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"When can you start?"

Giving compelling answers to interview questions can make the difference between winning a joband unemployment. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Interview Questions and Answers will armyou with answers to the 150 toughest interview questions. Whether you read the book cover-to- cover to prepare for an initial interview or uses it as a last-minute reference on the way to a finalinterview, you will be prepared to offer clear, concise, and thoughtful answers.You’ll also learnwhat questions to ask your interviewer to help you figure out if the job is right for you.

• Pocket size gives you easy-to-access information to prepare for an interview
* Helps you understand what information interviewers are really trying to uncover withtheir questions. ... Read more

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In just two steps, "300 Best Jobs without a Four-Year Degree" helps the non-college grad quickly and easily narrow their career options and learn more about jobs of interest. Step One: Readers browse a variety of "best jobs" lists. Step Two: Readers learn more about the jobs of interest by looking up their descriptions. Features more than 50 "best jobs" lists, including best pay, fastest growth, most openings, best part-time, best for self-employment, and more. ... Read more

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A superb guide for non-college degree job-seekers
Collaboratively written by Michael Farr and LaVerne L. Ludden, with additional assistance by Laurence Shatkin, 300 Best Jobs Without A Four-Year Degree is an impressive and thoroughly "user friendly" 449-page compendium of useful lists, statistics, and thorough descriptions of exciting and satisfying jobs, none of which require a college degree. The basics of the trade for everything from advertising sale agents to welding machine operators are presented in a completely reader-friendly format, along with data drawn from government information about the overall makeup of the people who are drawn to each career path. 300 Best Jobs Without A Four-Year Degree is highly recommended as a superb guide for non-college degree job-seekers and otherwise cash-poor students. ... Read more

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The Proven, Professional Resume and Job Search Guide for Executives in the 100K and Above Salary Range

This new, expanded edition of a classic bestseller supplements veteran career advisor William Montag’s years of experience with the powerful online resources of CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s own career Web site. Let this handy resource be your own professional executive coach with up-to-the-minute advice on how to land your ideal executive job using proven high-visibility marketing techniques.

The top-notch, real-world resume and cover letter samples inside will help you launch your search with the same competitive edge held by the top-level clients of Montag Associates. You’ll learn how critical self-marketing is to your success and how to maximize your marketability by pairing the perfect cover letter with the right resume for any job opportunity. By combining the author’s power packaging and patented Expansionist Theory™ methods with 24/7 online job search strategies you can outmarket, outsmart, and outclass the competition.

Put your executive job search on the fast track with:

• All the marketing techniques and online skills of professional executive career coaches
• Up-to-date listings of the best career and job search sites on the Internet
• Sample resumes accompanied by their own specially designed cover letters
• Frequently asked questions and market-tested answers
• Top ten rules for the twenty-first-century job market

Reviews (5)

Very Well-Written, Clear Guide for Executive Resumes
This book clearly, quickly, and concisely, takes you through how to develop an executive resume and cover letter.It outlines the purpose of various resume elements, and explains why the elements of an executive resume are different than the resume format you learned when you graduated from college.

Well over half of this 300+ page book is sample resumes, and they are really outstanding.

A MUST-READ FOR SENIOR EXECS/FUTURE EXECS/MGRS/PROFESSIONALS
As a somewhat cynical New Yorker jaded by the mediocrity of most career and job search books, I was pleasantly surprised at the excellence of William Montag's CareerJournal.com Resume Guide for $100,000+ Executive Jobs. The book was deservedly named "Editor's Choice" for September 2002 through December 2002 by the Editor in Chief and General Manager of CareerJournal from The Wall Street Journal. The book, done in partnership with The Wall Street Journal, is based on Mr. Montag's firsthand experience as a professional writer and outplacement counselor to the 50 real-life clients featured in the book. I particularly like the fact that each of the sample resume/letter packages featured throughout the book represents a real-life client that Mr. Montag has served and helped over the past decades. Unlike the majority of career books that include sample resumes and letters written by people other than the author, each and every letter/resume package in this book was originally researched and prepared by Mr. Montag himself. The bottom line is that I followed the book because every recommended step in this text was personally market-tested and proven by the author himself. He backs up every word with firsthand case history experience. The power packaging in Part I of the book is followed by quality chapters featuring the author's reality-based Expansionist Theory--an on target formula for executing an aggressive job search--and the 24/7 Online Job Search Directory featuring the best of the best career and job search Web sites on the Internet. The author also delineates a step-by-step process for registering with CareerJournal.com, the Wall Street Journal's official career Web site. Add this book to your library today.

