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A MUST for any J2EE job employer
This is the most comrehensive J2EE interview guide resource.
It covers all aspects of the J2EE platform with
in-depth interview questions from novice to expert and
detailed answers.
This is a MUST for any J2EE job employer.

Good for the manager and applicant alike!
This is an excellent regrences for both the hiring manager and the job applicant. The manager can use the questions to pre-screen applicants and the job applicant can use it to see what kinds of questions thwy might be asked on a J2EE job interview. ... Read more

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Innovative ideas for creating a skill-based career portfolio

For job seekers looking to provide tangible, easily accessible proof of their skills and accomplishments, a portfolio of careerrelated documents is fast becoming the essential tool. The Career Portfolio Workbook shows readers how to compile and organize a career portfolio­­one that is easy to review and quickly adaptable to specific interviews and circumstances.

The Career Portfolio Workbook provides job seekers of any profession or experience level with a powerful new weapon­­the confidence and the material to promote themselves and their work to others. Its step-by-step process explains how to:

• Create a career portfolio of personal skills­­why, how, and what to include
• Target a career portfolio to specific needs­­a job interview, a performance review, or a career transition
• Prepare materials, based on more than 50 sample documents­­and five complete portfolio samples

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Excellent hands-on reference for all levels of need
I have worked as a vocational counselor for many years, and I use this book on a regular basis with my clients as well as with my own family/friends. A nice feature of The Career Portfolio Workbook is that it outlines what you need to do during the process of creating a portfolio, but also recognizes that some people don't have the time to work through the process in a step-by-step fashion. For example, the book has a note in the introduction that if you need a portfiolo in a hurry - say, for an interview tomorrow - you need to read chapters X and Y. With a week to prepare, chapters W, X, Y, and Z should top your reading list. If you have more time, read the whole book.

The directions are wonderful, and allow each person a wide range of flexibility in terms of developing a unique style of presentation. The book includes templates, sample portfolios, and other documents you can modify for your own use.

Highly recommended.

A unique way to manage your Career
The Career Portfolio Workbook is a great resource which I have used to transition into a new profession.I was able to use the ideas in the workbook to market myself and to set myself apart from the competition.I have many career books but this is the best. The system is comprehensive and easy to organize. It is a unique way to manage your career.

It Works!!
This book really works! It is clearly written and is guaranteed to help you put together an excellent portfolio. Only days after using the guidelines of this book to create a PEAKS resume, I got 3 calls for job interviews. It really is amazing and I recommend it to anyone, no matter how far along you are in your career.

Valuable tools in a well written book
It is well-written, clear, and extremely USEFUL. And it is very easy to use.

The book clearly presents how to create a powerful career portfolio and market yourself effectively. Very valuable tools presented in a well-written book made this one of my best Amazon buys of the year.

A must have
I know you've heard it before, buy this book and great things will happen.This book is different.It offers easy to read, true to life examples of what it is really like when your out looking for a job or promotion.The authors base the workbook on how you can set yourself apart from your competition.I was very hesitant at first but gave the career portfolio a try.The step by step directions in the book made a seemingly daunting task quite manageable and rewarding in itself. I put together my career portfolio and have a new confidence in myself that I am sure contributed to landing my new job.I wish I had this years ago. ... Read more

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Because in todays competitive job market, you need every edge you can find… The founder of the Just Resumes^® writing service and author of several popular resume books, Kim Marino now offers practicing and prospective accountants and financial professionals a practical, highly targeted guide to writing winning resumes. Whether youre an executive making a lateral move or returning to the work force, or a college graduate just entering the accounting industry, this surefire handbook provides you with step-by-step guidance and savvy advice on how to create a professionally designed resume that puts your education, experience, and accomplishments in the best possible light and helps you reach your job objective. Best Resumes for Accountants and Financial Professionals first offers quick tips on the basics of resume writing, proper resume appearance, and the dos and donts of resume preparation. Youll learn what type of resume best suits your needs and how to create each—whether chronological, functional, or combination resumes. It then gets down to specifics, with tailor-made advice and 80 detailed sample resumes and cover letters for:

• Accountants and financial pros who are making a lateral move or career change—such as financial planners, securities analysts, portfolio managers, brokers, account execs, and human resource directors
• Accountants moving up—including public, private, financial, and government accountants
• Accounting students and recent graduates—from first-year students with no paid experience, to college graduates looking to set forth in the real world

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Slightly disappointed
This book was useful and somewhat helpful in providing additional information on reformatting my resume. However I probably would have chosen another book had I been able to compare. This book is 199 pages of which well less than half is actually narrated tips on creating a resume. The remainder of the book consists of resume and cover letter examples. In actuality this book should be considered a book of examples rather then instructional. In, addition, the examples are repetitive and often provide the same information over and over. Really in the approximately 75 pages of examples there are only about a dozen unique items to learn from. There are also pages dedicated to listing institutional references which seem to serve almost as a page filler.
The book does do a good job of diversifying its audience to a wide level of financial professionals however; in general, it seems somehow inadequate.

