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Careering : The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career by
Careering offers young people a seamless step-by-step process to help teens avoid career traps. It's the information-packed guide for students, teens and young adults to explore their career future - and its an ideal size for a pocket! Topics include how to explore career options; network effectively; apply for jobs; develop interviewing skills; and conduct oneself once landing a job. The interactive, engaging "workbook" format allows for readers to write their plans, interests and aspirations on blank lines provided. Careering also contains a quick reference guide on participating in college immersion programs; summer camps; competitions; seasonal and entry-level jobs; and internships; and offers other key resources. Plus, Tamara offers advice for teens on how to responsibly use social media, so it doesn't hurt their chances of landing work. Careering offers a practical way to explore, experience and eliminate possible career paths. Specifically, Careering is a concise and easy-to-read pocket guide that helps young people: Evaluate their interests, skills, and passions Identify jobs, internships, and volunteer positions that align with their personal gifts Identify multiple career exploration avenues, from camps to summer jobs Put together a resume and references, even if they've never had a "real" job Learn how to network, apply for jobs and develop interviewing skills Learn how to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities Learn how not to use social media if they want to land a job ...and do so much more.
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The Elements of Resume Style by
There are so many vital questions when it comes to building a résumé today, but only one way to be assured you're getting the right answers--by asking a hiring expert. Building your résumé should be one of the easier parts to the job interview process, but it's actually becoming one of the most stressful aspects. What kind of résumé will spark the employer's interest? Which kind most often get passed over? How far back are we supposed to go? How can we best explain those time gaps in between jobs? Are the rules different for online résumés? Scott Bennett has hired hundreds of people in a variety of industries, and he knows firsthand the insights that will catch an employer's eye, as well as what dangers to avoid if you want to survive the first cut. Learn how to craft clear, compelling, targeted résumés and cover letters that actually work! In The Elements of Résumé Style, you will be provided: More than 1,400 action words, statements, and position descriptions that help sell your skills and experience Hundreds of words, phrases, and vague claims to avoid Advice for handling employment gaps, job-hopping, and requests for salary history and requirements Sample résumés, response letter, inquiry letter, informational interview request letter, references, Surprising tips for acing the interview In today's competitive environment, competition is intense no matter the field or position. The often overlooked first hurdle to jump over is no doubt the résumé. The time-tested tools in The Elements of Résumé Style will make sure yours stands out--helping to get you the job you deserve!
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Your Cover Letter Is an Employer's First Impression of You. Too many job seekers make the critical error of ignoring the importance of a well-written cover letter. If your cover letter is skimpy, sloppy, or boring, your resume could go straight into the trash. Don't let this happen to you! Use simple, step-by-step techniques to make your cover letter stand out from the competition. Create attractive and relevant cover letters for paper, e-mail, and computerized scanning. Learn "The 10 Types of Cover Letters" and determine which will work best for you. Transform your coyer letters from average to stunning. Professional Resume Writers Give You the Tools to Succeed. Career professionals Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark give you everything you need to construct cover letters that get results: More than 130 letters and dozens of excerpts written by the best professional resume writers, Proven first paragraphs to start your letters with strength, Keywords and action verbs to make hiring managers and resume scanners notice you, Presentation tips to make your letters look their best, Directory of essential career-related Web sites. Plus, Help with Your Total Job Search. Cover letters are just the first step in your job search. This book also shows you how to: Write and format your resume using professional advice, tips, and samples. Follow up after interviews and mailings with strategically written thank-you letters using professionally written examples. Find out what recruiters are looking for in your resumes and cover letters. Book jacket.
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Knock em Dead Cover Letters 11th edition--cover letters and strategies to get the job you want. Step-by-step guide for how write cover letters and every type of letter you will use in a job hunt. How to build, edit and polish professional letters for maximum impact and how to use them to get four times the interviews.
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Knock em Dead Resumes--A killer resume gets more job interviews. 11th edition of the best-selling resume book ever. Step-by-step guide for how write a resume that really works, with 100 plus examples. Includes how to build a resilient brand; how to understand what the customer really wants; how to build a resume that really works.
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