MUST-READ FOR EXECS, FUTURE EXECS, MANAGERS, PROFESSIONALS
As a somewhat cynical New Yorker jaded by the mediocrity of most career and job search books, I was pleasantly surprised at the excellence of William Montag's CareerJournal.com Resume Guide for $100,000+ Executive Jobs. The book, done in partnership with CareerJournal.com from The Wall Street Journal, is based on Mr. Montag's firsthand experience as a professional writer and outplacement counselor to the 50 real-life clients featured in the book.I particularly like the fact that each of the sample resume/letter packages featured throughout the book represents a real-life client that Mr. Montag has served and helped over the past decades. Unlike the majority of career books that include sample resumes and letters written by people other than the author, each and every letter/resume package in this book was originally researched and prepared by Mr. Montag himself. The bottom line is that I followed the book because every recommended step in this text was personally market-tested and proven by the author himself. He backs up every word with firsthand case history experience.The power packaging in Part I of the book is followed by quality chapters featuring the author's reality-based Expansionist Theory--an on target formula for executing an aggressive job search--and the 24/7 Online Job Search Directory featuring the best of the best career and job search Web sites on the Internet.The author also delineates a step-by-step process for registering with CareerJournal.com, the Wall Street Journal's official career Web site.The book was deservedly named "Editor's Choice for September 2002" by the Editor in Chief and General Manager of CareerJournal.com.Add this book to your library today.

BRAVO AND WELL-DONE: AN INTELLIGENT RESUME & JOB SEARCH BOOK
Let me say first that I heartily enjoyed reading this book--not only was it intelligently and professionally written, it also helped me to step back and take a fresh look at my own marketability, skills, and accomplishments...Everything that you need to know to create first-class resume, launch a first-class job search, capitalize on the Internet, and start receiving job offers is detailed in this book. The fact that the contents of this book is based on Mr. Montag's experience with the dozens of real-life clients featured in the text gives this entry solid credibility.The marketing packages developed in Part I and the Expansionist Theory and 24/7 Online Job Search Directory in Part II make this book a winning formula for success.Bill Montag has done a great job.Do not hesitate to buy this book.

The most HELPFUL and WELL written resume/job hunt book ever!
This book was a real find for me.I was over qualified for most of the positions I was applying for but this book helped me get all my 'ducks in a row' and land the job of my dream!! Thanks Mr. Montag.You're great! ... Read more

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Fully updated and revised 5th edition and the only book about living and working in France that is updated annually. Essential reading for anyone planning to live or work in France and the most up-to-date source of practical information available about everyday life. It's guaranteed to hasten your introduction to la vie francaise, and, most importantly, will save you time trouble and money! The best-selling and most comprehensive book about living and working in France since it was first published in 1993, containing up to three times as much information as similar books! ... Read more

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The essential guide to finding a job online

"Simply the best thing in print on the subject of using the Internet in your job search." -Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

This definitive guide to harnessing the Internet's powerful research capabilities has been thoroughly updated to include the latest online job searching techniques. Using Guide to Internet Job Searching, 2004-2005, absolutely anyone with access to a computer can immediately conduct a timesaving, low-cost, high-impact job search. Copublished with the Public Library Association, the Guide to Internet Job Searching offers expert advice on how to find and use online bulletin boards, job listings, recruiter information, discussion groups, and resumeposting services. Its easy-to-use format and user-friendly tone make this an excellent tool for both the experienced surfer and Internet newbie. Includes:

• Local, state-by-state, government, and international resource listings and opportunities
• Online career resources
• Specific career path information
• Reviews of some of the more popular job listing and recruiting websites

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THE JOB MARKET ISN'T GETTING ANY EASIER, THIS CAN HELP!!!
Since 1940, We have had...

12 PRESIDENTS
10 RECESSIONS
4 WARS

But only one president has
lost American jobs:

GEORGE W. BUSH

NOT CLINTON - NOT BUSH Sr. - NOT REAGAN - NOT CARTER -
NOT FORD - NOT NIXON - NOT JOHNSON - NOT KENNEDY -
NOT EISENHOWER - NOT TRUMAN - NOT ROOSEVELT

BUT... This book was a lifesaver for me when I was
looking for work! I read it first at the public
library and then bought a copy on Amazon.
Good Luck. ... Read more

Amazon.com

Choosing someone to fill a job vacancy is one of any manager's most important responsibilities. The Manager's Book of Questions: 751 Great Interview Questions for Hiring the Right Person, by journalist John Kador, contains a wide assortment of carefully worded queries that help make the process more effective. Logically organized by topics such as work history, motivation, teamwork, and skill assessment, it also includes favorite questions of top recruiters and personal questions that should never be asked. ... Read more

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Excellent For What It's Designed To Do
THE MANAGER'S BOOK OF QUESTIONS is an invaluable resource for developing an in-depth, probing but fair, job interview. It provides questions in a variety of categories designed to assist the employer/manager/supervisor to identify the most qualified applicant and the "best fit" for the position. Questions are organized into sections for the purpose of determining a variety of employee characteristics and attributes. For example, some of the sections help identify motivation, the applicant's concept of teamwork, their ability to handle stress, and to think quickly. Other questions explore background, past work history, and salary expectations.

I recently was given a very short timeline to interview applicants for three different positions without having any previous questions available. I used THE MANAGER'S BOOK OF QUESTIONS as the basis for interviews for each of the three positions. There was enough variety in the questions so each interview was customized to fit the needs of each position. It gave me confidence to ask professional and relevant questions and some of the interviewees even commented about how tough but fair the questions were.

After using THE MANAGER'S BOOK OF QUESTIONS and experiencing success first-hand, I highly recommend it for anyone serious about conducting quality job interviews.

When it's your turn to ask the questions
If you liked the Manager's Book of Questions, you might want to check out a sequel: 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview. At some point in the interview, the interviewer will ask you if you have any questions. If you don't, you may as well kiss the job goodbye. Interviewers these days evaluate you as much by the questions you ask as the answers you give. So this book provides some of the proven questions that you can ask to show that you are rady to add value to the company from Day One.

