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| The titles of the popular "For Dummies" series of job and career self-help books, are not designed to insult your intelligence, but rather to indicate that they are friendlier for those of us who aren't natural-born experts in the topics. Each "dummy book" includes sound, straightforward advice in plain English "for the rest of us." The style is often witty, which makes learning more enjoyable and even entertaining. | |||||
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Hunting For DummiesBy Max Messmer, ISBN: 0764551639 This dummy book shows you how to set yourself apart from the competition to get the job you want. Helps you to determine what you want from your career, write standout cover letters and resumes, job search on the Internet, and present the desired image during interviews.
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Resumes
for Dummies By Joyce Layne Kennedy, ISBN: 0764554719 Practical, step-by-step, resume-writing guidance, by a non-dummy, syndicated career columnist and one of the foremost career experts on the Web. Learn to tailor your resume for today's job market, sell your skills, and get the most from Internet job searching. Includes lots of tips and tricks, plus worksheets and over 50 sample resumes.
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Letters for Dummies By Joyce Lain Kennedy, ISBN: 0764552244 Takes the mystery out of composing winning cover letters, updated to include electronic (e.g., email) versions. Explains how to craft cover and job-inquiry letters that pack punch, using attention-grabbing opening lines and action words. Lots of tips and tricks, plus worksheets and examples.
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Interviews for Dummies By Joyce Layne Kennedy, ISBN: 0764552252 Explains how to research employers on the Internet, rehearse and dress for interviews, and negotiate salary. Offers tips for handling inappropriate and tricky interview questions, interviewing via telephone and video, and interview bloopers to avoid. Includes questions you should ask interviewers, and when.
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Changing
Careers For Dummies By Carol L. McClelland, ISBN: 0764553763 McClelland helps you to evaluate your current situation, uncover your true passion, determine what will bring you satisfaction in a career, develop a realistic game plan, and then go for it. She encourages you to think outside the box and go for your dream job, and suggests careers based on talents and interests.
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Internships
For Dummies By Craig P. Donovan, Jim Garnett, Marshall Loeb, ISBN: 0764553674 Helps you to avoid this classic Catch-22: can't land a job until you have experience, can't get experience until you land a job! Discover what internships are, and get help deciding which is right for you. Topics include preparing your resume, finding and landing internships, the habits of successful interns, mistakes to avoid, and turning the experience into a career job.
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Freelancing
For Dummies By Susan M. Drake, ISBN: 0764553690 Get friendly, humorous, but sound advice for organizing your home office, managing your budget, allocating your time, evaluating projects, landing new business, dealing with clients, and paying your taxes. Includes practical tips on assessing your skills and real-world stories from successful freelances.
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Careers For Dummies By Marty Nemko, Paul Edwards, Sarah Edwards, ISBN: 0764553453 This trio of job-counseling experts gives you the scoop on more than 500 fascinating careers, and helps you to think outside the box and find a job you can actually love—or at least make a humdrum job better. Tips for networking, interviewing and making the commitment are included.
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