Pink Slip Panic: Are You on the Chopping Block?

Online, March 22, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Ann Arbor, MI - Derek Vitatoe's novel, "Pink Slip Panic," exploits the inevitable truth about layoffs and how it affects both the decision maker and the pink slip recipient.

By day, Vitatoe works as a Human Resources Manager for a major Fortune 500 company in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. His relentless pursuit of professional excellence and emphasis on people development is the impetus for his current non-fiction project, Pink Slip Panic, a leadership guide for employees in Corporate America. In the novel, "Pink Slip Panic," author Derek Vitatoe gives credible advice for readers to fully understand the tools and skills needed to navigate today's increasingly volatile professional economy. Readers gain access and crucial insight into key areas they can improve in order to dodge the dreaded pink slip. With unemployment numbers high, companies are still being forced to make tough headcount decisions.

Knowing the dynamics of professional change occurring in Corporate America, Vitatoe wanted to do more than simply share this news with his supporters and readers; he has transformed them into believers of his coaching on the importance of retooling your skills after a layoff and how to stand out from other unemployed workers. This proved to be a career propelling approach. With his book increased popularity, Vitatoe realized early that because of his swiftly mounting success he would need a platform to effectively communicate with his readers and supporters.

His website www.derekvitatoe.com and his professional online social communities' allow supporters and readers to read his daily blog and actively participate in the "Professional Penalty Box" an online blog talk radio show that gives experts from all industries a platform to share invaluable professional career advice with listeners who are experiencing workplace woes.

About The Author:
Author and speaker Derek Vitatoe honed his writing skills after receiving his first pink slip. Derek was an aspiring football player who gained acclaim on the field with future NFL stars Randy Moss, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger. However, after injuries halted his football career, he was met with his very first pink slip. Consequently, it was then that he produced his debut novel, With These Hands, a compelling police drama set in Detroit with an improbable heroine.

After earning critical praise for his debut, he released his second novel, Deacon's Circle, which continues to take readers on a journey through the deadly Detroit metropolitan streets, where treachery turns a church in need of a spiritual cleansing on its heels. An exposed secret opens the floodgates of hell.

As an author and speaker Derek Vitatoe professional approach is to move away from predictable topics. His desire is to be known for more than the "how to" and "steps to" expert, but to be more responsible, by helping his readers and supporters foster healthier professional careers through self-improvement and self-awareness.

For More Information about Pink Slip Panic, visit www.derekvitatoe.com or email [email protected]