10 Career Essentials
10 Career Essentials

Author: Donna Dunning

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey

Published: 2010-12-15

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0891063781

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Are you getting what you want from work? Are you excelling at your career? There are many books to help you choose a career, but few to help you excel in the workplace once you are working. Over the course of a lifetime, people can spend 80,000 hours on the job. With this much time invested, author Donna Dunning asserts that your career should be interesting, motivating and rewarding. And in our competitive, rapidly changing society, you need to know how to be effective and competent at work or you may find yourself unemployed or passed over for promotion. Focusing on day-to-day behaviour and providing practical tips and strategies, 10 Career Essentials becomes your personal career coach by showing you how to work effectively, get recognition and steer your career in the direction you want to go. The ideas such as optimizing your outlook, exceeding expectation and thriving in uncertainty may sound simple, but applying them takes skill and practice. 10 Career Essentials provides the key self-assessment tools and tips to stimulate learning and improve your ability to implement your personal career strategy to its fullest.

The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention
The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention

Author: Pamela Mitchell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-12-31

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1101171170

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Reinvention is the key to success in these volatile times—and Pamela Mitchell holds the key to reinvention! In The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention, America's Reinvention Coach® Pamela Mitchell offers every tool readers need to navigate the full arc of career change. Part I introduces the Reinvention Mindset, with what you need to know to be prepared mentally to get started. In Part II, you read the real-life stories of ten individuals who successfully made the leap to new and unexpected careers, using the 10 laws: The 1st Law: It Starts With a Vision for Your Life The 2nd Law: Your Body Is Your Best Guide The 3rd Law: Progress Begins When You Stop Making Excuses The 4th Law: What You Seek is on the Road Less Traveled The 5th Law: You’ve Got the Tools in Your Toolbox The 6th Law: Your Reinvention Board is Your Lifeline The 7th Law: Only a Native Can Give You the Inside Scoop The 8th Law: They Won't "Get" You Until You Speak Their Language The 9th Law: It Takes the Time That it Takes The 10th Law: The World Buys Into an Aura of Success Each story is followed by an in-depth lesson that explains how to adapt these laws to your own career goals, and what actions and precautions to take. The lessons answer all your tactical concerns about navigating the roadblocks, getting traction and managing your fears. The final section provides workbook exercises for fine-tuning your reinvention strategies for maximum results. Clear-headed, calming, practical, and thorough, this is the ideal action plan for getting through any career crisis and ending up securely in the lifestyle you've always dreamed of having.

10 Career Essentials
10 Career Essentials

Author: Donna Dunning

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-12-15

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1473643384

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There are many books to help you choose a career, but few to help you excel in the workplace once you are working. Over the course of a lifetime, people can spend 80,000 hours on the job. With this much time invested, author Donna Dunning asserts that your career should be interesting, motivating and rewarding. And in our competitive, rapidly changing society, you need to know how to be effective and competent at work or you may find yourself unemployed or passed over for promotion. Focusing on day-to-day behaviour and providing practical tips and strategies, 10 Career Essentials becomes your personal career coach by showing you how to work effectively, get recognition and steer your career in the direction you want to go. The ideas such as optimizing your outlook, exceeding expectation and thriving in uncertainty may sound simple, but applying them takes skill and practice. 10 Career Essentials provides the key self-assessment tools and tips to stimulate learning and improve your ability to implement your personal career strategy to its fullest.

Career Essentials: The Interview
Career Essentials: The Interview

Author: Dale Mayer

Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.

Published: 2011-05-11

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1927461146

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Today's economy is tighter and more complex than ever before. With no time or money for mistakes, companies need to find the 'right' person for every position quickly and efficiently. To have reached the interview stage is a feat in itself. Now it's critical that you not only get through the interview but that you dominate the competition. If this is the job you want, there is no room for errors, not when there are hundreds of solid candidates lined up behind you. This book details the many different kinds and styles of interviews, in addition to the steps to take before, during and after the interview for maximum effectiveness. Tough questions will be asked in an interview. You need to answer them and ask a few hard questions of your own. The skills and techniques you will learn here will stay with you throughout your life to be utilized in multiple situations, helping you to enjoy a rewarding career. This is the 3rd book in the Career Essential series, and it covers all the 'essential' information you need to know about interviewing successfully and so much more. Like all the books in this series, the information presented here is concise and clearly laid out in an easily accessible style so it's fast to read and easy to follow. Good luck!

Career Essentials: 3 in 1
Career Essentials: 3 in 1

Author: Dale Mayer

Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.

Published: 2011-05-22

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1927461200

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This book has it all! It's three books in one. The print copy is over 375 pages. This compilation includes the three Career Essential books - The Resume, The Cover Letter, The Interview. Learn everything you need to know right from creating a dynamite resume, a compelling cover letter to great interview techniques that will help you nail your interview. All three books are available separately and now they are available in one package. If you are job hunting, looking at changing your career, or even considering what options you have, this book will help you to gain clarity to make your move - regardless of what it is. There's no need to wait. Learn everything you need to know to get through the process and find the right job for you.

