inside out, and find out for yourself what it's really like to be completely satisfied with the perfect career.

About the Authors:

Pamela Robinson is the founder of the Robinson Company, one of the most successful search firms for the entertainment and Internet industries.
Nadine Schiff is a writer and film producer. She has a master's degree in psychology, and not a day goes by in Hollywood that she doesn't use it.

Publishers Weekly

Bursting with humor and contagious courage, Pamela Robinson, a 30-year executive-recruiting veteran, and Nadine Schiff, who has morphed from therapist to CBS reporter to writer and film producer, help women who are ready to declare If I Don't Do It Now... to make the life and work changes they want. Robinson and Schiff's book includes anecdotal career makeovers, quizzes for women-on-the-verge and lots of advice on maintaining a savvy attitude (e.g., "After you've been on your interview date, then you have to decide if you're going to be a `Rules girl' and not call until the company does, or if you're going to do the pursuing"). ( Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Contents

Introduction

The Working Girls' Blues

Chapter One

Do You Need a Career Makeover?

Chapter Two

The Ten Commandments

Chapter Three

Unzip Yourself: How to Change Your Career

Chapter Four

The "Little Black Dress" of Career Makeover Basics

Chapter Five

Corporate Culture

Chapter Six

If You Can Talk, You Can Sell

Chapter Seven

The Internet

Chapter Eight

Mind Your Own Business

Chapter Nine

Dream Jobs

Chapter Ten

If I Don't Do It Now

And now a word from our authors...

Resource Guide

Acknowledgments

Index