Bring A Dead Mouse

"Bring a Dead Mouse" represents the summary of the incredibly impactful advice that Charlotte Lee has been sharing with her clients for years. This book will provide you with straightforward, actionable advice about doing a job search in any market. A little blunt? Yes. Unique? Yes, but that's the kind of advice Charlotte Lee gives. And it works. Charlotte's qualifications are evident in the depth and diversity of her career background, which she complements with her expertise and true passion for providing career support to others. The advice and guidance in "Bring a Dead Mouse" is realistic, on target, and motivating. As you read this book, you'll almost be able to hear her voice. And when Charlotte talks, people take action! Although the official unemployment rate has been dropping steadily, there are 15 million more Americans out of the labor force today than there were a decade ago (about 80 million vs. 95 million). And the competition for jobs in today's market is fiercer than ever. The good old days when all you had to do to get a job was match up the skills on your resume to an online job spec are long gone. And they're not coming back anytime soon. Today, human resources people hire fewer than five percent of applicants. And why not? Hiring is now a buyers' market. The applicant pool is well stocked with highly qualified people with powerful skills and impressive CVs. Not surprisingly, employers have raised their expectations for applicants. Hiring managers tend to be conservative, holding out for candidates clearly able to do the job-usually candidates who've already done the job successfully elsewhere. In the new paradigm, you need to establish your value in the marketplace. To do that, you need to listen actively to potential employers about what's keeping them up at night. Then you need to figure out which of your skills will fix their problem and how you're going to persuade them to hire you as either a contractor or a full-time employee. You've got to show them you can help them meet the challenges they face, simply and seamlessly. Read this book, and you'll learn everything you need to know to land the perfect job.

Straightforward advice about job searching in a down market.

"Bring a Dead Mouse" represents the summary of the incredibly impactful advice that Charlotte Lee has been sharing with her clients for years. This book will provide you with straightforward, actionable advice about doing a job search in a down market. Make no mistake, a job search in any market presents challenges, but a down market makes it even harder. A little blunt? Yes. Unique? Yes, but that's the kind of advice Charlotte Lee gives. And it works. Charlotte's qualifications are evident in the depth and diversity of her career background, which she complements with her expertise and true passion for providing career support to others. The advice and guidance in "Bring a Dead Mouse" is realistic, on target, and motivating. As you read this book, you'll almost be able to hear her voice. And when Charlotte talks, people take action! According to Gallup's 2013 State of the American Workplace report, 70% of U.S. employees are either "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" at work. And the Harris Interactive Survey showed 55% of working adults are in search of a new profession. If this is you, you need Bring a Dead Mouse! Charlotte Lee is one of those rare human beings who not only knows her subject matter inside and out, but is able to put straightforward, actionable advice on the page. Her wisdom will be of particular interest to those who insist on looking for jobs for which they are uniquely qualified-or put another way, jobs that will allow them to use their talents to resolve important problems for their prospective employers. Attempting to serve that small, vital part of the workforce, Ms. Lee teaches us that a job search is as much about your prospective employer's needs as it is about your own qualifications.

The book to bring home before you bring home a kitten or a cat! At last--a practical, hands-on guide to help you determine if your family is ready for a kitten or a cat. Cats are usually fairly selfsufficient and wonderfully entertaining, but they do require some attention and care. With loads of information and a fun, family-friendly style, this book provides a realistic understanding of the responsibilities of cat ownership. Information and interactive activities include: Worksheets that help you make informed decisions, keep good records, and more Questions and charts to help you determine if your family is ready for cat ownership, whether to get a kitten or a cat, where to get your pet, and more Checklists covering cat-proofing your home, vaccinations your new pet should have, items you'll need before bringing your cat home, and other aspects of being a responsible pet "parent" Cat care chore charts, including the dreaded litter box duty Resources to keep with your pet's records and information After you welcome a kitten or a cat into your family, this book provides the essential information on litter box training, boundary training, scratching training, nutrition, exercise, grooming, common health problems, and lots more. You'll know how to make your cat the purr-fect family pet!

Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck and first ublished in 1937. It chronicles the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States. Steinbeck based the novella on his own experiences working alongside migrant farm workers as a teenager in the 1910s (before the arrival of the Okies that he would describe in The Grapes of Wrath). The title is taken from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse", which reads: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley". (The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.) While it is a book taught in many schools, Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity, and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century.