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Interview Prep
201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions
Increasingly, employers today are using a tough new kind of interview to evaluate candidates and determine how well they think on their feet. To be successful in these new competency-based interviews, job seekers must be prepared with situation-specific examples that highlight the accomplishments, knowledge, and abilities they have that employers need. Featuring a plethora of sample questions-and winning answers-this book is organized by the five core competencies most interviewers are looking for: * Individual responsibility (decisiveness, independence, flexibility, career goals) * Managerial skills (leadership, delegation, strategic planning) * Motivational factors (ambition, initiative) * Analytical skills (problem solving, attention to detail) * People skills (teamwork, communication, customer service) This indispensable guide features fill-in-the-blank exercises readers can use to prepare themselves to demonstrate sought-after competencies and wow potential employers. It's a powerful book no job seeker should be without.
The Networking Survival Guide
Praise for the first edition of The Networking Survival Guide "Any way you look at it, other people are your greatest resource. Diane Darling's in-depth, easy-to-follow instructions will fill your life with opportunities to meet these people and reap the rewards." Nicholas Boothman, author of How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less and How to Connect in Business in 90 Seconds or Less Network your way to the highest levels of success No matter how smart and talented you are, you need the help of others to reach your true potential. Solid connections with the right people are just as important as being good at what you do. This fully revised edition of The Networking Survival Guide reveals tried and- true networking tactics, as well as new ways to harness the extraordinary influence of social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. It teaches you how to: Identify and develop mutually beneficial relationships Create a strategy so your network is in place before you need it Succeed at networking even if you're an introvert Use the proper etiquette in any situation Turn conversations into opportunities Become a resource for fellow networkers
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
Tough interview questions are inevitable in today's competitive job market. Ron Fry's "101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions" has helped more than 500,000 job seekers pinpoint what employers are really asking with every question, and more importantly: what they want to hear in response. This no-nonsense guide will prepare you to leverage the trickiest questions to your advantage. Learn how to deal gracefully with complicated case interviews, various personality types, and even potentially illegal questions - all while avoiding common mistakes. Get the expert answers employers are looking for
Writing Your Resume
The Elements of Résumé Style
It's amazing the misinformation found in most r'sum' books! Scott Bennett has hired hundreds of people in a variety of industries, and he knows firsthand what kind of r'sum' sparks an employer's interest-and which ones fail. In The Elements of R'sum' Style, he warns against popular "tricks" that tend to backfire-and instead shows readers how to craft clear, compelling, targeted r'sum's and cover letters that actually work. In this new edition, readers see that whether it's on paper or online, the rules are the same: use clear, dynamic language-and keep it short and focused. Now covering social media, the online application process, and more, this indispensable guide provides: More than 1,400 action words, statements, and position descriptions that help sell your skills and experience * Hundreds of words, phrases, and vague claims to avoid * Advice for handling employment gaps, job-hopping, and requests for salary history and requirements * Sample r'sum's, response letter, inquiry letter, informational interview request letter, references, and more * Surprising tips for acing the interview Competition is intense no matter what your field, but this candid book's time-tested tools will make you stand out-and help get you the job you deserve!
Gallery of Best Résumés
These one-of-a-kind, eye-catching resumes cover jobs from all occupational groups and at all levels. The samples plus David Noble's resume-writing tips give readers the ability to create their own interview-landing resumes and cover letters.
Step-By-Step Resumes
This revolutionary how-to workbook is the easiest way to create a winning resume no writing required! By filling in the blanks, checking the relevant boxes, and pasting in prewritten Resume Clip BulletsTM, readers can pull together an effective resume with ease. Also includes an exhaustive collection of thousands of powerful resume keywords to make your resume stand out in electronic databases. New for this edition is a section on integrating your resume into your social networking strategy, as well as new personal branding worksheets and expanded tips on e-mailing resumes.
Strategic Resumes: Writing for Results
Do it right the first time. This book guides the reader through a systematic approach to developing and presenting effective, eye-catching resumes. An easy eight-step formula will help readers excel at several different resume approaches, including chronological, work experience, and subject-related resumes.
Communicating Professionally
The Art of Successful Business Communication
An opportunity to impress, Communication is easy isn't it? Well it may seem so, but consider honestly when was the last time you were involved in a breakdown of communications? And how long ago was one such a veritable derailment? For most people and in most organisations this happens regularly. It matters. Communication - effective communication - makes thing happen. There can be a great deal hanging on it. Whether the communication concerned is a simple email, a contribution to a meeting, a report or a presentation, it can prompt agreement or action; it can seal a good deal, drive a hard bargain and enhance your profile and boost your reputation as it does so. Or not: for instance making a poor presentation may do real damage and allow no second chances, and an ill-considered report may come back to haunt you in months to come. This book is the antidote to communications difficulty. It sets out proven, practical guidelines to ensure you can prepare (and prepare quickly) and deliver messages in a clear, succinct, precise, descriptive, informative, and impressive way - and that they are effective. That is, they achieve your purpose with others, however technical, complex or difficult the topics they may involve. Take no risks. Guarantee communications success and enhance your profile as you do so.
Communication in the Workplace
Communication in the Workplace is a revealing snapshot of how organisations really work. In workplaces throughout Australia and across the planet, billions of messages are sent in various forms every day, but not all of them get though. Of those that do, may are misunderstood, Communication breakdown is just as common as communication effectiveness, but it doesn't have to be that way. Become a more effective communicator by finding out how messages can be sent -- and distorted -- by differing channels, including: memos emails meetings teleconferencing instant messaging Expert communicator Baden Eunson shares insights about the informal organisation, networking, how to know when messages are being lost due to cultures of silence, silos or empires (and what to do about it), and explains how knowledge management can help you get your message across.
Today's Business Communication
This handy guide to excellent business communicationsis perfect for anyone, whether preparing for acareer, launching a career, or advancing in a career.Future savvy business professionals understand thatevery organization expects employees to be exceptionalbusiness communicators and this book will getyou there.Inside, the authors lead you through the most frequentlyencountered business communication situationswith a combined 30 years of marketing andcommunication experience. Their success will give youvery accessible, entertaining, and informative answersto your questions. Also included are real anecdotesfrom business professionals from different industries.
Writing Your Cover Letters
Cover Letter Magic: trade secrets of professional resume writers
Professional resume and cover letter writers reveal their inside secrets for creating phenomenal cover letters that get attention and land interviews. Features more than 130 sample cover letters written for all types of job seekers, including the Before-and-After transformations that can make boring letters fabulous.
101 Best Cover Letters
Beat out the competition for the best jobs Create an image of accomplishment, professionalism, and competence that today's employers are begging for Job-seekers have paid hundreds of dollars for the expertise in these dynamic guides -- and regarded every cent as well spent With these job-landing tools on your desktop, you'll have the same savvy working for you, for far, far less -- with the same great results. 101 Best Resumes packs tried-and-proven advice you'll use to: *Create a resume that gets you in the door *Target your resume for a specific positions - over 70 different categories are covered *Experiment with traditional and new formats *More 101 Best Cover Letters shows you how to put together compelling letters to accompany your resume. Learn how to: *Ignite interest with the first two sentences *Turn references into endorsements *Send your cover letter online *Pick up smart interviewing tips...negotiate a higher salary use the Internet in your job search...work with recruiters... and much, much more