Essentials of Career Interest Assessment
Essentials of Career Interest Assessment

Author: Jeffrey P. Prince

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2000-09-29

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13:

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Complete coverage of interpretation, test construction, applications, and reporting Expert advice on avoiding common pitfalls Conveniently formatted for rapid reference Confidently acquire the knowledge and skills you need to conduct, interpret, apply, and report career interest assessments Essentials of Career Interest Assessment provides step-by-step advice for interpreting and using today’s most popular career interest assessments, including the Strong Interest Inventory™, the Campbell™ Interest and Skill Survey, the Self-Directed Search®, and other innovative career interest assessment tools. Providing essential information required to understand and evaluate these valuable instruments, this book will help you acquire the confidence and skills Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you to gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Advance Praise for essentials of career interest assessment "Presents easy-to-read, key practical information on the most popular career interest assessments. The chapters are clear and concise, presenting valuable information for professionals in applied settings.

Career Essentials
Career Essentials

Author: Konosuke Matsushita

Publisher: PHP研究所

Published: 2012-11-22

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 4569807836

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How to developing your career for a lifetime of satisfaction…… “There is one thing I can say about my entire life and career: from the time I started as an apprentice to when I went to work at the Osaka Electric Light Company, and from the moment I began my independent business career, I not only performed my work sincerely, conscientiously, and to the best of my abilities, but I enjoyed what I was doing and achieved a great sense of fulfillment,” Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic Corporation remarked. The century that Konosuke Matsushita’s life (1894-1989) nearly spanned was a tumultuous period for Japan and the world. He faced many difficulties and hardships in rapidly changing times, and he threw himself completely into every endeavor he undertook to overcome each challenge. The 38 essays in this volume will help you discover ways to successfully develop your career by enjoying your business life and devoting yourself to it. They are all themes that Konosuke spoke about to the employees of Panasonic throughout his business career. The book consists of three chapters; Part One is about essentials for new employees, Part Two for middle management, Part Three for senior management. Part One: Essentials for New Career Starters 1. Encounter with Destiny 2. Growth Begins with Trust 3. One Simple Key to Success etc. Part Two: Essentials for Middle Management 1. The Boss as Client 2. Love Your Job So Much that It Becomes Your Dream 3. Knowledge by Itself Can Block Innovation etc. Part Three: Essentials for Senior Management 1. Don’t Blame Your Subordinates 2. Accepting Responsibility 3. Hone Your Professional Skills etc. *PHP Institute, Inc. has a large collection of books, audios, videos, and other material on Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic and PHP. 【PHP研究所】

Career Essentials: The Cover Letter
Career Essentials: The Cover Letter

Author: Dale Mayer

Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.

Published: 2011-05-20

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1927461162

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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.

The Career Playbook
The Career Playbook

Author: James M. Citrin

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2015-04-21

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0553446975

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Are you about to graduate and begin your job search? Or are you a young professional trying to choose the right field or looking for that perfect position that will catapult your career? Figuring out a career and getting a great job has never been more difficult. On top of that, today’s graduates are looking for not only good jobs but positions that will help them launch careers in which they can grow and prosper. But knowing what to look for and how to actually land a great job is exceptionally challenging when you’re trying to get an interview, make enough money, and position yourself for advancement. Based on an in-depth survey of thousands of graduates and young professionals, and hundreds of interviews with the world’s top business and nonprofit leaders—not to mention James Citrin’s decades of experience as a senior partner at the premier executive search firm Spencer Stuart—The Career Playbook offers recent graduates and aspiring young professionals actionable advice for excelling. From his practical tips on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, and negotiating compensation to strategic advice on the arc of a career, the importance of relationships, how to cultivate a mentor, and knowing when to change jobs or industries, Citrin provides an invaluable guide to the most urgent questions that are at the heart of every person’s career deliberations. Packed with first-person advice from graduates and young professionals themselves, as well as the perspectives of seasoned CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders, and experts, such as Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Third Point Advisors’ Daniel Loeb, author Malcolm Gladwell, and US Navy SEALs’ Admiral Eric Olson, The Career Playbook is an essential resource for landing, launching, and thriving in your career.

Career Essentials: The Resume
Career Essentials: The Resume

Author: Dale Mayer

Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.

Published: 2011-04-15

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1927461189

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In our current economic conditions, job hunters are struggling to attain the 'perfect' job. The Internet has made job hunting easier, but has made getting the job actually harder. It's so easy to apply for jobs today that employers are overwhelmed, often receiving thousands of applications per job opening. Somehow, you have to make sure your application rises to the top of this pile. How? Through your résumé - it's the single most powerful marketing tool you have to showcase your skills and accomplishments. That's what this book is all about. It shows you how to create the best résumé for you and the job you are applying for. There are chapters on the different résumé formats and how to choose the appropriate one for your situation. There's a chapter showing you what belongs in each section of the resume and there's even a chapter on how to showcase your skills in the most powerful way. There is a section on mistakes to avoid and tips for dealing with any problematic areas. Underqualified? Overqualified? Each of these issues and many more are addressed in this book, as is a rarely discussed security issue from posting your resume all over the Internet. There is also a chapter on the power of words that will help you to maximize your writing to make your résumé the most powerful selling tool possible. Even better all this information is presented in a straightforward style that makes this book easy to read and the instructions even easier to follow. Isn't it time you seek out the next step in your life? This books has been recently revised and released on April 18, 2012.