Accountants: Do You Have The Best Resume?
When looking through books of resumes, I often find that I have a hard time adapting them to myself. This is usually because the resumes don't apply to accounting/finance. For that reason alone I would recommend this book. There are resume examples for the entry-level employee as well as the veteran. There are even some examples of resumes for people interested in changing careers (for example, going from private accounting to a hospital administrator).

Also helpful, are tips on interviewing and the cover and thank you letters. The book also lists names and phone numbers of various corporations and professional associations.

All in all, I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a job in accounting/finance-no matter what your experience level. ... Read more

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SuperNetworking offers explicit directives on how to construct a network designed to achieve specific goals by selecting the targets first and then creating the best links to get there. Salmon explains how to choose the right candidates for a network, extract promises from contacts, establish a mechanism to track progress, and set the standards that will facilitate finding a new job in less time. SuperNetworking shows network-builders how to: Articulate their value proposition and talents to their target audience; Target the right people and companies; Conduct research and due diligence; Determine the value they bring to an organization; Properly prepare for interviews; Negotiate the best deal possible for themselves; Develop and maintain a customized program that monitors their progress until they find their next job opportunity; Maintain a network for life. ... Read more

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Packed with Knowledge!
This is an excellent book. Author Michael Salmon wastes no words, but provides a series of tips, questionnaires, checklists and exercises that will help everyone, even the most introverted, build a network productively and use it effectively. There is no fluff here, and minimal self-promotion. The book is mostly meat. The author is extraordinarily well organized and to the point. His advice on how to categorize relatives, friends and acquaintances may seem cold, but it is indispensable. Similarly, he recommends becoming a resource to others so that they may someday become a resource to you - a utilitarian and self-serving approach to human relations, but if you have no other reason to help people, this is not a bad one. One quibble: the book is repetitious and illustrates the hard truth with soft little imaginary anecdotes. That's more a fault of the genre than of the author. If you are in job search mode, We highly recommends this book to you. As the folks back home might say, write when you get work.

Need a job? This is how you'll get it
if you found "What color is your parachute?" badly organized and abstruse, if "How to get a job in 30 days or less" struck you as taking too long, you'll be able to use this. Focusses almost not at all on the questions "So what do you want to do with your life?" but gives you exactly how to go about meeting the people who know where the jobs are, what to say when you meet them (important if you're shy like me), and how to keep track of it all.

Excellent resource for those seeking a new job!
Supernetworking is not only a very well written book, but is an excellent guide for those confronting the dilema of having to find a new job.

This book lays out a clear and concise process for the reader to follow, with methodologies that will help anyone considering, or looking to find a new position.

Supernetworking Works!
The Supernetworking system has made a great difference in my current job search. It has provided me with that extra edge of confidence and support so critical in this hypercompetitive job market. I highly encourage any job seeker to read the book and apply the supernetworking process. IT WORKS!

This is the book I hand to friends BEFORE they need a job
This is the best common-sense approach to getting any job you want - it's a complete system, it's fast, and following Salmon's wise advice, it will completely change your life. Not only will you get clear on the job you want, but Salmon will guide you through a process that will always put you in the top five percent of all candidates going after any job.

More importantly, Salmon will help you see that most jobs are never publicly advertised! Your next job might not even exist until you contact the company you want to work for and tell them what you can do for them. A friend of mine just left her job in the financial world and needed to find her next position. I gave her Salmon's book and she decided there was just one company she really wanted to work for. Following Salmon's plan, she did her research, SuperNetworked to the right person, told them she was available, and went through the interview process. She controlled the process as much as was reasonably possible. And best of all, she started on that dream job January 2!

Once you understand that a network is your most powerful business asset, you will never slacken in your efforts to reach out to people you want in yours, to help them in the many ways Salmon suggests, and to make sure that your network is always ready for you, whether it's for information, sales opportunities, or your next career move.

Full disclosure: as a publishing consultant who works with thought leaders to get their ideas into print, I have had the privilege of working with Michael Salmon and seeing his ideas catch fire in the marketplace of ideas. ... Read more

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Philosophy majors and GPA-challenged students, rejoice! According to career guru Donald Asher, what you major in or how well you do in college are not indicators of future career success. In HOW TO GET ANY JOB WITH ANY MAJOR, Asher debunks the myth that only brainy students with specialized majors find high-paying, visible careers after college. The truth is that plenty of average folks with general, liberal arts majors have gone on to find lucrative and fulfilling careers—and anyone can do it by following Asher’s advice. If you’re just graduating, you’ll learn to promote the skills you already have, recognize how employers hire and what skills they value most, and get influential people to help you. Or, if you’re already in the work world, you’ll learn to use internships, credential programs, post-baccalaureates, and grad school to jump-start a stalled career. Offering innovative ideas to help launch the perfect career, HOW TO GET ANY JOB WITH ANY MAJOR is the new job-hunter’s handbook to success. ... Read more

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A MUST for any Java job employer
This is the most comrehensive Java interview guide resource.
It covers all aspects of the Java programming language with
in-depth interview questions from novice to expert and
detailed answers.
This is a MUST for any Java job employer.