A simple guideline book!
I was dispointed for this book. A lot of interview questions, but only very few analysis.I don't recommend this book to anyone.

It is only a general guidebook for manager!
This is a very simple guidebook for manager. Only very few simple analysis you can expect to study. I don't recommend this book to anybody.

For me this is a great resource!
Here is the one that convinced me that I would like this book. It's from Chapter 7 ("Can you take the heat?") on page 84.

"Q. When you've had a really GOOD day at work and you go home and kick back and you feel satisfied, what was it about that day that made you feel really good?

"Q.When you have had a really BAD day at work and you go home and feel upset, what was it about that day that made you feel really upset?

"A. In answer to the first question, technical people will offer as a reason for a really good day the solution of a really juicy technical problem. A bad day for them is often when they had to deal with other people. This is important information, because the jobs I'm staffing are people jobs. These are very effective questions in distinguishing candidates who may be great technicians but who would be uncomfortable dealing with people to the extend the job requires."

This is an excellent book. I have read a number of other articles and books on interviewing, and I have come across many of the questions in the book, in one form or another. As far as I am concerned, that validates the content of the questions.

The background, however, (the "answers," if you will) is somewhat scant. I didnt feel like I needed it. But I wonder if this were my first book whether or not I would have liked it as much. The author explains the lack of "answers" in the Introduction and his explanation is acceptable.

So here it is, 751 great questions you can pick from! ... Read more

Book Description

Discover Your Passion is a concise, easy-to-read book for readers who arelooking for personally-satisfying work. No matter if the reader is 17 or 97, this book will be of help. Recent graduates, those dissatisfied with their jobs, those about to return to the job market or retire from it, and those who are already retired will benefit from reading this book and completing the exercises.

After teaching this course for almost a decade, Gail Cassidy has successfully formulated a self-inventory that will lead readers to discover four things: 1. what they most enjoy doing; 2. who they most enjoy doing it with; 3. how others will benefit from what they do; and 4. how they will personally benefit. Responses to questions are gathered in one location so friends and/or family can study the answers, then intuitively respond with their recommendations.

The next lesson is learning the steps needed to achieve this passion. Recommendations are given on how to set up success teams in order for readers to get where they need to go and/or how to guarantee success by hiring a personal coach. The last section of the book contains blank charts for daily use and motivating quotes to help keep the readerinspired. ... Read more

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The Passion is in the Discovery
I am always searching for ways to improve myself. Ms. Cassidy really has develop a system that can be utilized not only today but tomorrow and whenever. It is easy and fun to do, but more importantly the content can really probe into who you are and what you can be! The book deals with positive aspects of our character and properly places the negative or dark side in its proper perspective. I enjoyed each chapter, especially for example, the first chapter which deals with writing our own epitaph.( She truly has a funny bone!) As you continue on this adventure, you will find that each chapter helps you deal with the large wall that you keep blaming is in the way. There are truly no walls when you finish this book. It is a keepsake that goes on and on, to be used whenever the need arises. It's always complimenting the human spirit and reminding us that we are always in search for our passion, most of all the Discovery of It! . ... Read more

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A Very Compelling And Focused Job-Search/Interview Tool
The majority of career books advise you to send out dozens of resumes, take a passive role, and then practice hundreds of "tough questions" to win the job in the interview. Few books have ever discussed the real objectives of the hiring equation: Can an applicant do the actual job? How can this be determined during the interviewing process? What is the best way for a candidate to demonstrate that they can do the actual job? Mr. Corcodilos has solved the equation with his focused and enlightening advice.

Most of the techniques in this book are unconventional. But as the author stresses, being different works in the ruthless hiring game. The author forces you to examine yourself, focus your search, and concentrate on only a few jobs and companies. His most compelling advice is to do the job in the interview itself. Most of us have never been taught the importance of this simple yet powerful technique. "Do the job in the interview." It is the mantra of this book.

It is rare for a headhunter to share the secrets of his success. But the author strongly believes in his philosophy, and graciously shares it with us. After reading this book, your perspective of the hiring process will be altered drastically. That alone might be the most salient feature of this tremendous work.

The subjects discussed in this book will make you a more attractive candidate, along with a better interviewer. You will learn how to target your job search, and to focus on what you do best: your work. Regardless of which side of the desk you find yourself, this book should be required reading. As an applicant, you will learn strategies to make you stand out from the crowd. As an employer, you will learn to make more informed hiring decisions, and to reduce the chance of a costly mistake. This book is a powerful tool.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this book.

Do you want a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE in your next interview?
Nick Corcodilos, the author of 'Ask the Headhunter', has taken job hunting to the next level!

Maybe I'm totally naive when it comes to job hunting (well, at least not anymore), but this book changed my entire mindset on the conventional methods of seeking employment. To cut directly to the chase....

THE NEGATIVES:

* Some of his writings get really redundant. He's trying to drive home a point, but too excessive.

* His method could leave you spending weeks if not months preparing and researching information just for one company; Especially, if you are changing careers or a recent college graduate seeking employment in an industry you're totally unfamiliar with.

