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Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Getting a job means successfully navigating the application process, and today that requires the right mindset--and the skills to convey it to a potential employer. You need to focus on the organization's needs, not your own, often a challenge for recentand soon-to-be college graduates. In this book, writing professor Rachel Toor shows you how to identify those needs, decide whether you are a good match for a job, and then tell a clear, concise,...
3) What color is your parachute? 2023: your guide to a lifetime of meaningful work and career success
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Fully updated with advice reflecting the current job market, a revised and expanded edition of the best-selling career guide discusses digital resumes, online interviews, and making the most of social media tools.
"The groundbreaking, indispensable guide to rewarding work and a fulfilling life—more than ten million copies sold! For more than fifty years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has transformed the way people think about job hunting. Whether...
4) Knock 'em dead cover letters: cover letter samples and strategies you need to get the job you want
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Presents a comprehensive guide to creating an effective cover letter; and contains power words and phrases, information on electronic cover letters and online job searching, and listings for resume writing services and additional Internet resources.
Author
Publisher
WriteLife Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this must-have toolkit, Brian Howard offers a systematic approach for conducting a job search based on years spent helping job seekers find hidden position openings, ace interviews, and win job offers. These strategic insights include: using the "psychology of persuasion" throughout your job search, understanding the mind and motivations of an employer, maximizing the use of accomplishments, optimizing your LinkedIn profile and leveraging its algorithm,...
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the newest edition of his classic cover letter guide, job search expert Martin Yate shows you how to dramatically increase your chance of landing an interview. The key, as Yate explains, is to use language drawn from the job posting itself, words that will send your application to the top of database searches. In this completely updated guide, you'll find numerous sample cover letters, along with Yate's tried and proven methods to: determine relevant...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Expanded and updated exclusively for graduates just entering the workforce, this extraordinary edition of Lean In includes a letter to graduates from Sheryl Sandberg and six additional chapters from experts offering advice on finding and getting the most out of a first job; resume writing; best interviewing practices; negotiating your salary; listening to your inner voice; owning who you are; and leaning in for millennial men. In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg's...
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