How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job
by Lily Madeleine Whiteman and Eleanor Holmes Norton
With over 40 per cent of the federal government's 1.6 million employees retiring over the next 10 years, now is the time for anyone seeking a government job to take advantage of the massive retirement wave that has already begun. Yet until now, no truly up-to-date or comprehensive book has existed to give readers the tools and guidance they need to get hired for a government job, internship, or fellowship. Entertainingly written by a successful career coach who has climbed the federal career lad...
This comprehensive book is an all-inclusive job search handbook addressing all areas of the job search in an easy-to-read style. This resource is designed to lead users step-by-step through the job search maze. It includes exercises to help users assess their skills and focus on career objectives to land the right job for them. It also includes writing an effective cover letter, networking and interviewing skills, producing an electronic resume, and using the Internet in the job search. This uni...
No-Nonsense Cover Letters
by Arnold G. Boldt and Wendy S. Enelow, CCM, MRW
The ultimate guide to marketing yourself in a CV or resume, and ensuring you make a professional impression in any job search. The job market has never been more competitive, and marketing yourself can be tricky. And nothing raises a red flag for an employer than a poorly-written or badly-presented CV or resume. This handy guide offers practical, step-by-step advice on preparing, writing, and presenting an impressive document - either on paper or online - that will help you to 'get your foot in...
WARNING: This book will make you ambitious AF. Side Effects May Include: Career success. Beyoncé confidence. A renegade resume. Gold medal mindset. Loss of apprehension. Read at your own risk. Everyone always tells you, “do what you love.” But how is this possible? You're thinking that you’re just not talented enough, or don’t have the right degree, or that your goals are too lofty. Amanda Nachman shares that you are more remarkable than you realize—and that you’re worthy of your dream j...
The author of The 2-Hour Job Search shows you how to land your dream job, from writing the perfect resume and cover letter to nailing any interview and negotiating your offer Steve Dalton’s 2-Hour Job Search simplified the process of finding work by utilizing technology, and now The Job Closer helps you seal the deal by applying his time-saving techniques to the surrounding steps. As a career consultant, Dalton has found that job seekers routinely overinvest in trivial aspects of the employmen...
Why Professionals Use LinkedIn for Networking and More
by Brent M Jones
We are experiencing a substantial rise in the graduate population just at a time when the suply of suitable jobs is stagnant. There is competition for jobs providing relevent proffessional experience, and graduates are having to be willing to move jobs to capitalise on their experience. This is a detailed and comprehensive book which helps graduates to plan a job search campaign from the preparing for the 'milk round' of prospective employers, to choosing the job which is right for you, composin...
Classroom to Workplace: Land Your First Marketing Communications Job is the perfect career-building handbook for those entering the marketing communications professions. It provides practical guidance and easy-to-use motivational steps to help advertising, public relations, and digital marketing students and grads chart their own path to overcome insecurities and job-hunting roadblocks, putting their best foot forward starting now.Featuring valuable insights from diverse communications majors wh...
Expert Resumes for Career Changers
by Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark