A Recruiter S Guide To Job Hunting

Written by a seasoned recruiting leader, this guide goes beyond job hunting basics to provide candidates with specific, effective strategies to get noticed. With a straight-forward approach, Eric Knott reveals the tactics clever job seekers use to stand-out from the crowd and gain access to recruiters and hiring managers. - Learn how to truly integrate social media into your search - Discover how students, even returning students, are able to gain unique access to recruiters and hiring managers, allowing them to get to the front of the job-hunting line - Manage unemployment or changing careers so they don't hinder your job hunt - Leverage job fairs and networking opportunities to gain access to decision makers - Effectively use community and professional associations to advance your search - Prepare for the most current approaches to interviewing, learning how to effectively navigate phone screens, face-to-face interviews, and the job offer - Get the details on free online resources that provide good information for candidates and those that provide the best - Gain perspective in how to vet schools as well as degree and certification programs And the list goes on. With the number of candidates vying for each position, this valuable resource empowers you to get ahead of the masses and get results in your search.

Before you start your Internet job-hunt, there are some things that you must know, like: • Why are job sites like Monster and CareerBuilder so stunningly ineffective? • What can you do to make sure your resumes survive the elimination process? • How do you find the information that search engines like Google can’t? • How can you tell the difference between a genuinely helpful job board, and a website designed only to collect resumes? • When are hobby forums more helpful than business networking sites? • When is the Internet not helpful when job-hunting? • What is the fatal flaw of all social networking sites? The Guide to Job-Hunting Online, 6th Edition, not only answers these questions and many more, but shows you how to comprehensively and effectively use the Internet for all aspects of your job-hunt. This companion to What Color Is Your Parachute?, the best-selling job-hunting book in the world, has been completely rewritten for our changing times and includes hundreds of updated website recommendations and descriptions. The Guide to Job-Hunting Online shows you how to quickly find the data that will be most helpful to you, how to identify and research the places where you will most enjoy working, how to leverage the power of social networking sites, and how to use your Internet time most effectively, avoiding the common pitfalls and setting you up for success.

Straight talk from America's top hiring managers and recruiters about how to succeed in a tight job market.

Presents a guide to preparing a résumé and conducting a job search, including information on looking beyond classified ads, creating a résumé, writing cover letters, and interviewing for positions.

Lorelei Lanum leads you gently through all the necessary steps—from sending out the perfect resume to handling the inevitable rejections (and offers) that come your way—to find yourself not just a job, but the right job. Whether you just graduated college, lost a job, or decided to find a better one, you know that finding a job is a job in itself, and there’s no time to waste. With so much to get done and so many dead ends to face, your worst enemy—even in a tough economy—is your own procrastination. By following the simple step-by-step process outlined here, you’ll be able to get off that couch, increase your confidence, find the job you want—and start collecting those paychecks! With this guide, learn how to: • Plan ahead for a stress-free job search • Get yourself started • Perfect your resume • Scope out hidden opportunities • Impress your interviewer

Learn everything you'll need to know to get your dream job. This book explains how to prepare your job hunting strategy, customize your resume, nail your interviews, and more. The author is a corporate recruiter who shares insider tips for what employers look for in job candidates. In this book, he includes tricks for moving your resume to the top of the pile and instructions for dazzling hiring managers with amazing answers to their interview questions. It contains step-by-step instructions to help you get the job you want.

"A funny and riveting story that will help you make smart decisio ns about landing your next--your best--job or relationship."--Amazon.com.

Since 1981, Bill Humbert has worked with thousands of managers and candidates, and has voluntarily helped hundreds of people find their next position, even in recessions. The processes in the RecruiterGuy's Guide to Finding a Job may be used by anyone from a C-level executive to a college recruit. When you look at the job-search process as a series of smaller important processes, you understand why so many books have been written on different aspects of the search. Treat your job search as work. The search is worth it if you find a job that makes you happy. The book is organized by process so you can pick it up at any time and review chapters that affect your situation. Do not read this book from front to back like a novel. Use it as a reference to help you work through each process.