THE POSITIVES:

* Easy to read. I like that!

* Will this book help you get the job you are seeking? - Without reservation nor hesitation, if you follow the method Nick has outlined, your probability of success is greatly enhanced. The real question is 'how could you not?' (beware of personnel jockeys)

* The 'added-value' to this book where the others leave off is simply the difference between SHOW & TELL in your 3rd grade elementary class (showing was always more interesting, huh?) Where the other books will TELL you how to get the job, Nick will SHOW you how to DEMONSTRATE your abilities to DO THE JOB in the interview.

Mark Fredricks

Extraordinary!
This work reveals an extraordinary approach that shows us the simple ways to always stand out from the crowd.

An Honest Book for Jobhunters
The book Ask the Headhunter by Nick Corcodilos can best be described as an honest book; it has done some plain speaking. It should be admired for novelty of style and for propagating proactive and revolutionary ideas in job hunting. It reflects originality of approach to job search; and is conceptualized on hard realities and not imagination and fantasy. It reinvents the concept of interview and explores how it can be used in securing the right jobs and hiring the right candidate. It exhorts job hunters to refrain from gimmicks or perfecting any meaningless interviewing skills. The reader gets provoked into re-examining the interview clichés and stick to responding to the exigencies of the job. The central message of the book should also be viewed as indirectly communicating the changing hiring practices that are being resorted to in the new corporate world. In nutshell, the book helps the jobseeker in many respects including: discovering the job that best suits her disposition, assessing the requirements of the employer, the "how" of taking control of the interview so as to compel the employer to hire her, bargaining the best possible deal, and appreciating issues related with these points of key focus.

In its efforts to focus on some plain speaking, the book contains a good bit of hard-hitting advice. It has succeeded remarkably well in exploding several myths about job hunting and in expounding a new approach to winning job offers. It has tremendous potential of becoming perhaps one of the finest job search books emphasizing ways to get jobs on merits. Of course, it may not be of much help in situations where suitability of job seekers is decided by incompetent or unmotivated and unprepared interviewers, and also where jobs are fixed and pre-decided on extraneous considerations no matter how talented, competent or fit the job-seeker is. Such practices can be seen even in some private sector organizations where the hirers fear talent and innovate ways of finding pretexts for rejecting them so as to hide their own weaknesses and incompetence. Candidates seeking jobs with such employers may therefore need standard how-to books on perfecting the traditional interview skills, along with mastering effective ways of lobbying to get jobs. But as organizations move towards greater degree of transparency and sense of professionalism in a real sense in their working including hiring practices, they will be guided more and more by considerations of merit and purposiveness. Job seekers and employers whose considerations are delivering their best and employing the most suitable will benefit immensely by following the prescriptions and messages contained in this book. It is also interesting to note that the author's website (asktheheadhunter.com) permits access through free membership, and provides a "free sample" of the Ask The Headhunter concepts

Nicky Knows The Score
Got to hand it to you, Nicky baby! When it comes to the REAL WORLD, You know the score! All these negative reviews are from people who have their heads buried in the sand.

To you readers out there, let me put it bluntly. You can go on doing what you've been doing, sending out thousands of resumes with no results, or you can do the HARD WORK that Nicky tells you to do. If you're not willing to do that, don't blame Nicky if you get bupkis in return.

Nicky, You the Man! FIVE STARS! ... Read more

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In this easy-to-follow, step-by-step book, author, psychologist, and career expert Dr. Paul Powers shows job hunters how to find and land a job they love. Winning Job Interviews demystifies job interviewing, explains why the process actually favors the job hunter, and shows how you can dramatically improve your interviewing success. Winning Job Interviews is packed with insider tips Dr. Paul has learned from over 20 years of working with job hunters, career changers, employment managers, outplacement specialists, and executive recruiters. You will learn how to:* Overcome the "deadly dozen" roadblocks to effective job hunting. * Out-prepare your competition. * Predict 90% of the questions you'll be asked. * Always have a fail-safe answer for even the toughest question. * Use time-tested, super sales techniques to subtly pave the road to the job offer you want. Packed with solid, practical information and laced with both humor and "kick in the pants" motivation, Winning Job Interviews is the book you wished you had before your last interview. ... Read more

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An ESSENTIAL Guide for any job hunter !!
Dr. Powers gives clear, easy to follow, honest advise on how to deal with the drudgery of job interviews.The book is presented in a non boring often funny but very solid way.I actually used much of his advise and landed a great job.Any body who is going through the job interview process would benefit from this excellent guide.

Lower Your Interview Stress
This is a must for every job hunter - an easy to use, "how to" with no filler or fluff.If you want a practical, down to earth, step by step book to guide you through the job hunting process - from start to finish - this is it.

A Motivational Kick with a Laugh
I can absolutely attribute my success at landing a job after being out of work for quite a while to reading this book.It is a great motivational tool to help get your rear in gear and work on finding a new job.The best part for me was that reading Dr. Powers' book really did reduce my anxeity.His humorous approach and easy-to-follow style made the interview process less stressful and therefore heightened my success rate.This book is great for new interviewees as well as a really good tool for anyone who needs a refresher course.

