Courting Your Career uses dating as a mataphor to demystify the process of finding a great job. It's a humorous, informative, and helpful book for job seekers, inspired by the author's work with more than a thousand undergraduate and graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Westminster College. He learned that many college students lack critical job search skills and generally do not know how to effectively use ...
There's a spiritual awakening in the land! God is giving Christians new insights into the critical role their career gifting plays in the marketplace. Whether you want to work in the private sector or public sector, business or industry, corporate America or mom-and-pop shop, nonprofit or ministry organization, this book will unveil the deeper significance and purpose God has for your career. Job Search Journey weaves together the lauded caree...
A collection of 140 annotated resumes and a dozen corresponding cover letters written especially for top salespeople, and managers and executives in marketing, product management, marketing communication, and sales. All resumes were written by professional resume writers who have been awarded the Master Resume Writers designation from the Career Management Alliance-the cream of the crop. The book also gives extensive advise on writing and poli...
Succeeding in your career takes hard work, skills, and dedication. But it also takes courage to face some of the tougher situations of life in the career fast lane. Career counselor Katy Piotrowski helps you overcome the fears that are holding you back from achieving you full career potential. The Career Coward's Guide to Career Advancement will help you define motivating, rewarding career paths and goals, master the art if negotiating with bo...
Expert Resumes for Engineers is tailored to the 1.5 million engineers in the United Sates. It features an impressive collection of more than 180 pages of professionally written resume samples for all of the most prevalent types of engineers, including civil, mechanical, industrial, electrical, electronics, computer and more.
This resource provides a practical way to obtain and use the information from the three most authoritative occupational data sources. It includes the complete text of the latest "Occupational Outlook Handbook, " plus related job descriptions from the government's latest O*NET database and from the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
The first year is the most difficult in a legal career. Your First Year as a Lawyer Revealed details what every young lawyer must know in the transition from law school to a law career. A self-assessment helps new lawyers decide on a career path.
Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions is a collection of superior professionally written resumes aimed at service members who are leaving the military and looking for a civilian job. This book gives resume strategies as well as 180 pages of sample resumes specifically written for people making the leap back into the private sector.
This career guide opens readers' eyes to rewarding jobs that can be found in the six main categories outlined in President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--infrastructure, green technology, education, information technology, health care, and manufacturing.
50 Best College Majors for a Secure Future is a timely guide about which education paths are most likely to connect to rewarding careers during flourishing and floundering economic climates. A bonus list reveals the best recession-proof courses to improve an otherwise risky major. This is the 17th book in the JIST's Best Job series.
Make Job Loss Work for You explains the Deems JobGetting Skills System, a proven system for facing the emotions of a layoff head-on and getting past the emotions to look for a new job, including resume, cover letter tips, search strategy, negotiation, and success in the new position.
For those interested in small-business entrepreneurship, this work shows how to get financing given the current economic situation. Caplan also discusses the implications of President Obama's stimulus initiatives for the self-employed.
Resume Magic is a giant compendium of advice and before-and-after resume transformations explains resume creation and illustrates professional techniques with actual examples that show why the techniques work. All the tricks professional resume writers use to create eye-catching, result-driven resumes are revealed in this book.