Very Practical
This is a very practical book for anyone who needs to know how to access Java skills. It has a great telephone pre-screening list, and I used it myself to narrow-down a search for a Java programmer.

The details questions are also excellent and have clear and easy to understand answers. ... Read more

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The title shows resumes and cover letters used to enter and advance in the social work and counseling fields. Also shown are resumes and cover letters used by people who wanted to transition from social work and counseling into other professional areas. Included are resumes of case worker, counselor, human services counselor, victim advocate, youth services specialist, family services case worker, income maintenance counselor, and others. ... Read more

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Great help!
This book helped me write a killer resume to land my job right out of graduate school.The model cover letters and resumes were great in giving me an example to follow.I'm ordering more to give to friends who are graduating this year! ... Read more

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Fire Your Boss
And Hire Yourself.

Impossible? Not according to nationally bestselling author Stephen M. Pollan. As he says in this new and empowering book, "You don't have to accept your current work situation. You can be in control of your job and your stream of income, so you're never again subject to the whims, prejudices, moods, or circumstances of your so-called boss."

In today's difficult work environment, gone are the days of finding satisfaction through your job, gone is the time when your job was secure, and gone are the days when your employer cared about you. This new environment requires new rules, and Pollan has provided surprisingly fresh and intriguing methods for finding "success" on the job.

Pollan's bold and unique message begins with the idea that you must "fire your boss." By this he means you can no longer rely on your manager or your company for economic security. Instead, you must put yourself in charge of your working life. In this thought-provoking and counterintuitive career guide, Pollan presents a seven-step program and a series of exercises that give you the confidence, power, and will to achieve the life of your dreams.

Once you have changed your mind-set and learned the new rules of the game, you can start the process of moving to a richer, more enriching, and more enjoyable life. And the best part about it? Your boss will love you for it.

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Fire Your Boss by Pollan
The work challenges us to think critically about how much time we spend in work-related things without compensation. For instance, the opportunity cost of travelling to work, searching for work and bringing work home- all adds up to performing substantial tasks free of charge. The author inspires us to measure and quantify our greatest achievements and to do what we do best. There are chapters on how to compare job offers for those who work and how to get an exceptional raise. Essentially, the author's strategies require that we track very carefully
all of our efforts so that the substantiation is present when we ask for a raise. The Pollan book will be helpful in focusing your career planning and on contemplating whether or not you should work for yourself or work for others.

The way careers really work -- for many people
Fire Your Boss isn't really about getting rid of your boss. It's about taking proactive steps to avoid being in a one-down position.

You'll like Fire Your Boss if you buy into the authors' value system Pollan and Levine don't mince words. Work, they say, is about money. Given a choice of two job offers, choose whichever gives you the most money, time or both. Don't expect satisfaction and fulfillment from work.

For many people, this advice will make sense. However, some people work in truly toxic environments and they'll become ill -- mentally and/or physically -- if they stay. Some companies (such as SAS in North Carolina) offer quality of life that makes sense for many employees. And some people manage to have truly wonderful jobs.

Once on the job, say the authors, success comes from pleasing your boss. Never mind the company: it's all about keeping your boss on your side because she's the only person who can help you. In general, this advice is excellent; however, company culture can influence your boss's power, your ability to transfer within the firm and/or your ability to avoid being fired.

I stay away from absolutes -- so "Nobody hires a stranger" should be translated, "People like to hire their friends." The best section of the book covers networking: these days, you make friends, not contacts. So your long-term strategy will involve joining groups and socializing with people who can help you.

And, as with all career books, you have to do some reality checks. When you get a competing offer from an outside firm, say the authors, pay attention to a counter-offer from your own firm. However, some experts say that sixty to eighty percent of employees who accept those counteroffers are gone in six months. If you do accept a counteroffer, get a contract or the type of termination agreement these authors recommend.

The very best advice from these authors: Always keep "fishing," as they say. Never stop watching the job market. Prepare to move for the right conditions.

I don't agree with their checklists of "factors" -- I've developed my own decision processes -- and I think you have to be careful before jumping ship too fast. Some people are hired to be scapegoats, some bosses have hidden agendas, and some employees do get stranded in tiny towns in the middle of nowhere.

I suspect the authors fill in the blanks when they're coaching one-to-one and/or they choose their clients very, very carefully. And I definitely recommend this book as a perspective that, while incomplete, offers a helpful corrective to the airy promises of "Dream and do it."

For career change, I'd supplement with Herminia Ibarra's Working Identity and Martha Beck's Finding Your Own North Star.

