Don’t Wear White Socks to the Job Interview contains honest, practical, real-life job search tips. This book is written in plain language, has questions to inspire, and space to write notes. Topics include: • First impressions count. • Networking is very important for success. • The value of asking questions. • Volunteer. • Your social media. • Skills security, not job security. ...and much more This step-by-step guide will help you improve habits, set goals, and make them happen. Become more confident, courageous, and successful because you deserve a job you love, and you can find it if you want to do the work.
The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.
Shows engineers and scientists with management aspirations how to increase earnings and rise in a corporate hierarchy by applying proven business and scientific principles in managing their careers. Explains how to use an organization's resources to advance...communicate effectively...negotiate in a technical environment...avoid pitfalls...and use advanced concepts in selling programs and their own abilities.
Follow God's process for growth and learn how you can benefit from life's challenging experiences with this book by bestselling inspirational author T.D. Jakes. In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with the age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? In his most personal offering yet, Bishop Jakes tells crushing stories from his own journey-the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to encourage you that God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering, you will be surprised by God's joy, comforted by His peace, and fulfilled with His purpose. Crushing will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.
Watched religiously every week by more than 32.1 million young Americans, ages 12-34, MTV has changed the face of music and television. The popular "Beavis and Butt-head" books and The Real Real World have all been mainstays on the New York Times bestseller list. With Now What?!, MTV offers a guide to living in the real world--covering everything from getting a job to signing an apartment lease.
The Practical Advice You Need to Secure The Position You Want From sending a cover letter to accepting an offer, Job Interviews That Mean Business, Third Edition, helps you meet and conquer today's job-hunting challenges. Whether you're seeking an entry-level position or changing fields mid-career, this newly revised book has the most up-to-date information on every step of the process. Learn how to: ; ¸; Use the Internet and other sources to find job postings and research companies ; ¸; Prepare and present yourself for the interview ; ¸; Control the entire interview cycle so it is a presentation of your assets ; ¸; Follow up effectively ; ¸; Negotiate best salary and terms of employment Fully updated for today's electronic workplace, this book shows how to use the Internet in your job search, provides Web site addresses for helpful and informative job search sites, and demonstrates how to communicate technical literacy to your best advantage in an interview. Includes up-to-date information on: ; ¸; Using the Internet and other new technology ; ¸; Job applicants with special needs: older workers, recent graduates, mid-level career changes And also includes: ; ¸; Practical interview advice: how to control the interview, deal with difficult questions, address past experiences, and more ; ¸; Case histories illustrating specific situations ; ¸; Sample cover letters Show your prospective employer you mean business with Job Interviews That Mean Business!
A global security expert draws on psychological insights to help you master the art of social engineering—human hacking. Make friends, influence people, and leave them feeling better for having met you by being more empathetic, generous, and kind. Eroding social conventions, technology, and rapid economic change are making human beings more stressed and socially awkward and isolated than ever. We live in our own bubbles, reluctant to connect, and feeling increasingly powerless, insecure, and apprehensive when communicating with others. A pioneer in the field of social engineering and a master hacker, Christopher Hadnagy specializes in understanding how malicious attackers exploit principles of human communication to access information and resources through manipulation and deceit. Now, he shows you how to use social engineering as a force for good—to help you regain your confidence and control. Human Hacking provides tools that will help you establish rapport with strangers, use body language and verbal cues to your advantage, steer conversations and influence other’s decisions, and protect yourself from manipulators. Ultimately, you’ll become far more self-aware about how you’re presenting yourself—and able to use it to improve your life. Hadnagy includes lessons and interactive “missions”—exercises spread throughout the book to help you learn the skills, practice them, and master them. With Human Hacking, you’ll soon be winning friends, influencing people, and achieving your goals.
This book shows how to locate the thousands of jobs that are offered on-line. Contains expert advice on everything from getting connected to getting the job. 11/96.
