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A photo of The big book of job-hunting hacks : how to build a résumé, conquer the interview, and land your dream job

The big book of job-hunting hacks : how to build a résumé, conquer the interview, and land your dream job

"In The Big Book of Job-Hunting Hacks, experienced job-hunting professionals offer detailed advice on every step of the job-hunting process. From how to navigate the interview process, to how to create the perfect resume, this book will help you stand out from your competitors. With a new introduction by John Henry Weiss, president of a recruitment firm, that contextualizes the current economic state as a result of COVID-19, this book offers hundreds of practical tips for those laid-off, fired, or new to enter the workplace"-- Amazon.com.

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HBR guide to your job search.

"Finding a new job can be stressful. Assessing positions and employers, meeting the requirements in a job description, competing with other job searchers, and submitting an application that will get noticed-each element comes with its own set of obstacles. And that's all before the nerve-wracking interview. The HBR Guide to Your Job Search is here to help. Whether you're fresh out of school, have been working for decades, or somewhere in between, this book offers you tips and advice for navigating your job hunt.

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How to get a good job after 50 : a step-by-step guide to job search success

These days, more and more people are looking to stay in the workforce longer and are seeking satisfying, fulfilling jobs. How to Get a Good Job After 50 is a step-by-step guide to finding and winning the sort of job older employees want to have! In clear, practical chapters, job search expert Rupert French shows you how to adopt a pro-active, 'self-employed' approach that builds self-esteem and promotes a time-efficient, self-managed job search program.

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Modernize your resume : get noticed ... get hired

MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's employment market. The 3rd edition includes new resume samples along with companion LinkedIn profiles and writing guidelines, special chapters for challenging circumstances (career change, consulting/freelance, military transition, return to work), and updated e-resume recommendations. In this book, you'll learn to: Write tight, lean, clean, laser-focused CONTENT. Integrate KEYWORDS that are vital to being found online.

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Next job, best job : a headhunter's 11 strategies to get hired now

"This decade opened with a global health crisis, mass unemployment, political disruptions, federal budget deficits, and unprecedented economic uncertainty, with even the most optimistic predictions anticipating delayed economic recovery and uncertainty into the 2030s. The Covid-19 pandemic has both decimated the job market and permanently changed the future of the workplace, with tens of millions of qualified, competent, and loyal employees fired, furloughed, job eliminated, or restructured. Getting a new job is more competitive than ever. Headhunter Rob Barnett has the answer. Next Job, Best Job goes beyond the tired, old job search methods and provides a blueprint to easily rewriting your entire work history and building a resume and LinkedIn profile that will sell you better than ever.

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A photo of Why you, why me, why now : the mindset and moves to land that first job, from networking to cover letters, resumes, and interviews

Why you, why me, why now : the mindset and moves to land that first job, from networking to cover letters, resumes, and interviews

"Getting a job means successfully navigating the application process, and today that requires the right mindset--and the skills to convey it to a potential employer. You need to focus on the organization's needs, not your own, often a challenge for recent and soon-to-be college graduates. In this book, writing professor Rachel Toor shows you how to identify those needs, decide whether you are a good match for a job, and then tell a clear, concise, and authentic story about yourself through your cover letter, resumé, and interviews.

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