Definitely worth the time
After being in the workforce for 15 years I thought I was an expert, but there are a lot of gems in this book.
I enjoyed reading it and the writer's style made it a pleasant and rewarding read for me.
I highly recommend it.

Title should be "How to be a brown nosing suck up"
Reading the other reviews of this book makes me think that either Stephen Pollan paid a lot of people to write reviews, or else everyone else in America works in the most cyncical, Dilbert-esque companies imaginable.

This book starts with an idea that does make some sense: the purpose of a job should be to make money so that it can provide you with financial resources to have a rewarding emotional life at home with your family and community. Many people have been caught up in having a "career", trying to find personal satisfaction on the job, instead of finding personal satisfaction at home. In the end, they end up having neither, spending so much time at work and then realizing that they can be downsized in an instant.

However, he takes this idea to the most absurd extreme: the only thing that should really matter about a job is how much you get paid. Forget doing interesting, challenging work, forget an environment that you enjoy. Furthermore, a lot of his advice is just plain wrong. For example, his chapter "There's No I in Job" is about how you should just suck up to your boss and make him look good. Well, what happens your boss leaves or moves to a different department? If your value isn't recognized by others in the company, you're back to square one. His other chapter about always being on the look out to jump to the next job is the stupidest drivel I've ever read. I can guarantee that during the tech bust the LAST people to get hired were the ones who jumped from company to company every six months in the late 90s.

Frankly, it IS possible to find an enjoying, satisfying job AND still put your family and home life first. In a couple years this book will be relegated to the dust heap of so many other "Wow, look at this radical, contrarian idea" self help books, right where it belongs.

My thoughts exactly
I really liked this book because it encapsulates and enlarges upon conclusions that I had come to myself.

Mr. Pollan and Mr. Levine are very right when they advise us to be on a constant job search. The employment environment has become so erratic and unpredictable that this is a must. Those people who ignore this advice end up fruitlessly sending out resumes for years before they find another position.

I also like their advice in Chapter 4 ("There's no I in Job"). It had never occurred to me to observe my boss and write down the observations to determine what the boss' real wants and needs were. If I had done that I might have been more successful at some of my jobs.

Their observation that there is no definite correlation between job performance and compensation is consistent with my experience. Usually raises for outstanding performance are only slightly higher than inflation. The only way to obtain a larger raise is to have a credible threat of quitting or to move to another firm. I think that the only type of performance that will result in a definite change of compensation is poor performance or non-performance. That will result in a firing or a layoff. But mediocre performance, good performance, outstanding performance? They all get more or less equivalent compensation.

So as not to sound too cynical I would say that the value of outstanding performance is that one usually learns more by doing this. This is learning can help one advance within a company (in terms of responsibility and authority, not necessarily compensation) or obtain a position at another firm. ... Read more

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This comprehensive book is an all-inclusive job search handbook addressing all areas of the job search in an easy-to-read style. This resource is designed to lead users step-by-step through the job search maze.It includes exercises to help users assess their skills and focus on career objectives to land the right job for them. It also includes writing an effective cover letter, networking and interviewing skills, producing an electronic resume, and using the Internet in the job search.This unique handbook provides all the information users need to find a job. ... Read more

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success in a handbook
As a senior at NYU, the daunting task of writing a strong and well organized resume was dawning upon me.Thankfully, I fell across "The Resume Writer's Workbook" which is designed not only as a book with helpful tips to perka mediocre resume and constuct a professional and convincing resume that you will feel confident to send out, but also breaks down the process of creating a resume by giving you hands on experience through wroksheets.The workbook has been the most valuable lesson I have thus far learned and has made the transition of my education into the professional world easy and clear.I don't think I would have been able to not only create a strong resume describing my attributes and experiences, but also feel fully confidentthat is it the best projection of my skills and passions.Anyone planning on writing a resume should get this book.It will provide anyone with clear hands-on expereince of writing that piece of paper that can get you your dream job. Gali Wexler NYU

the best book in it's class
I have read a few books on this subject and in my opinion this book steals the show. The workbook gave me the confidence I was lacking, and helped me nail the job I was after. Highly recommended.

Excellent book!
Krantman's Resume Writer's Workbook is great! It makes me wish that I would have had the book when I was looking for my first job. It would have saved me the money I spent having someone else help me write my resume--and it would have been a better resume, too! I like the structure and step-by-step instructions. The worksheets are comprehensive and seem to ask just the right questions. The details on how to write cover letters and resumes (right down to the font size to use) tell me the kind of things I need to know. Not being particularly computer literate, I really like the way he explained using the internet to post my resume. My husband, a professor at a local college, even says that he's going to suggest it to his students. ... Read more

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Individuals expecting to make more than $100,000 a year need to craft a very special resume that commands attentionand high salaries from employers. ... Read more

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This is a great book
This is the best resume book I have ever seen. Perhaps the best feedback I have about this book is when I was job hunting last time, during interviews, people commented on how well my resume was formatted. What moredo you want?