A winner of a book - highly recommended!
For anyone who has resisted buying books on this topic for fear of a "dry", uncreative read, think again! Dr. Powers shares honest, direct and useful advice infused with humor. The reader comes away with concrete advice and direction -- I highly recommend this book to not only the newer professional but also those who may have been out of the job market/interviewing scene for a while. A winner!

A book that provides the inside "scoop"...
Written with a touch of humor and satire this is a trully different job interview book. The inner secrets of "winning" in an interview situation are generously shared. The book is upbeat and motivational and brimming with insighful ideas. Even someone who has been through the interview experience several times will find in Dr. Powers book fresh new insights.
Basically, Winning Job Interviews provides step-by-step guidance on how to prepare for the best interview in your life.
I highly recommend this book to young people who are graduating from college and entering the workforce...its easy-to-read and gives the "scoop" on how to make a believer of the person on the other side of the desk.
The only interview book you'll need to buy!

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Review by CollegeRecruiter[dot]com
I have known Randall Hansen for several years and always been impressed with his level of knowledge and caring for the needs of job seekers. He and his wife Katherine have crafted an absolutely fabulous resource that all job seekers, from entry level to the most experienced, should find incredibly useful.

As the Founder and President of job board CollegeRecruiter.com, I make the final decision about which products to recommend to our users. "Dynamic Cover Letters" easily made the cut. It is a wonderful resource!

Steven Rothberg CollegeRecruiter[dot]com

Highly Recommended
I used this book to create my cover letter. Potential employers have praised my cover letter; a recruiter asked me if she could use the same format for her career search.

Excellent Resource - A must have
I purchased this book several years ago and have successfully utilized its information to obtain interviews and even job offers. The book provides a step-by-step guide to how to effectively communicate your qualifications in a concise and professional manner. I would recommend this book to others! ... Read more

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Going beyond prior editions, Targeting the Job You Want, 3e, includes complete information and advice on using the internet to find out about industries, research companies, and identify key decision makers. This edition delves into strategies and tips for online research that can help the user develop job targets, become an "industry insider", discover new opportunities never thought of , and network more quickly and more efficiently than ever before. Written by Kate Wendleton, syndicated career columnist, Targeting the Job You Want, 3e, will help the user identify their dream, make it specific and learn the steps needed to achieve it. ... Read more

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A Good Resource
A very good resource for these crazy times of frequent job changes. Kate Wendleton is right on the money when she states that most people will have up to fifteen jobs and five careers in their working lives.

Many of the exercises are quite helpful. The seven stories analysis can tune one in on some hidden talents. The Special Interests List can certainly clue one in and where a person can direct his or her job search. Satisfiers/Disasitifers, 40 Year Vision, and Ideal Scene Worksheets if nothing else can put a frustrated job seeker in a good mood and re-invigorate some badly needed focus.

The sections on job targeting are indeed helpful. This sections works with geographic issues as well as industry and job function matters as well. Company attributes and personal attributes are a detailed level are discussed quite well here.

The research sections and internet listings cap off a wonderful resource for anyone in the midst of a career change. Kate Wendleton even sells her services in an appropriate way without an excessive amount of hype. I will most certainly read through Wendleton's other books, Interviewing And Salary Negotiation as well as Getting Interviews. Kate is most certainly in tune with todays ever changing employment market.

Insightful!
The mantra has been repeated so often that it's become a cliché: Worker loyalty has disappeared, making every job temporary. Author Kate Wendleton repeats the obvious facts about the increasingly transient work force, but goes beyond the apparent as she supplies inventive ways to approach your career decisions. Her most intriguing suggestion is that you should use a "Seven Stories Approach" to develop your "Forty-Year Vision." The stories help you discover what you're really passionate about so you can build a long-term vision to guide you meaningfully through your career. While the book is repetitious at times, it offers useful examples of job hunters who used Wendleton's tactics to improve their careers. We [...] recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a fresh approach to career change, and to human resource professionals who want to know how applicants are (or should be) thinking.

Can take you from a frozen standstill to a heavy jog in 1 wk
So many great exercises and techniques to help people focus and find what they want to do. Once focused, there are helpful guides to getting interviews, writing resumes, turning interviews into offers, and then negotiating the offers. Above all, however, it really helped to lay out long term goals. My next step doesn't have to be the "dream job", it just needs to get me closer to my long term goals. Frankly, I am not prepared for my long term goals yet - but at least now I have them! ... Read more

Book Description

Internships is a comprehensive directory of internship opportunities across the U.S., and abroad. The guide provides detailed, pertinent, annually updated information on thousands of short-term positions available in numerous career areas. Listings are categorized according to the type of company or organization that sponsors the internship. ... Read more

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Internships 2004 (Peterson's Internships, 2004)
Peterson's is well known for its well-researched and sublime writing style. This could not be better shown then in this book in question, Internships 2004 (Peterson's Internships, 2004)
by Petersons, Peterson's . In here students are shown with clarity and use of use how to get an internship and how to make the most of this experience.

Not all its cracked up to be!
I was eagerly awaiting this book only to find out that the 3 top local companies that I was interested in were not included at all. No big deal. They were little companies like Intel, Microsoft, and Nike.
Don't buy this doorstop. ... Read more

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Lots of good and unusual ideas
It's painful how quickly career books can become out of date. Switching Careers was published in 2001, but contains such howlers as:

"Anywhere in the high-tech sector looks like a good bet."

