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Outwitting the Job Market: Everything You Need to Locate and Land a Great Position (Outwitting)by Chandra Prasad
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:What do you need to take the job market by storm? Outwitting the Job Market will tell you all the essentials, from your earliest research efforts to negotiating your compensation once an offer rolls in. You'll learn the basics on resume and cover letter construction, how and when to network, tricks to winning over an interviewer, and tactics for enhancing your marketability. You'll read canny advice from human resources personnel, career counselors, recruiters, and hiring managers from companies large and small. You'll also learn from other people's mistakes--what not to do along the path to your dream job. Outwitting the Job Market is for everyone--from new graduates scouting for their first jobs, to career changers, to employed professionals looking to assess their options. Practical and hands-on, it offers exercises, anecdotes, examples, and strategies that can be put to use immediately. It also offers dozens of resources to help you target and improve your career trouble spots. No matter who you are or where you want to go in the workplace, this book will enable you to outsmart your competition, impress employers, and in time, land a job that truly fits your personal and professional needs. Review:"An absolute must for today's job seeker . . . Very highly recommended!" Marky Stein, author of Fearless Interviewing: How to Win the Job by Communicating with Confidence Review:"Whether you are a first-time job seeker or have twenty years of work experience, this book is packed full of practical step-by-step advice and effective strategies for your job market success."
Timothy Falcon Crack, author of Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews Synopsis:A guide to finding a job in today's tight job market.
Synopsis:What do you need to take the job market by storm? Outwitting the Job Market will tell you all the essentials, from your earliest research efforts to negotiating your compensation once an offer rolls in. You'll learn the basics on resume and cover letter construction, how and when to network, tricks to winning over an interviewer, and tactics for enhancing your marketability. You'll read canny advice from human resources personnel, career counselors, recruiters, and hiring managers from companies large and small. You'll also learn from other people's mistakes - what not to do along the path to your dream job. Outwitting the Job Market is for everyone - from new graduates scouting for their first jobs, to career changers, to employed professionals looking to assess their options. Practical and hands-on, it offers exercises, anecdotes, examples, and strategies that can be put to use immediately. It also offers dozens of resources to help you target and improve your career trouble spots. No matter who you are or where you want to go in the workplace, this book will enable you to outsmart your competition, impress employers, and in time, land a job that truly fits your personal and professional needs. About the AuthorChandra Prasad has written on career issues in The Wall Street Journal's Career Journal, IMDiversitycom, and JobCircle.com, among others. She has been quoted as a workplace expert by Black Entertainment Television, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Your Dream Job Online. She is the former Editor-at-Large of Vault, an online careers site that has been called "the best place on the Web to prepare for a job search" by Fortune Magazine. Table of ContentsIntroduction A variety of workplace facts and statistics, and an explanation of why the job market needs outwitting Chapter 1 - First Things First: Taking Inventory How to create a personal career inventory that will help you to narrow the scope of your job search Chapter 2 - Gulp! Where Do I Start? Beginning Your Search Ways of gathering necessary company information, especially about hiring practices and job availability Chapter 3 - Network Your Way into a Job Nine ways to network, including "cold calling" and attending career fairs Chapter 4 - Your Résumé: The Bread and Butter of Any Job Search A step-by-step guide for creating a résumé that will get noticed by hiring managers Chapter 5 - Conquering the Cover Letter Tips on constructing powerful cover letters that work in tandem with your résumé Chapter 6 - The Application Process Various strategies for applying to jobs, including online and offline processes Chapter 7 - Preparing for the All-Mighty Interview The importance of knowing your "key selling points" and practicing "mock interviews" Chapter 8 - The Interview: Making It Work A discussion of different interview formats and tactics for winning over the interviewer Chapter 9 - Help-No One's Biting! Emergency techniques for kick-starting a stalled job search Chapter 10 - Wahooo-An Offer! Now What? How to negotiate your compensation package and to write a job offer acceptance letter Chapter 11 - Outwitting the Job Market Long-Term Tried and true techniques for staying ahead in the workplace in the years to come Chapter 12 - On the Road to Your Ideal Job: Twists, Turns, and Unexpected Bumps Questions and answers to a variety of employment dilemmas What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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