In fact, I have passed it on to friends and colleagues. The reason that I found it so helpful is the way the author formatsresumes.I would agree with the previous review that there is no indepthdiscussion of every section of a resume, but there is clearly enough to getthe basic idea -- which is all you need.

I bought this book a few yearsago when I was job hunting and thought it was the best one in thebookstore.Because I am rewritting my resume again, I went to a bookstoreand looked at all the resume books again and thought that this was the bestbook one the shelf.

I highly recommend it.

Great title, no substance.
The book's title is one that gets your attention but the commentaryregarding resume writting is novice at best. I suggest you buy Asher'sBible of Executive Resumes if you want an in depth discussion and candidbreakdown of the resume writting process. The only redeeming quality ofthis book is it has alot of examples. ... Read more

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Over the past decade, resumes have undergone dramatic changes in how they are submitted to recruiters. Technology advances have redefined the recruiting industry. It started with electronic resumes that had to be “scannable” using OCR software. Then resumes began their frenzied dart across the Internet, where, to assure safe arrival, they came dressed in the pedestrian garb of plain text (ASCII) embodied within e-mail. But now, change is upon us once again. The handsome resume made portable has made its return, and there is an emergence of online screening quizzes that determine whether your resume is accepted by recruiters and employers or buried at the bottom of the pile.

The fourth edition of Resumes For Dummies is for anyone who needs to discover what works and what doesn’t work when representing their work history with a resume. No matter what your experience, set of circumstances, or familiarity with resume writing, this clearly written, up-to-date guide will help you to

• Create a resume that takes advantage of today’s technology
• Increase your chances of getting that dream job
• Craft a “stand out” resume that’ll get your foot in the door
• Understand all the changes in the world of resumes
• Discover the right way and right places to send your resume

This new edition has loads of advice that will make your resume stand out from the online crowd. Resumes For Dummies, 4th Edition, also covers the following topics and more:

• Getting your resume out there
• Writing a resume that fits your specific needs
• Choosing the right format for your resume
• Selecting stand out words that can bring good news
• Submitting your resume online
• Recognizing resume problems and applying solutions

In the pages of Resumes For Dummies, 4th Edition, you get a sampling of stand out resumes and special needs resumes. You also get updated technical information (gathered from a wide variety of recruiting professionals) paired with classic strategies and smooth moves from the author’s three decades of career reporting. With all of this in hand, you'll be able to develop and distribute a state-of-the-art resume that says you’re too superior to ignore. ... Read more

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resumes for today and tomorrow
As a career counselor, I hear people wondering what is new in resume trends. Are they still necessary? Kennedy, an experienced syndicated columnist and author, has taken the subject of resumes to a higher plane. Yes, they're still necessary. Using humor to present the somewhat standard material, she takes the reader from objective to experience with a minimum of pain. There are two unusual features in this book. Sample resumes are presented in a before and after format, illustrating subtle points which will enhance the reader's own focus. And the book ends with a checklist for evaluating your own resume. (Warning: it's hard to be objective enough to complete the checklist: you may need some help from a friend.)

Helped my resume greatly!
I have a short attention span when it comes to reading so this book is just what the doctor ordered! It has a little of everything for everyone, from basic to advanced. I found the sections pertaining to digital resumes and searching the internet for jobs very helpful and packed full of great web sites! If you only buy one book make it this one and you won't be disappointed.

Results!
I wrote my resume based entirely on advice from this book, and landed the second job I applied for. That's what I all results.

Easy Read and Information Exceeds Promise!!
I've read a few career books, but none were as much a pleasure to read as Resumes for Dummies. Having already read Cover Letters for Dummies I knew that this book was going to be informative but still easy to read!

Fabulous resource
If you need to write a resume, you need to buy this book. The amount of useful information stuffed
into its 300+ pages is incredible, not to mention the book is well written and funny. ... Read more

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Medical and Pharmaceutical Sales: How to Land the Job of Your Dreams is the only comprehensive manual on how to land a lucrative, challenging and satifying job in medical device, surgical supply, and pharmaceutical sales.This manual provides the insider's secrets on topics such as: *in-depth information on the industry from successful sales representatives *tips on resumes that get noticed by hiring managers *secrets to networking your way to the interview *how to successfully work with a recruiter *inside information on what the hiring manager is really looking for *the best answers to the most common interview questions *information on the packages typically offered, including salaries, bonuses, benefits, and perks *in-depth company research on the hottest companies in the industries including information on how to reach these companies *and so much more!

Any candidate serious about landing a job in medical or pharmaceutical sales must have this manual to avoid making the all too common mistakes that will keep them from the job of their dreams. ... Read more

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Future Pharmaceutical Sales Rep!
I wanted to write to let you know the valuable information I received from reading Medical and Pharmaceutical Sales: How to Land the Job of Your Dreams. I have been out of outside sales for a couple of years now and I am currently a sales trainer. All of this sales experience I have gained over the last couple of years has prompted me to want to jump back into outside sales. This book has given me great direction in my initial search to "land the job of my dreams." I feel very confident that my future job in pharmaceutical sales is just around the corner due to the valuable information I gained from this book!

