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= John Lees = Christopher John Lees (1958) is a career strategist and author and a Minister in Secular Employment in the Church of England. He is married to the to the poet and children’s writer Jan Dean and lives in East Devon. Lees studied English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, then went on to obtain an MA in Modern English Literature from Birkbeck, University of London, and an MTh in Applied Theology from the University of Liverpool.

Author
Lees is a multi-published author with a diverse range of works to his name. His first book, How to Get a Job You Love, appeared in 2001 and was selected as WH Smith’s ‘Business Book of the Month’. The 11th edition won the Australian Career Book Award. His books have been translated into Polish, Georgian, Arabic, Japanese and Spanish. Some of his notable works include Get Ahead In Your New Job and Knockout Interview, both released by McGraw-Hill Professional in 2019, as well as Self-Supporting Ministry: A Practical Guide (2018), Career Road Map (2016), The Success Code (2016), Secrets of Resilient People (2014), Knockout CV (2013). Earlier works by Lees include ''Just The Job! Smart and fast strategies to get the perfect job (2013), Job Interviews: Top Answers To Tough Questions (2012), and The Interview Expert'' (2011). In addition, Lees has released Career Reboot: 24 Tips for Tough Times (2009), ''Why You? CV Messages To Win Jobs (2007), and Take Control of Your Career'' (2006).

Career management
Lees has worked with a wide range of organisations on career management issues and with business schools across the UK. He served as Joint Chair of the Association of Career Professionals-UK (2011-13), was a founding Board Director of the Career Development Institute. From 2019 he has worked as a faculty member with Careershifters and Firework Coaching. Outside paid work Lees serves as an Anglican priest. He is also a keen amateur photographer and film maker, focused especially on family history and his home town Holyhead.

Ordained Ministry
Lees studied on the Northern Ordination Course and was ordained as a deacon at Chester Cathedral in 2004 and priest in 2005. He has always served as a Self Supporting Minister. He served his Curacy in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and then was licensed in Holyford Mission Community in Devon. He worked as Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of Chester and (from 2016) Bishop’s Officer for Self-Supporting Ministry in the Diocese of Exeter. In 2020 he was appointed National Officer for Self-Supporting Ordained Ministry in the Church of England, working with the National Ministry Team. He is also Co-Convener of the National Network of SSM Officers and Advisers. He was made a Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in 2019.

Media
TV appearances include the BBC interactive Back to Work program, BBC 2’s Working Lunch, Channel 4’s Dispatches, and ITV’s Tonight – How To Get A Job. John’s work has featured in a wide range of national newspapers, online features and podcasts. He has contributed to or written a number of articles for HBR online, and in 2012 he wrote the introduction to the Harvard Business Review Guide to Getting the Right Job.