As a mind-expanding exercise, the book does an excellent job. It examines the reasons behind career-switching, suggests some fields that many of us might never have thought of (such as the clergy), and gives meaningful facts and statistics.

Just make sure to do an up-to-date reality check before taking the plunge. There is irony in the fact that many of the people purchasing this book will be looking for alternatives to exactly the field that Robert Otterbourg calls a 'good bet'.

I'm in this book!
I am profiled in this book. It was a pleasure to work with the author, Mr, Otterbourg. He did a very thorough job! I am truly honored to be among the many career changers in this book. People can make a change and achieve their goals in life!

Switching careers
Mr.Otterbourg has eloquently written a wonderful tool for all of us who contemplate a career change. It is a primer of practical advice, clearly outlining the challanges one faces in considering a particular career change, ranging from finances, time committment, impact on family and redefining established skills in a new profession. Each career move was illustrated by a profile of a person who actually succeeded in the change. These profiles offered inspiration and encouragement. My thanks to the author for writing such a valuable tool.

It's never too late!
Robert Otterbourg helped me think realistically and practically about a career change. His advice allowed me to form reasonable expectations about what it would mean to change careers and to identify what was missing in my current work, how I could find that missing element and what was the cost of the change. The testimonies of the people he's interviewed covers a wide range of careers. Anyone interested in changing their field of work will be encouraged by "Switching Careers." ... Read more

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10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search offers a complete step-by-step roadmap on how to get the job you want--fast--even in tough times! This book will motivate you, increase your self-confidence, and show you how to sell yourself so companies want to hire you. You'll have an unfair advantage when searching for a job!Todd Bermont shares with you the secrets he has learned to find a job in any economy, secrets that he used to get six job offers his senior year of college, to land three job offers in one week during a recession, and to earn numerous job promotions since. Additionally, having also been a hiring manager, Todd gives you a behind-the-scenes look into the hiring process that will give you another unfair advantage. With this book you'll: * Develop and maintain a winning attitude throughout your job search. * Convince companies to hire you...even when no positions are available. * Write attention-grabbing resumes and cover letters. * Network and market yourself to maximize your job opportunities. * Be prepared for any job interview. * Learn how to negotiate your job offers to receive top dollar. ... Read more

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Thank you, Todd
I just wanted to say thank you to the author for writing a book that has opened doors for me. I do not hesitate recommending this book for anyone, it really is a great book.

I hope you buy it, and I hope you benefit from it.

Worth its weight in gold!
This is without a doubt the best roadmap to finding a job I have ever seen. There are golden nuggets in every chapter from pumping you up for the job search to teaching you how to communicate subconsciously in the interview, this book truly gives you everything you need to get a job fast. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to find a new job!

Thank you for considering this book
Greetings. My name is Todd Bermont, author of "10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search." I am honored that you are considering a purchase of my book. While this book may not yet have the reputation of other job-hunting books that have been on the market for 30+ years, in my humble opinion I think you will be delighted in your investment.

My original self-published book "10 Insider Secrets to Job Hunting Success" was in the top 1% of Amazon sales over the last two years. I am extremely grateful for readers such as you who supported my original book. Now, I am pleased to say that Career Press has given me this opportunity to provide you with a brand new book that is even better than the original book and even costs less!

Unlike other books on the topic, this book is totally new and is written for today's challenging times. I wrote this book because I wanted to give people like you a complete and easy-to-follow roadmap to getting a great job - fast! In this book I share with you never before seen secrets that will give you an unfair advantage in your job search. Now, there is no need to buy separate books on resumes, cover letters, interviewing, negotiating, job-hunting, and motivation. Everything you need to get the job you want is right in this book!

I am quite confident that if you invest in this book, you will be thrilled with your investment. Also, please feel free to visit my website at www.10InsiderSecrets.com where you will find free sample resumes, free sample cover letters and free job interviewing tips. Once again, thank you so much for considering "10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search." Best wishes for much success!

Sincerely,
Todd Bermont, author "10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search" (www.10InsiderSecrets.com)

This book is a champion
Finally, there is a book that provides a step-by-step guide to getting a great job - fast! "10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search: Everything You Need to Get the Job You Want in 24 Hours - Or Less" is the first job-hunting book I have seen that covers everything that is essential from finding the right job to actually getting it and negotiating it at a top dollar.

Unlike the Parachute book that wastes tons of pages on starting your own business or the Knock'em Dead book that just focuses on the job interview, this book covers everything a job seeker would need. Also, the author shares one question in particular that you can ask at the beginning of the interview that will almost guarantee a great interview. Once I asked that question up front, I almost always got a job offer. It makes so much common sense, but until this book, I never thought to ask it before.

This book also shares many secrets I did not originally know like "don't send your resume to HR" and "an interviewer makes a decision in the first 90 seconds of an interview." I found the chapter on preparing for the interview especially helpful. Almost all, of the 65 sample interview questions, that, the book shows how to answer have come up at some point in my interviews.