Don't waste your money
The information contained in this book can be found in any job search book- her claim to "insiders knowledge" is basic and could be devined from anyone in the industry.

Do not waste your money
I did not find this book helpful at all. Very large print makes up this 130 page book as well as many blank pages. Very little actually helpful information. This book would not prepare you for the interview process and really has no clue how to get into pharmaceutical sales. This book is HIGHLY over-priced. It's a paperback and not at all what you are looking for.

Interviewing Bible!
It is an awesome book and I use it as my interviewing bible. It has some great insight and I use the book religiously! I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in this industry. Thank you!

very helpful!
This is the one book I have been referring to while going on my interviews. Great book with a lot of insight for myself who have not interviewed in seven years. ... Read more

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Unprecedented numbers of entry-level workers to CEOs are racing to join the 10 million Americans working for non-profits.Applying 30 years experience in non-profit recruitment and management, King reveals the inside secrets for switching to non-profits: "strategic volunteerism,"building a non-profit contacts network, gaining credibility in anon-profit community, learning how non -profit leaders think and hire, writing effective resumes even when you lack any non-profit experience, and more. ... Read more

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Excellent resource!
Even in our economic downturn, wonderful career opportunities exist -- and this book shows you where to look! Well-written and extensively researched, From Making A Profit to Making a Difference offers excellent advice and tons of practical information. This book is a must-read for everyone who wants a satisfying career making a positive difference in our world! ... Read more

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The Color of Teaching addresses one of the major concerns of our lifetime: how to find qualified and caring individuals to assist in the education of low-income immigrant and minority youth. The voices of over 200 persons of color are presented in the book, illustrating why students of color are not entering teaching. ... Read more

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A proactive new strategy for removing anxiety, and regaining control, throughout the job interview process

"Marky Stein's book is wonderful. She gives us a thorough analysis of the whole interviewing process. Fearless Interviewing is clear, kind, and full of good advice.... Highly recommended."­­Barbara Sher, author of Live the Life That You Love

A job interview is one of life's most stressful and challenging experiences. Fearless Interviewing presents a strategic approach to interviewing, one that tips the scales back in favor of the job applicant. It provides useful advice on all aspects of the interviewing process, including how to:

• Dazzle interviewers in the first 20 seconds

• Handle tough interview questions with ease

• Command a salary up to 20 percent higher

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Not for every interview
This book was fairly useful, but I felt that a lot of the information was geared to high-end professionals and not your average person just interviewing for a job. For instance, the chapter on salary negotiation was a bit over the top. Stein tells you to go in and bargain for an incredibly high salary and then just stand up and shake hands when the interviewer comes to a number you like. It was a prety useless chapter considering most people won't be making the 80,000-120,000 salaries she kept mentioning. The other problem I had was with one of the early statements in the book - Stein says "don't memorize," and yet at the end of the book we are supposed to know over 20-40 of these "Q Statements." I liked the idea of Q statements and backing up your answers with solid examples, but the rest of this book was just common sense, like how to dress and research the company beforehand. I can see now why she might have had the trouble she cites publishing it. There is nothing here you can't find in another book. It's ok, not great.

ABSOLUTELY FEARLESS
BE PREPARED TO GO IN AN INTERVIEW EXACTLY AS THE BOOKS SAYS. IVE SEEN THEM ALL, AND PRETTY MUCH THEY ARE ALL USELESS. LIKE MARKY SAYS, WHAT DO THEY EXPECT YOU TO DO, MEMORIZE ANSWERS TO 200 POTENTIAL QUESTIONS?! THIS BOOKS HELPS YOU TAKE STOCK OF YOUR SKILLS AND KNOW THEM PASSIONATELY. EQUIPPED WITH THIS, YOU CAN JUST ABOUT ANSWER ANY QUESTION POSED. ITS SIMPLE, SHORT, AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. HATS OFF MARKY!

The best book on interviewing I've ever read.
I'm in a job search and I've picked up a few books on interviewing. "Fearless Interviewing" is by far the most clear, helpful and power-packed volume I've read. Her advice is believable and easy to read. I feel totally prepared to interview, and I'm going to tell a few friends about this book! The chapter on first impressions is absolutely fantastic!

An absolute must-have for anyone on the job market!
This little book is a goldmine! Read it before you go out on that job interview. This is the essential guide to interviewing from a leading expert in the field of career coaching. Marky Stein gives you simple, straightforward and thorough advice, covering everything you will need to know in order to succeed. She offers a step-by-step approach to the interview process that can help anyone prepare themselves and develop the kind of self-confidence that will make you a winning candidate. Her wise counsel and warm encouragement were just the support I needed. I am thrilled to say that I am now working at my dream job. Much thanks!

