Job Seeking Guide

Are you looking for a job? Frustrated with HR managers who don't call you back? Confused about what to do next? Help is here Now you can get more calls to interview for good jobs with North America's best employers, with the tactics and strategies in The ABSOLUTE JOB SEARCH GUIDE. Following this simple, step-by-step system, you will discover: how to get noticed by employers, with targeted resumes and cover letters how and where to network (so you can avoid the pity parties at most job clubs) job search etiquette ... and pitfalls to avoid how to follow up after sending your resume -- without being a pest what to do before, during and after you interview to maximize your results how to really crack the hidden job market help with the most difficult interview questions -- including salary Stop spinning your wheels. Start getting more interviews and job offers. The ABSOLUTE JOB SEARCH GUIDE shows you how

This handbook is intended to help people find work in as short a time as possible. It begins with suggestions on how to get ready for a job search: organizing time, getting a clear picture of what kind of work to look for, and determining where suitable work can be found. This is followed by sections covering ways to find work opportunities, gathering information on employers, choosing a work search plan, marketing personal skills to prospective employers, creating resumes and career portfolios, filling out application forms, writing covering letters and curriculum vitae, submitting contract proposals, handling interviews and rejection, and what to do if accepted for employment. Appendices include sample resumes and covering letters.

“A no-holds-barred view of career management in a turbulent world . . . provides a reality-based perspective that should be of value to all who read [it].” —Len Schlesinger, president emeritus at Babson College, Baker Foundation professor, Harvard Business School In these uncertain times, The Job Search Navigator is a reliable guide to every step of the twenty-first–century job hunt, whether readers are laid off, wanting to change careers after surviving cutbacks, or seeking a better full-time gig in a stagnant marketplace. Author Matt Durfee writes from the perspective of someone who has both recruited for some of America’s biggest companies and navigated his way through nine of his own job losses. The book combines practical real-world perspectives with the technical knowledge job seekers need in order to excel at every aspect of their searches. Drawing on the knowledge Durfee accumulated through his own experiences, searches, and big-brand corporate hiring responsibilities, The Job Search Navigator abandons the “clinical approach” of many other career-advice books. Instead, Durfee gives easy-to-follow strategies and, perhaps more importantly, recounts in illuminating detail the kinds of mistakes that led him to develop these strategies. “From the strategic to the emotional to the tactical—this is one of the most practical and useful books on career management I’ve read in a very, very long time.” —L. Kevin Cox, chief human resources officer, American Express Company “Matt’s expertise in this space is unmatched. We live in a world where constant reinvention is the rule and The Job Search Navigator is essential reading for those who want to take control of their career trajectory.” —Scott Westerman, executive director & associate vice president for alumni relations, Michigan State University

For job searchers at any stage of their careers, here are the guidelines, secrets, and savvy suggestions that lead to success. Hundreds of ingenious ideas and techniques have been updated to include the use of new technology, new resource listings, new tips on resume writing, and more.

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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.

Hired! is a practical, life-career planning guide for students from all manner of backgrounds! It Unlike other textbooks, Hired! focuses on helping students develop an ongoing, flexible portfolio of information about themselves and work in order to prepare them for satisfying and productive lives in an ever-changing world. The exercises and writing activities encourage students to take a proactive role in creating their futures, motivating them to become personally responsible for their life and to become an active participant in its process.