Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Careers - Job Hunting

An eye-opening first-hand account of life in a WWII shipyard from a woman's perspective

In 1942, Katherine Archibald, a graduate student at Berkeley, left the halls of academe to spend two years working in a nearby Oakland shipyard. She arrived with a host of preconceptions about the American working class, race relations and the prospect for their improvement, and wartime unity. Her experience working in a shipyard where women were seen as intruders, where "Okies" and black migrants from the South were regarded with barely-disguised hatred, and where trade unions preferred...

Whether you get the job or not is determined in the interview. . . .

The job interview is the single most crucial step in the whole application process. In Don't Blow the Interview, you'll learn:

-How to secure the interview, from resume preparation to query letters and more
-Ways to dress, walk, and talk for interview success
-Common interview questions--and how to answer them
-How to deal with illegal questions about age, sexual orientation, family status, etc.
-And lots more

Ralph Ferrone's Don't Blow the Interview: How to...

The Right Job, Right Now effectively bridges the gap between "What do I want to do?" and "How do I do it?" by presenting a complete step-by-step plan for long-term career satisfaction using self-assessment, self-marketing, and a comprehensive job search and career development strategy.

Based on the author's Kaleidoscope Career Model, this book shows you how to take charge of your career and takes you, step-by-step, through the complete job search process including:

Career assessment - what do you have to offer and what do you want in return?
Taking action -...

If you are looking for a job you need every advantage you can get. What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here? puts a former Human Resources executive turned employee advocate in your corner. Cynthia Shapiro reveals the best-kept job secrets that employers don't want you to know including:
*Secret #8: A computer is deciding your job prospects.
*Secret #12: Professional references are useless.
*Secret #18: There is a "type" that always gets the offer.
*Secret #21: The Thank-You note is too late.
*Secret #28: Always negotiate.
* ...and thirty-nine more...

A how-to guide for new lawyers who want to work outside the United States. With law jobs drying up in the United States, it's foolhardy not to look where the jobs are. This book takes a look at lawyers who successfully practice overseas and shows you the way. Included are helpful overseas job hunting tips and links to real recruiters who are hiring for overseas legal jobs.

From the pre-war Juvenile Employment Service to the diversity provided by Careers Scotland, Careers Wales, Connexions and Guidance Partnerships for Adults, David Peck analyzes the origins and development of careers guidance over the past one hundred years.

Each new development in U.K. careers services is related to wider changes in social, education and economic policy, with references made throughout to major political figures with an interest in career choice, from Winston Churchill to Tony Blair. Particular attention is paid to the growth of a professional ethic among careers...

From the pre-war Juvenile Employment Service to the diversity provided by Careers Scotland, Careers Wales, Connexions and Guidance Partnerships for Adults, David Peck analyzes the origins and development of careers guidance over the past one hundred years.

Each new development in U.K. careers services is related to wider changes in social, education and economic policy, with references made throughout to major political figures with an interest in career choice, from Winston Churchill to Tony Blair. Particular attention is paid to the growth of a professional ethic among careers...

Thousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail - but for most, things are not nearly so simple. Armed with your hard-earned degree the possibilities and career paths lying before you are limitless, and the number of choices you suddenly have to make can seem bewildering.

Life After a Business and Administrative Studies Degree has been written specifically to help students currently studying, or who have recently graduated, make informed choices about their future. It will be a source of...