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Today more than ever, job candidates make initial contact with prospective employers via the telephone. Phone interviews are often the most unexpected facet of job interviewing, yet they are fast becoming the standard for employers when narrowing the pool of applicants and determining who will be invited for in-person interviews. The Essential Phone Interview Handbook covers:
• How to prepare, what to say, and when to say it
• How to establish...
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Not your ordinary job search book. Take Control of Your Job Search! covers an issue that plays a critical role in a successful job search that is largely unaddressed in career literature. This book will help you discover how your emotions can be a roadblock to landing a job and how to overcome the challenges.
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In today's increasingly interconnected world, virtual meetings have become a staple of business practice. Unsurprisingly, so has the digital interview. Physical distance between potential employers and job-seekers is no longer the impediment it once was for face-to-face engagement. In the past year alone, the number of people who use Skype for this purpose has risen from about 300 million to more than 405 million, with a whopping 66-percent increase...
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2010
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Mackay shows readers how to prepare for the job search so they won't find themselves unemployed without a clue where to go next. Drawing on real-life stories of people who have transformed their lives by finding the right career, he shows how to: rebuild your personal confidence in the face of rejection, create a daily "recovery program" and job search, take advantage of the way firms and recruiters make hiring decisions, use state-of-the art networking...
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Kevin "Dauber" Lacz is a former Navy SEAL sniper, breacher, combat medic and co-author of The Veteran's WORK Book.
When Lacz read The WORK Book, by Bill Hobbs, he immediately realized the need for a version for veterans transitioning out of the military and into a new civilian career. Lacz shared, "Veterans with military experience can be valuable assets in the business world.
In addition to job skills, they have experience leading, being, led and...
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When Can You Start? is a step-by-step guide that teaches job seekers how to execute an effective job search.
The vast majority of job seekers don't know what they don't know about the job search, and when they get a job they don't know how to create and manage success. When Can You Start? shows job seekers:
• What they are really selling
• How to identify success using a skill set
• The best ways to conduct a proactive job search
• Effective...
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"Examining many jobs in terms of employment outlook, nature of work, working conditions, education and training requirements, expected earnings, and recommended resources, the book serves as a handy directory for exploring job options appropriate for ex-offenders ... includes summary charts of today's best jobs and separate chapters on transitional employment experiences, job restrictions on ex-offenders, and internal and external barriers to employment....
8) Friend of a friend: understanding the hidden networks that can transform your life and your career
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"Burkus shows that most of your best connections do not come from close friends but rather from distant, even long-forgotten contacts; that it's the colleagues and influential acquaintances of your best friends who will play a major role in developing your connections; and that your most valuable network in business has much more to do with how you develop these secondary sources in order to springboard your career"--
"Handing out business cards?...
11) The job-hunter's survival guide: how to find hope and rewarding work even when "there are no jobs"
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Ten Speed Press
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c2009
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"An emergency, essentials-only guide to finding a job--even your dream job--in a challenging economic climate, from the author of classic career guide What Color Is Your Parachute?"--Provided by publisher.
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If you're dissatisfied in your current position, fantasize about doing something else with your life, or have just unceremoniously been given a pink slip, take heart. It's never too late to start fresh and forge ahead on a fulfilling new career path. Alexandra Levit, career columnist for The Wall Street Journal, has interviewed dozens of individuals who have successfully switched careers—many of them more than once—and provides...
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2018
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Phone interviews are really phone 'screens.' Employers use them to weed out candidates and come up with a short list of people to interview face-to-face. If you don't get invited to interview, you got screened out of the job. This book will keep your from getting screened out and consistently put you on the short list of candidates who get to interview in person.
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Operation Job Search is the ultimate guide for US military veterans seeking employment after discharge. It provides information about the civilian workforce, rubrics for navigating one's career, and a list of essential resources to consult during the job search. Also included are sections dedicated specifically to suggestions and resources available to female veterans.
Weiss explains that hiring managers and human resources directors hire veterans...
18) Resumes for the rest of us: secrets from the pros for job seekers with unconventional career paths
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Career Press
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c2008
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Losing a job is one of the most devastating events one can experience. For trauma, it ranks up there with divorce, loss of a loved one, or permanent personal injury, and it happens more often that one would think. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 50,000 workers are fired or laid off each day. That is over 18,000,000 workers each year.
Moving Forward in Mid-Career is a guide for workers who have been fired or laid off and...
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These days, many people are looking to stay in the workforce longer and are seeking satisfying, fulfilling jobs. How to Get a Good Job After 50 is a step-by-step guide to taking control of your career with expertise and confidence. With age comes experience, reliability and practised skills, and this book explains how to market these qualities to prospective employers in clear, practical chapters. Covering all aspects of the job search, this is a...
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