Series in Job Hunting
Books in Job Hunting
Career Essentials
Today’s economy leaves little room for second chances in the job market. Hiring managers are swamped with applications. What are you doing to rise to the top of the pile and get noticed? If it isn't creating a cover letter driven by facts and filled with punch, you aren't doing enough. The cover letter is often overlooked as a key marketing tool – the perfect introduction. It can be blank and uninteresting or it can offer the potential employer exactly what they are seeking. Don’t overlook this simple step that can improve your chances over other candidates. This book walks you through the various elements of a good cover letter, taking you through each step with plenty of examples to show exactly what you need to know to create the best cover letter over and over again. Make yours the one that brings the light of relief into the recruiter's eye as they see the perfect candidate.At just over a hundred pages, this concise, easy to read guide is full of professional information that will make your job search take off.
Great Careers for People Fascinated by the Government and Law(With: Anne Marie Males)
Career Connections are unique references designed specifically for use by students exploring careers that fit their interests. Each full-color volume presents biographical and career sketches of a variety of exciting jobs. Students will find information on classes, activities, organizations, publications and suggestions on summer jobs and volunteer work that will help them with career exploration; step-by-step descriptions of how to search, apply and interview for a job; real-life resumes, applications and interviews from profiled individuals; and much more. Series 1 covers science, technology and math; Series 2 covers communications, the arts and entrepreneurship; Series 3 covers a variety of careers, including those in government, communications technology, food service, travel and tourism, art and art design, and more.
Great Careers for People Interested in Communications Technology
Packed with activities and deatiled descriptions, this text aims to help the reader to find out more about their future career options. Covering a broad range of careers that will inspire people interested in all areas of new technology and communications, the careers suggetsed in this text range from marketing on the internet through to splicing fibreoptic cables. With clues on how to get started and advice on related careers, this text should help focus the choices for those keen to make the mosts of their interest in new technology and computer skills.
How to Enjoy Your Job
>>> This is an OLD version of Career Change by the same author. <<< Do you want to escape the boredom or stress of your work? Do you feel trapped in your current job? Are you stuck in the money trap? Do you want to find out what you really want to do for a living? Are you ready to make changes in your life to enjoy your job now and create a future career that you really want? This book is targeted to your specific work problems so you can find the most useful information for your situation immediately, and start making changes tomorrow. Packed with process flows and easy-to-use diagrams, plus tips, strategies and a companion workbook.
So Good They Can't Ignore You
In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers. Matching your job to a preexisting passion does not matter, he reveals. Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it. With a title taken from the comedian Steve Martin, who once said his advice for aspiring entertainers was to "be so good they can't ignore you," Cal Newport's clearly written manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life, or frustrated by their current job situation and eager to find a fresh new way to take control of their livelihood. He provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love. SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU will change the way we think about our careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life.
Switching Tracks(With: Dave Jackson)
Your desire to lead a life of purpose and achievement can be realized! No matter what your age, you can switch tracks and find a career that leads to success because it's right for you. Career counselor John Bradley says you can evaluate your assets and manage your life direction – even after years spent in the wrong occupation. He identifies five phases of adult life during which readjustment can occur: Passionate Pursuits (ages 20 to 30), Reevaluation (early thirties), Confirmation (ages 35 to 45), Accelerated Performance or Devastation (ages 45-55), and Heightened Performance or Bitterness (fifties and beyond).
Who Knows Where It Goes
“Who Knows Where It Goes” is an uncollected short story that appeared in Ellery Queen in January 2010. It was inspired, of course, by the cratering of the world economy two years earlier. It’s a story of hard times, and how a resourceful man can adapt to them. It’s a story, too, about how such a man might explore his own capabilities, and find out if what he once did is something he still can do. The title is from a song by the remarkable Junior Burke.