The Time Has Come
This treatise is more important now than ever, despite our government's allusions to the economy. There are too many of us scrounging for work due in great part to an unseeing and unfeeling administration. This handbook is exactly what we need and I am proud to say that I use it successfully. ... Read more

Book Description

This book presents suggestions on how to prepare for an interview in which you will be asked to describe your experience with tasks valued by potential employers. The book also provides tips on researching companies and making a good impression even before the interview.

Learning Objectives:To offer insight on how to get noticed before the interview.To offer tips for interview preparation.To provide coaching on how to respond to interview questions.To explain how to ask questions that will increase your potential for job offers.To describe follow-up techniques that will enhance the interviewer's interest in you. ... Read more

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This is a great way to improve your interviewing process
I have been conducting interviews for a small telemarketing department (under 65 reps) for quite some time and have tried 3-4 different techniques to reduce my attrition. Another sales manager told me about behavioral interviewing and that is when I went on the search for books that would walk me through the process. This book goes through a step-by-step process to get you started. This is not a complete program, though, but will get you started nicely. I have since attended a web-based training on this subject, but am glad that I had this basic training guide first. I have lowered my attrition by 5-7% and have since applied this system to a performance review I did on all my staff to pinpoint my bottom 30%. I was not surprised at all who would not have been hired if they had been subjected to the behavioral interview method, but this has given me an even plain for performance standards.
Note: This is obviously for those managers that have had no formal interview training but are expected to hire their own staff. HR specialists would find this too elementary. ... Read more

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RECRUITING, INTERVIEWING, SELECTING, AND ORIENTING NEW EMPLOYEESThird Edition

Now available in an updated and expanded edition,this classic how-to guide equips human resources professionals with theskills and tools to get the best people on board.

Filled withsample forms, interview questions, and handy checklists, the book goesstep by step through the entire hiring process, from effective use ofrecruitment sources to proper orientation of new hires.

It alsoincludes four completely new chapters on the hot issues of workplacediversity, electronic recruiting, competency-related interviewing, andother special interviewing techniques.

DIANE ARTHUR (Northport, NY)is president of Arthur Associates Management Consultants, Ltd.Hermany books include Managing Human Resources in Small and Mid-SizedCompanies and The Complete Human Resources Writing Guide (both Amacom). ... Read more

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A road map for HR practitioners
Diane Arthur's 'Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting & Orienting New Employees' is a must read! As she writes, "Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and orienting new employees are specific skills. How well you practice these skills can directly affect many common organizational problems, such as turnover, employee morale, and absenteeism. By carefully implementing the methods described in this book, your organization can greatly improve its employer-employee relations and its level of productivity."

With revised, updated and newly added chapters, this book is a resource full of practical, straightforward samples and explanations of what works and doesn't work.

Highly recommended. ... Read more

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How to become an interview genius and land the job of your dreams

If a job interview is an oral exam in which job seeker must give the right answers to a set of questions in order to get hired, then this is the ultimate guide to acing the exam. Written by The Interview Coach at Monster.com, Boost Your Interview IQ offers an enjoyable, interactive way to prepare for and succeed at any job interview.

Combining the features of a step-by-step guide and a skill-building workbook, it:

• Shows job seekers how to craft job-winning answers to the 50 key questions interviewers ask
• Features an Interview IQ Test, interview skill-building exercises, and other interview aptitude boosting tools
• Teaches candidates how to shape their experiences into stories that showcase their skills, knowledge, and personalities
• Offers proven techniques for acing the behavioral interview--the popular new wave interviewing strategy

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A must read before going to your interview!
As a person who has spent many years as a professional in corporate America and having been interviewed and been part of the interview process many times, I can think of no better way to prepare than to read Carole Martin's interview book.

Interviewing is basically a structured question and answer session. The person who responds best to the many questions posed by the interviewer will most likely get the job.

There are few if any questions in the interview process that are not discussed in Carole's book. The questions are presented in a precise, easy to understand manner, followed by answers ranging from the strong or the best answer to the weakest or worst answer.

If I had just one book on my shelf to help me prepare for an interview, I would easily choose this book.

Best job interview tool I've ever used.
I found "Boost Your Interview IQ" to be completely different from other advice books on landing a job in that it tells you specifically how to answer all the possible questions you'll be asked. It covers 50 of the most commonly asked interview questions, including, "Why were you fired?", "Why have you been out of work for so long?", and just about every other potential question you can think of. The book gives three potential answers for each question, ranks each on a strong, mediocre, or weak scale, and explains why the answers rank the way they do. I'm an author (Never Be Late Again, 7 Cures for the Punctually Challenged), and when I'm finished promoting my book, I'll be rejoining the workforce. This book will be my constant companion. Great book! ... Read more

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This is the book that I recommend
Although this book is very generic, I found it extraordinarily helpful when doing my first academic job search (which is different from all the other job searches for which there are plenty of books). I moved through it chapter by chapter as my search progressed. This is the first book that I recommend to graduate students on doing the academic job search.

