Publisher Annotation: Every Friday after school, seventeen-year-old Alice Choy and her little sister, Olivia, head to Myeongdong to sing karaoke. Back in San Francisco, when she still had friends and earthly possessions, Alice took regular singing lessons. But since their diplomat mom moved them to Seoul, her only musical outlet is vamping it up in a private karaoke booth to an audience of one: her loyal sister. Then a scout for Top10 Entertainment,...

The moment you start work, time management skills become critical to your success. Unfortunately, your formal education has done little to prepare you for this challenge. Remember following a semester syllabus? Those days have ended. Now "completely unpredictable" best describes your typical workday. You constantly confront changing priorities, loads of disruptions, and multiple supervisors, all of whom impose a deadline of "yesterday." If you now...

Long before you enter the workplace, you need to know some important things about business etiquette. Job candidates who possess good manners create positive impressions at job interviews and at the meals that often follow. Once hired, they build strong working relationships with colleagues, supervisors and clients. They know how to send effective emails and when to speak up in meetings. In short, new professionals who know business etiquette experience...

As parents we of course want what is best for our children. We did not raise them for more than two decades just to see them wallow in jobs rather than professions or lost on tracks that will not make them happy, secure or successful. All parents share a common desire to give their children the best possible start in life. We pay for music lessons, sports teams and tutors because we know such investments yield a return throughout the child's life....

Do you struggle to give concise answers to interview questions? Are you unsure how to sell yourself during an interview without sounding boastful?The STAR method can help!Impressing at a competency-based interview is all about the way you tell your story, so it is particularly important to prepare for this sort of interview.This interview response technique offers a straightforward format you can use to answer behavioral interview questions - those...

The things you will learn from this book include:Learn what you should do before your interviewLearn what phrases you should use during your interviewLearn what not to say in a job interviewGet familiar with common interview questionsHow to answer all the most common job English interview questionsLearn to build your perfect resumeGetting called for an interview is a golden opportunity afforded only to a handful of hopefuls who apply for a job opening,...

If you dream of entering finance as a trader, wealth manager, sales pro, analyst, etc., but unsure of how to do it? Wayne explains why you may be the best candidate in the world, but that doesn't matter if you don't have this one thing. In this book, he shows you how to get it. If you are serious, then learn from someone who has been on all sides of the job table, as an employee, Regional Manager (responsible for hiring investment bankers), entrepreneur...

Ready Aim Hired is the most comprehensive, highly informative, and invaluable resource for those seeking entry- to executive-level positions. Readers are shown step-by-step how to develop their personal brands, write resumes and cover letters that get interviews, build powerful online presence, research target companies and hiring authorities, ace interviews, and negotiate better salary and benefits. Ready, Aim, Hired includes many useful exercises...

Si sueña con ingresar a las finanzas como comerciante, administrador de patrimonio, profesional de ventas, analista, etc., pero ¿no está seguro de cómo hacerlo? Si habla en serio, aprenda de alguien que ha estado en todos los lados de la mesa de trabajo, como empleado, Gerente Regional (responsable de contratar banqueros de inversión), empresario y entrenador de carrera financiera. Wayne comparte el conocimiento obtenido al trabajar globalmente...

You know deep down that you're meant for more. Is there a misalignment between the work you're currently doing and work that excites you? If you're not enjoying fulfilling and meaningful work, life is too short and precious not to go after it. There's no time to waste! Now is your time to discover a life full of purposeful work with one of today's premier coaches, Ashley Freeman. In this book, Ashley will help you: • Debunk the myth that a dream...