Bob Roth
People are more successful in life when they get off to a great start. You will have an early advantage over the competition when you follow the principles within this practical book and apply them with enthusiasm, self-confidence and a positive attitude.
Many highly intelligent young adults fall short of their potential because they don’t address “The 4 Realities”:
1. You Can Be More Successful In College
2. It Takes An Effective Job Search To Land The Job You Want
3. You Can Be More Effective In Your Fist Job
4. Life On Your Own Shouldn’t Be A Rude Awakening
Most students would like to do their best in college but receive little guidance and are left to their own devices. We’ll show you how to develop and carry out a plan of action that will boost your grades, greatly expand your resume and make you more attractive to potential employers and Graduate Schools.
Finding a job is an experience for which most students are unprepared. They don’t know what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to differentiate themselves from other students and don’t know how to prepare. This book has the answers to the questions that every student must ask and answer if he/she plans to conduct an effective job search.
The way you perform in your first job can positively or negatively affect your career. Making a good first impression and knowing exactly what your employer wants from you can make all of the difference. If you want to get ahead of the learning curve and stay there, you will find some great advice and suggestions in this section.
As young adults leave home to go out to live on their own for the first time, there is a great deal of information they must absorb in order to avoid the missteps that can ruin the experience. People who live independently must be ready for everything that comes their way. We’ll shine a light on the things you are likely to encounter and show you how to deal with them.
Lastly, this is not a boring text. It is a useful guide that is chock full of practical advice, interesting stories, reality statements and inspirational quotes that help to drive home the salient points.
Bob Roth is the founder and president of Practical Services Corporation. The company provides consulting and training services to clients interested in improving organizational strength and competitiveness. They offer assistance in the areas of Management and Executive Coaching, Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Customer Service, Idea Generation, Supervisory Excellence and Employment Transition.
Bob has over 25 years of practical, broad-based Management and Human Resource experience with major corporations including: Bristol-Myers, Ciba-Geigy (Novartis) and Avon Products. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Syracuse University and a MBA in Personnel Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
For the past ten years, Bob has focused exclusively on consulting and training with the goal of improving the effectiveness of his clients. He has been called upon to serve clients of all sizes, from a wide variety of industries, throughout the northeast. Fortune 500 and locally recognized clients have included Nabisco, Fedders, Seiko, Orange & Rockland Utilities (Con Ed), Malcolm Pirnie Engineering and The March of Dimes. However, many of Bob’s clients are smaller firms that face similar management challenges.
He has four children with the two youngest currently in college. One attends the University of Scranton and the other attends Marist College.
There is no single proven path that we follow in life. It is up to each of us to find our way, to create our own special path, one that will take us where we want to go in life, one that will enable us to achieve our potential. This does not mean that we ignore the paths taken by others, those paths that made them successful. As we find our way, we may carve new paths or move from one existing path to another and use them as we need them, the paths that will make our journey more pleasant, easier, faster and more effective. If we choose to carve our own path throughout our entire lifetime, we will have failed to learn and benefit from those who have preceded us.
College graduates often follow a path such as this one, as they pursue their dreams.
- Graduate High School
- Attend College
- Graduate from College or Graduate School
- Conduct a Search for Employment
- Launch their Career
- Leave Home and Go Out On Their Own
If you plan to pursue one or more of these goals, this book will serve as a guiding light, one that will illuminate the knowledge, thinking, strategies and activities that will effectively move you through this sequence of steps; steps that will enable you to achieve your personal goals. You can utilize the “4 Realities” described in this book individually, as you need them, or together to give you a better picture the entire process.
Successful people have learned to utilize the signs, markings and paths left by others in order to make the world easier to navigate. I will show you some of the paths that have been successful for others, as they navigated the same six to eight year period of their lives. If you pay close attention, you will encounter and recognize the opportunities and experiences that will propel you closer to your goals and provide the foundation needed to pursue your potential. Specifically, this book will help you:
- Succeed in your coursework
- Participate in vital college activities
- Build the experiences employers look for
- Prepare an exceptional resume
- Compete more effectively during the interview process
- Conduct a vigorous and effective search for employment
- Land a job that is suited to you and suited to your career
- Gain a significant edge in the working world
- Understand how employers judge performance
- Provide your employer with reasons to recognize your value
- Prepare you for life on your own
- Thrive in your first apartment
- Achieve a positive independent life experience
- Avoid the pitfalls that have caused others to falter
Throughout “The 4 Realities”, I have inserted pertinent reality statements, quotes and stories to help clarify and emphasize the salient points. They are intended to stimulate thoughts and add depth to your perspective. I hope you enjoy them.