Perfect for your last 2-years of grad school
This book provides a wealth of information that orients graduate students who are unexperienced with the academic job market with the intricate process of securing an academic position. It doesn't provide discipline-specific information, but it DOES give an overall plan and breakdown of what you can expect during your job search. I found the sample curriculum vitaes and cover letters invaluable guides.

Excellent book to have on hand when job searching.
For graduate students looking to the professorship, this book is nothing but helpful. I haven't read other books like this, I have to admit, but as I was clueless as to what happens when going on the job market, this book served me WELL.

The authors describe options I hadn't thought of, and ended up having to think about. There's specific descriptions of what happens in interviewing, in different types of institutions, and suggestions for writing up the documents needed for the dossier.

I felt I had the comfort of someone knowledgable with this book when sending out my application packets, preparing for the interviews, during the interview, and after. I even knew to write thank you letters. No faculty ever mentioned that to me! Faculty were giving me advice, but very minimally, I found after reading this book and going through the whole job search process.

All I know is that I found AND landed a job beyond my dreams, even making more money than I ever thought I would in the teaching field, and I start soon!

It is really helpful
It is a must-read book for any academic job applicants. Make sure you read it before you prepare your application materials. It will surelly save you a lot of time. It is really helpful in my job searching.

Worthless tripe
The authors seem to walk the line between stating the obvious and dispensing outright bad advice. On more than one occasion, they cross that line with reckless abandon.

First of all, the book is geared towards newly minted Ph.D.'s or ABD (All But Dissertation) graduate students who plan to enter the academic job market. The authors seem completely ignorant of the fact that in many disciplines, particularly the biological and physical sciences, Ph.D.'s first hold postodoctoral research positions for 2 - 5 years before entering the market. I cannot find a single reference to the word "postdoc." Thus, the book completely ignores anyone with a science degree, and all of the advice concerning "timetables for your search" and the advice to "have your degree in hand" is useless.

Secondly, some of the advice in the book is dubious, at best. The section on cv construction states:

"If you worked prior to attending graduate school at jobs you now consider irrelevant, you may summarize them with a statement such as 'Emmployment 1992-1994 included office and restaurant work.'"

To which my response is, "What the hell for?" If the work was "irrelevant," it has no business on a cv. Period. Unless, of course, your goal is to give the hiring committee a good laugh before tossing your cv into the rejection pile.

Don't worry, it gets worse. The section on writing a "Statement of Teaching Philosophy," which almost all liberal arts schools require, is all of one paragraph long. The authors' best advice is to "try to look at statements written by others in your department as well as those written by applicants to your department, if those are available to you."

Here's an idea: instead of using the last 19 pages of the book as appendices (also known as "filler"), why not actually give some EXAMPLES of teaching statements? I didn't spend money on a book just so I could ask other Ph.D.'s for samples from their application packages!

The section on research interests is equally inane.

The bottom line: If you're a liberal arts major, then maybe you'll get something useful from this book. If you're a science major, then buy "Tomorrow's Professor" by Richard Reis. It's three times as long, and about a hundred times as useful. ... Read more

Book Description

Being a bodyguard is not all sunglasses, dark suits and muscle. This book debunks the myths and stereotypes and describes the realities of protecting celebrities, executives and foreign dignitaries. Executive protection specialist Benny Mares tells you how to get in on the ground floor of this expanding field. ... Read more

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Great for Cops
... This book is the first piece of training I assign to my new employees, all of which are cops. The cons of hiring aggressive warriors (cops) are offset as this book clearly explains the new concept that capture of the enemy is NOT the goal, but rather, the invisible protection of the client. This is very valuable, and all for less than [price]! Great book!...

Very good starter book
This book is very well written for the beginner bodyguard or for just educational purposes. It will get a bodyguard off to a good start by explaining briefly the topics and tactics that a bodyguard will need to use.

A Nuts-and-Bolts Primer
"Executive Protection" is a short but vital primer for anyone interested in pursuing a career as an executive/personal protection specialist. In a no-nonsense manner, Benny Mares debunks a lot of the myths surrounding this growing profession, tells you what skills and experience potential clients look for, and what the pitfalls of the job are and how to avoid them. A seminal work on a fascinating career.

An inside picture of executive protection
Reading this book is like sitting down with Benny Mares, the author, for a couple of hours while he explains the executive protection business to a beginner. Do you really want to be in this business? Read the book before deciding. What are the qualifications? Where do you go for training? How do you find work? Though the book is only 108 pages, it is well worth purchasing.

A great book for anyone considering a career in protection.
Anyone considering a career in the field of Executive protection would benefit from reading this book. I encourage everyone to read this book before attending a formal Executive Protection course. I wish everyone who called me for an interview would have previously read Mr. Mares book and taken to heart the invaluable information that is provided. ... Read more