Finally, with all of the negative headlines we see today about the war, economy, etc., it is refreshing to read a book that is so upbeat and puts you in such a positive frame of mind. I would recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of getting a new job, just graduating, or anyone who is out-of-work and wants to get a great job - fast! ... Read more

Book Description

The book contains over 130 quantitative questions collected from actual investment banking,investment management, and options trading job interviews. The interviewers use the same questions year after year and here they are! These questions come from all types of interviews (corporate finance, sales and trading, quantitative research, etc), but they are especially likely in quantitative capital markets job interviews. The questions come from all levels of interviews (undergraduate, MBA, PhD), but they are especially likely if you have, or almost have, an MBA. The questions cover pure quantitative/logic, financial economics, derivatives, and statistics. Each quantitative question in the book is accompanied by a very detailed solution and by helpful advice. The latest edition also includes about 100 non-quantitative actual interview questions. Timothy Crack has a PhD from MIT. He has won many teaching awards and has publications in the top academic, practitioner, and teaching journals in finance. He has degrees in Mathematics/Statistics, Finance, and Financial Economics and a diploma in Accounting/Finance. Dr. Crack taught at the university level for 17 years including four years as a front line teaching assistant for MBA students at MIT. He now heads a quantitative active equity research team at the world's largest institutional money manager. ... Read more

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Really great prep for Finance interviews
6 stars, because it's helpful too. A really fun read, for me it was like a book of crosswords. This book is best suited for MBA's interviewing for top jobs, or undergrads interested in seeing what's expected of them after they get an MBA.

THIS E-book IS UNPRINTABLE
Don't purchase the e-book if you need to print out this book. AMAZON does not explicitly tell you that it is unprintable. It will be a nightmare to even communicate with the "refund and returns" department.They will repeatedly evade your questions and in the end will not refund you- very unethical. Get the paper version of this GREAT book otherwise AMAZON will rip you off. Why is it that Amazon has no telephone number when it comes to refunds and returns? A little shady...

Do NOT interview for any analytic job before reading this!
This book is specifically targeted at those applying for highly-quantitative jobs on Wall Street, and any job seeker in that area would be nuts not to take advantage of the inside information Professor Crack reveals.

The reason I am writing this review, though, is that I believe the sample interview questions and advice are invaluable to anyone interviewing for any job that involves a lot of analysis.

I am not in the finance field, but rather in technology consulting. Having practiced with Heard on the Street, I found the "tough" interview questions I encountered to be downright easy, and I breezed through several rounds of interviews, landing the job I wanted at a major computer company best known by its three-letter acronym.

If you're headed to Wall Street, reading this book is a no-brainer. If you're headed anywhere else that involves numbers, logic or analysis of a non-financial nature, you'll still be glad you read it.

good for PhD quant positions
This book is a good source of sample job interview questions for PhD quant positions. Other good and recommended resources for finance careers are the Vault Guide to the Top Finance Firms, the Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, and the Vault Guide to Finance Interviews. Also try the harvard guide to finance careers.

very good
This book is good for PhD level candidates, but in my opinion there is more and better objective information for MBA and associate level candidates on Finance and investment banking careers in the Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking and in the Vault Guide to Finance Interviews, which have the added benefit of being able to be purchased on vault.com and downloaded immediately. Good luck. ... Read more

Book Description

The first book to offer a breadth of legitimate tools and information for the worldwide job hunt.

Get full details on over 1,200 websites, print, and CD-ROM sources of international job openings by country and occupation! Finding international jobs used to be hard, but today the Internet bridges the gaps fo time and distance to bring hundreds of thousands of international job opportunities to your desktop. But it's a cyber-jungle out there with thousands of web sites vying for your attention. The International Job Finder guides you past the hype to over 1,200 of the most effective online -- and offline -- resources for finding international jobs around the globe.

The International Job Finder boldly goes where no other career book has gone before. Not only does it identify the 1,200 most effective online and print resources for finding jobs worldwide, it tells you everything each resource offers so you can decide which ones will help you find the international job of their dreams.

Discover how to conducta successful — and safe — online international job–search, even if you have never used the Internet before

Learn where to get timely information on danger zones throughout the world

Discover how to spot and avoid international job scams and debunk the myths

See how to locate all the key resources on each website so you can quickly and easily use the job databases, resume banks, email "Job Agents," directories of employers, salary surveys, links to other websites, and other job resources on each Internet site

Find out which print resources will help advance your international career ... Read more

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working and living abroad--the scoop
a bible for international working and living
good stuff

The dirt on jobs that involving living and working abroad
Compiled and written by Daniel Lauber with the assistance of Kraig Rice, International Job Finder: Where The Jobs Are Worldwide is a straightforward presentation with all the facts and all the dirt on jobs that involving living and working abroad. Of special merit is the advice for avoiding international job scams, adapting to the host nation's culture, and safeguarding against anti-American threats. 1,200 of the most effective online and offline resources for finding international jobs on all seven continents make International Job Finder an essential and invaluable resource and reference for anyone serious about job-hunting abroad.

More than pays for itself!
Like that review from Joyce Lain Kennedy suggests, they don't get any better than this. If you want an international job, this is THE book that will help you find the one you crave. The table of contents and indices will get you to the online and print resources that are targeted to your line of work, whether it be teaching English abroad, working in business, high tech, education, nonprofits, or government work. Instead of just listing online job and resume databases, etc. this book tells you everything you need to know about them, including guiding you to where the good stuff is on each website, so you don't waste time looking for websites that are useless for your job search.

