The Job Seekers Guide

Through extensive research with corporate executives, and interviews with professional recruiters, Timothy Augustine has compiled a concise and relevant guide to getting job offers. Whatever your trade, use this insider's handbook to learn exactly what recruiters are looking for. "How Hard Are You Knocking?" teaches innovative networking strategies, how to prepare knockout resumes, and finally how to win the interview and the job.

The ONLY guide you will ever need to get the job you want!! - Takes you thru the process step-by-step - Learn how to be on an equal footing with your interviewers - Will prevent you from making the mistakes that will hurt your chances See what others are saying about this book!! "[Mulberger] covers all the bases: job-search strat egies, online resources, working with recruiters, writing a resume, interviewing, and more. ... An approachable, down-to-earth guide that should prove especially useful ..." Kirkus Reviews "Robb's book is a must read for every job seeker. By closely following his advice and strategies, individuals looking to get a job or change jobs are guaranteed to have a leg up on the competition. I look forward to sharing his roadmap to employment with colleagues who have friends or family who are looking for jobs." Richard Wahlquist, President and CEO - the American Staffing Association www.americanstaffing.net "Robb Mulberger knows more about what it takes to land a job in today's ultra-competitive marketplace that just about anyone on the planet! This book is a must read for anyone looking to crack the code on interviewing and landing their dream job." David A. Rich - Certifi ed Speaking Professional and Best Selling Author of "How to Click with Everyone Everytime" www.contagioustalk.com "I have known Robb Mulberger for over 30 years and he is and has been one of the most insightful people in the staffi ng industry. This book is fi lled with priceless gems. Don't skip a word of it and you will discover tremendous personal and business value." Tim Connor - Global Sales, Management and Leadership Speaker and Trainer and Best Selling Author of over 80 books. www.timconnor.com

This is an easy-to-follow manual. It is written for job seekers and those whose jobs are to help job seekers get employed. It is written in two parts. The first part shows what you should do in job search and why you should do it. The second part shows how you should do a job search. Many people find job searches very stressful. The author discusses this and makes the job search an enjoyable learning experience. When you’re reading this book, you’ll feel as though the author is right there with you, holding your hand through the job search. This manual not only makes looking for employment easy for the job seeker but it will also help those who work in the back-to-work job search industry teach, coach, and assist their job seekers in reaching their employment goal. There are real-life experiences from real job seekers from every walk of life. This book looks at people who are educated, people with limited education, people who have worked for years, and people who have very little to no work history. This manual will address the following: —How to organize your job search to save time. —How to stand out as different from the rest of the job seekers. —Techniques you can use to recruit masses of people to job search for you. (You don’t have to know them, and they may never know you.) These are just a few jewels among many you’ll get from America’s Official Job Search Manual. Take the book, enjoy it, get hired, and move forward with your life. I’ll see you on the next level.

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

Now in its third edition, Howard Figler's classic The Complete Job-Search Handbook puts you in the driver's seat, on the road to where the jobs really are. Figler's unique program has been revised and updated to let you not only decide what your ideal job may be, but also discover exactly where that job is. The program has been expanded to describe thirty lifetime job-hunting skills, as well as Twenty Lessons from the Front, a list of potential pitfalls for job seekers to be aware of. This third edition enables you to: - Determine what your true work and life values are - Pinpoint the job skills you already possess, even those you aren't aware of - Find jobs when there seem to be none - Learn how to be at your best in job interviews - Utilize a professional career counselor's advice to troubleshoot potential problems Figler writes for all stages of career development, with action plans for the first-time job seeker, the professional looking for a change, the suddenly laid-off, and the person returning to the workforce after a long absence. Howard Figler knows the right job is out there, and with clarity, humor, and reassuring good sense, he shows you how to find it.

Learn how to navigate the USAJOBS system and write a correct federal resume. Troutman shows military personnel and their spouses job search strategies to begin their search.

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