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Before You Buy Resume Writing Software
Commercial resume writing software packages have some handy features. But some include bells, buzzers and whistles that you may not want, given the choice. Here are tips for evaluating features.

Career Books
Improve your leadership skills, discover your purpose in life, match your personality to a job, land your dream job, change your career and more, with these self-help career books by experts in their fields.

Computer and Web Career Books
Best-selling, computer and Web career books that help you discover a career path in information technology, locate certification, education and training resources, uncover and market your talents, land a computer job, and sustain and advance your career.

Consulting Business Books
Best-selling books that help you get started in computer consulting, or any other type of consulting, contracting or freelancing business. They cover the gamut, including start-up costs, self-employment taxes, marketing your services, customizing and negotiating contracts (agreements), and legal considerations. Sample agreements included.

Employment Letter Books
Learn from the experts how to write effective cover, thank you, resignation, reference, recommendation, salary, job inquiry, and other employment-related business letters.

Legit Work at Home Jobs
Tired of losing your money to the work-at-home job and business-opportunity scams? Discover legit ways to land real telecommuting and work-at-home jobs or start up a profitable home-based business, from honest, experienced book authors who know what they're talking about. Computer work-at-home jobs and home-based Internet business opportunities are included.

Interview Books
Attire, body language, manners, giving the right answers and asking the right questions count big time for interviews. Yet, surveys show that job candidates' manners, planning, and other professionalisms are on the decline. You can easily take advantage of this to beat your competitors, with these popular books by interview experts. Includes hundreds of sample interview questions and answers.

Job and Career Books For DummiesŪ
The popular "For Dummies" self-help books are not really for dummies. But they are written straightforwardly in plain English, in a friendly style that's often witty and makes learning easier, more enjoyable, and even entertaining. They're great for learning the easy way to job search, write resumes and cover letters, ace interviews, negotiate salary, change and manage your career, start freelancing, land internships, and more.

Job Search Books
The Web is a great place to find free job searching and interviewing advice, but it's not a magic pill. When preparing for a job search, it's a good idea to research all the self-help resources you can get your hands on. These books are among today's most popular job-searching aids.

Job Seeker Tools and Gift Ideas
If you're looking for a job, these tools help you write resumes and cover letters, organize your job search, look professional and stay connected. If someone you know is looking for a job, they make great gifts.

PDAs and Handheld Computers
One of these personal digital assistants or handheld computers make easy work of organizing your job-searching to-do lists, references' contact info, and interview appointments and addresses. With some, you can even access Web job banks, email your resume and cover letter from just about anywhere, and much more. Besides, they're just plain cool to own. Make great gifts for techies, too.

Resume Books
Get help from the experts for writing tailored cover letters and traditional and electronic resumes of all types, uncovering and marketing your talents, avoiding common resume mistakes, preparing for interviews, and getting inside hiring managers' minds. Lots of sample resumes and cover letters are included.

Resume Writing Software
If you're a do-it-yourselfer or can't afford to pay a writing service up to $200+, consider these relatively-inexpensive software packages that make it easier to write, polish and update your resume. Some are complete job-searching tools that also help you to job search on the Web, electronically distribute your resume, write job-related letters, stay organized, and even practice interviewing.

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