More than pays for itself in saved time -- and it includes a free offer for a ... directory called "American Jobs Abroad."

Great Resource! I'm going to work in Ukraine!!
I helped the author with the research on this book, and I landed a job in Kiev, Ukraine. This book includes thousands of websites and print resources for jobs in a wide-variety of industries. Teaching English Abroad? Oil/Gas/Mining? Technology? Management? They're all covered. The book won't get you a job (you have to do that yourself), but if you want to work abroad it will definitely help you find the job you want. ... Read more

Book Description

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers January 2001, this workbook is designed as a self-paced guide for mature adults with Asperger Syndrome.Through a complete review of three periods in the reader's work life, this guide assists the reader to compose his/her autobiographical work history based upon understanding the impact of Asperger Syndrome on their employment experiences. ... Read more

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Good book for AS adults who are mid-career.
This book is excellent and very useful for adults with AS or professionals who work with them. I did not find it very helpful, however, for young adults who are just beginning to enter work. This book would be much more useful for adults who are already employed or have been employed for extended periods. For those people, I believe this book is excellent, helpful, easy to work through, and well-written. But if you are looking for something to help an adolescent or young adult with AS, this may contain a few tips, but it probably won't be very helpful.

A very good book for those with Asperger's
If you are someone who is, or know someone who is, suffering from Asperger's and you want to develop (better) job skills this is the book for you. The author has Asperger's, as is obvious from the structure, detail, and methodical nature of the book. Lots of forms - LOTS of forms. The book is designed to help the Asperger's person, their family, or a professional prepare for finding the Asperger's person the right job, get them through the interpersonal issues involved in interviewing, and deal with the demands of the job. The personal experiences of the author help color his presentation of the material and help illustrate for the reader that these things can be accomplished and the Asperger's person can thrive in the work environment with the right preparation and planning. ... Read more

Book Description

Human Resource Approved Job Interviews & Resumes is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use book that guides a job hunter through the entire hiring process:

• The job search
• Preparation
• The cover letter
• The resume
• The interview
• Follow-up to the interview

Like the rest of the Approved Series, Human Resource Approved Job Interviews & Resumes is research based. It features interviews with 65 human resource professionals and hiring managers from various industries. Their commentary on the various strategies and approaches in the book allow you to use them with confidence.

If you've ever wondered what human resource professionals really think of your cover letter and resume, then read this book and you’ll see what works best. When you get called in for a job interview, learn how to make the best first impression possible, and discover what works for follow-ups.

Covering all the bases for winning the job, this book also includes a Bonus Section (what NOT to do):

• How to annoy the HR experts…guaranteed

Read today…use tomorrow. ... Read more

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Insights from the other side of the desk....
Too many salespersons (as well as those who supervise them) do not understand the importance of obtaining permission. Specifically, permission to provide information and thereby begin what then becomes a cultivation-solicitation process. So we continue to be inundated with postal and electronic mail we do not want. Telephone calls from persistent strangers invade our personal schedules. And so forth. Why not take the time to learn how best to approach us? How best to obtain our permission to proceed? All they have to do is ask. The same is true of those who recruit, interview, and hire job candidates.

This is one in a series of volumes in the Approved Series, each of which is written from the perspective of "the person on the other side of the desk,"in this instance who buys, interviews, hires, etc. What Schell has done is to interview more than 60 HR professionals to obtain the information which he then carefully organizes within seven Parts:

Effective Job Search Strategies
The HR-Approved Resume
The HR-Approved Cover Letter
HR-Approved Preparation
The HR-Approved Interview
HR-Approved Follow-Up
How to Annoy HR Professionals -- Guaranteed!

NOTE: This last Part all by itself is worth far more than the cost of this book. Reading the previous six Parts first, however, is necessary to derive maximum value.

When concluding his book, Schell shares "Some Final Thoughts" as well as additional information about HR contributors, himself, his research director, and the Approved Series. Those who wish to review -- at no cost, of course -- the full statistical data for all of his surveys are invited to visit the special readers' web page: www.approvedseries.com/readers/hrajir/index.htm. With his reader's permission, of course, Schell will provide periodic updates, special offers, and related information.

As is also true of each of the other volumes in the series, this one really does contain information and counsel of great value to those who sit on BOTH sides of the proverbial desk. That is to say, it will thoroughly prepare HR professionals and others (especially those who are relatively inexperienced) to be much more effective when recruiting, interviewing, and hiring. It can also thoroughly prepare job candidates who participate in that process. Hence the importance of the final Part, How to Annoy HR Professionals -- Guaranteed!

Those who share my high regard for Schell's book are urged to check out Paul Falcone's 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire, Lance A. Berger and Dorothy R. Berger's The Talent Management Handbook: Creating Organizational Excellence by Identifying, Developing, and Promoting Your Best People, Richard Luecke with Peter Cappelli's Harvard Business Review on Hiring and Keeping the Best People, and Bradford D. Smart's Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People. ... Read more

Book Description

Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors helps students explore career options within their field of study. Every aspect of the job-search process is covered, including assessing talents and skills, exploring options, making a smooth transition from college to career, conducting an effective job search, and landing the job. The book is filled with a variety of career choices.