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| The Web is a great place to find free job searching 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. The books below are among today's most popular job-searching aids. | |||||
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Color Is Your Parachute?By Richard Nelson Bolles, ISBN: 089815880X Practical advice for job seekers and career changers, updated annually to reflect modern job-searching methods and employment trends. Covers popular job searching strategies including the Web, and suggests alternatives if they don't land jobs. One of the most referenced job-searching books on the Web, and one of the best selling in the world for over 30 years. The author's Website supplements the book for free.
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Job-Hunting
on the Internet By Richard Nelson Bolles, ISBN: 1580083323 Mostly for beginners to Internet job searching, it's an updated and expanded version of the related information that Bolles first published in What Color is Your Parachute?, streamlined so that you can read it in about an hour. It includes reviews of the more popular and effective job banks, tips for writing "Web-friendly" resumes, and other types of employment counseling.
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Knock
'Em Dead By Martin John Yate, ISBN: 1580627595 Martin covers the gamut of the job searching process, from getting organized to resigning gracefully. Advice includes working with recruiters, tapping the hidden job market, dressing for success, acing psychological tests, reacting to drug test requests, and successfully interviewing and negotiating salary. Resources include suggested answers to over 200 tough interview questions, and Web resume databases and job searching sites.
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Foot in the Door: Networking...into the Hidden Job Market By Katherine Hansen, ISBN: 1580081401 It is estimated that roughly 80% of jobs are filled before employers advertise them. Most people know that they should network to tap this hidden job market, but don't know how or where to start. That's where Hansen comes in. She explains how to network and conduct informational interviewing, and lists "25 Networking Tricks You Probably Didn't Know." She also provides tips on where to network, including over 50 of the best networking hotspots.
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for Hire: The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job By Tory Johnson, et al, ISBN: 0399528105 Written by the CEO and other female members of the Women for Hire team, an organization that produces U.S. career fairs for women, it "reveals what every job hunting woman must know." It includes tips for networking, writing resumes, interviewing, negotiating salary, and overcoming the obstacles women face, plus interactive exercises, resource lists and real-life anecdotes.
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