FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE RIGHT ALTITUDE
THE RIGHT MOVE
How to Run a Search That Lands the Right Role at the Right Time
7 parts. 14 chapters. 50+ tools. Built from 7,000+ hours of coaching leaders through the decision, the search, the interview, the offer and the first 90 days. This is the job-search book written by someone who has hired the people reading it.
Now on Kindle.
Paperback, hardcover and audiobook coming soon.
“This book is not about finding a job.
It's about running a search.
Finding a job is reactive.
Running a search is intentional.
And the gap between the two is everything.”
ABOUT THE BOOK
The search advice that comes from
the other side of the desk.
Most job-search advice is written by people who haven't hired anyone in years. It gives you templates for the resume, scripts for the interview and formulas for LinkedIn, and all of it sounds reasonable until you realize it was written for a job market that no longer exists.
The Right Move is organized the way a good search actually works. Clarity before materials. Relationships before applications. Practice before interviews. Your number before the offer. And the first 90 days, because getting the job is only half the problem.
7 Parts, in order
The sequence a real search follows: ready, decide, materials, strategy, interview, offer, first 90 days.
50+ Tools
The Energy Audit, the Design-the-Job exercise, the Application Tracker, the Walk-Away Number, the Leadership README. Every one usable this week.
Real Searches
Composite clients drawn from 7 years of career coaching: the laid-off program manager, the nurse moving into informatics, the Director who learned her title was already VP.
The Mirror
Every chapter closes with questions, not answers. The person who needs to answer them is you.
INSIDE THE BOOK
PART I:
BEFORE THE SEARCH BEGINS
The Always-Ready Professional
Searching is always a choice, never a scramble.
PART III:
YOUR MATERIALS ARE ADVERTISING
The Resume
Not a historical record. An advertisement for a specific role.
PART IV:
THE SEARCH STRATEGY
The Hierarchy
Networking is number 1. Cold applications are number 10. Flip the ratio.
PART V:
THE INTERVIEW
The Mock Interview
Practice is the only thing that closes the gap between knowing and performing.
14 chapters. 7 parts. One search, run on purpose.
PART VI:
THE OFFER
The Counter-Offer and the Exit
How you leave matters as much as where you go.
PART II:
THE DECISION TO SEARCH
The Decision
Decide from clarity, not fear. The 3 valid reasons to leave.
PART III:
YOUR MATERIALS ARE ADVERTISING
Your storefront. The resume is the brochure they take home.
PART IV:
THE SEARCH STRATEGY
The Daily Routine
45 minutes a day, sustainable whether you’re employed or in transition.
PART V:
THE INTERVIEW
Interview Formats
Screening call, hiring manager, panel, executive, work sample, internal.
PART VII:
THE FIRST 90 DAYS
The Transition
Listen first, deliver one win, then declare how you operate.
PART II:
THE DECISION TO SEARCH
The Clarity Phase
What you’re looking for matters more than where you’re looking.
PART III:
YOUR MATERIALS ARE ADVERTISING
Cover Letters and Application Strategy
Non-negotiable. Even when optional. Especially when optional.
PART V:
THE INTERVIEW
The Story Problem
The interview challenge is almost never qualification. It’s articulation.
PART VI:
THE OFFER
Compensation Strategy
Your salary reflects your perceived value. The negotiation closes the gap.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Don Eash
30+ years in executive leadership at Disney, Universal, and Gateway Ticketing Systems. Don holds the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation and the Advanced Certified Team Coach (ACTC) designation. He is the founder of Don Eash Coaching and Don Eash Press. He has hired hundreds of people and sat on both sides of the interview table more times than he can count.
FREE TOOLS
Start with the free exercises
21 tools from the book are already online, from the Next Role Readiness Check to the Walk-Away Number. No account, no charge.