books about: job-hunters     books:       What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is ...57 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 2006 A great guide to find the job/career that you love This is a great handbook for those wishing to change jobs or careers. The author explores what school failed to teach us about finding jobs and offers practical suggestions for the entire job search process all the way up to salary negotiation. Some of the advice the author gives is very different that what we have typically been taught and he backs his statements up with specific figures. ...             Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional4 reviews Malcolm L., Jr. Hunter, David Lindenmayer, ... Wiley-Blackwell, 2007 Great information This book goes through every step of the graduate school process how it really is from the application process to project design and thesis writing to finding a job. I really feel that it cleared up a lot of the questions and anxieties I had about applying to graduate school and getting through it! It reads as though you are having a conversation with the authors and by the end you feel you ...             Eight Lives Down: The Story of the World's Most Dangerous Job in the World's Most Dangerous Place10 reviews Chris Hunter Delacorte Press, 2008 Edge of your seat "you are there" action Eight Lives Down is a riveting, edge-of-your-seat first person account of a British Bomb Disposal Officer in Iraq in 2004. I originally thought this tale would be about the deaths of 8 of his men, but halfway through I realized instead what reference he was using. EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and Captain (at the time) Hunter's specialty was ...             Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters: 400 Unconventional Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job76 reviews Jay Conrad Levinson, David Perry Wiley, 2005 great ideas to jumpstart your job search i'm not usually one to review books, but this book definitely helped me in my job search... i had been searching for a job in ny for 2.5 months with minimal responses from companies... once i started revamping my cover letters and refocusing my search, i got 8 calls from companies, interviewed well thru 3 final rounds, and so far i'm at 2 offers, working on the 3rd. just try it! fyi - there are a ...             What Color Is Your Parachute?, 2004: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career-Changers (What Color Is Your ...23 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 2003 Life changing classic Rather than following the simplistic approach of "100 useful tips that will get you hired", 'What Color Is Your Parachute' gives in-depth explanation how things work and what kind of decisions you must take to get not just any job, but a job you really want. As people here mentioned, this book is definitely not for everybody. But if you get it right, you'll get much better control over your ...             Resumes for 50+ Job Hunters (Professional Resumes Series) Editors of VGM Career Books McGraw-Hill, 2008 Nearly 100 sample resumes and 20 cover letters for each field-more than any competing series A workbook format to organize information before writing a resume Perfect for college grads and people changing careers or re-entering the job market A variety of eye-catching resume formats             What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (What Color Is ...13 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 2008 New to Parachute and Loving It! This was my first exposure to the Parachute series (never needed it before now). The "Hard Times edition" is right! This book shed light on other ways to keep and advance my career that I had never thought of! A member of the Internet Generation, I have been relying only on networking sites like LinkedIn and RiseSmart resume editing services and job searches. These have gotten great leads, ...             What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers26 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles, Mark Emery Bolles Ten Speed Press, 2004 First Book To Buy For Job Hunting "What Color Is Your Parachute" is the first book you need if finding a job is your goal. If you've not bought this yet, you haven't started looking. Richard Bolles is the expert. His books sell because they are fresh each year with insight, purpose and ideas for determining what job you should do, and how to get it. I used "Parachute" to get my first job. It continues to influence me today, ...             College Grad Job Hunter: Insider Techniques and Tactics for Finding A Top-Paying Entry-level Job (College ...16 reviews Brian D Krueger Adams Media, 2008 Highly Recommended! In the latest edition of the College Grad Job Hunter, Brian D. Krueger, a post-college career authority, provides a highly targeted book on job hunting skills for recent college graduates. While others seeking entry level jobs can benefit, the emphasis is on how to prepare while you are still in college or just graduating. As such, it is a solidly written and well-organized book that views job ...             What Color Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career-Changers37 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 2007 What a lifesaver! This book is truly a lifesaver, and it's updated every year. I have not had to look for a job in 20 years, and didn't truly know how to write a professional resume. Not only did I learn alot about writing resumes but I also learned alot about myself! This is a book I will keep close at hand always. I love it!             The Ultimate Job Hunter's Guidebook4 reviews Susan Greene, Melanie C.L. Martel South-Western College Pub, 2007 Get this book if you want to get a job This book was required in one of my college career classes. I'm really glad it was. I learned more from this book than I would have from experience alone. This book is filled with all sorts of advice and facts about what employers are looking for and how to nail a job interview. If you are looking for a job, or think you might be in the near future, this book is a must have. Any edge you can ...             Report from the Front Lines: Job Hunters and Career Counselors Tell You How to Have a Successful Search (Five ... David Madison Delmar Cengage Learning, 2006 Report from the Front Line: Job Hunters and Career Coaches Tell You How to Have a Successful Search is a compilation of stories from more than one hundred Five O?Clock Club graduates who learned to job hunt successfully. Thousands of job seekers have gone through the Five O?Clock Club job search process and used the methodologies taught to get a job. Reports of these success stories have been recorded and published in The Five O?Clock News ...             How Much Money Does an Economy Need?: Solving the Central Economic Puzzle of Money,Prices, and Jobs2 reviews Hunter Lewis Axios Press, 2008 More is better when it comes to money, right? More is better when it comes to money, right? "How Much Money Does an Economy Need? Solving the Central Economic Puzzle of Money, Prices, and Jobs" takes an interesting approach, saying that some of the negatives that the economy experiences such as high unemployment, layoffs, and bust cycles are a necessary evil for overall success. A strange sort of wisdom but wisdom nonetheless, "How Much ...             What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 1979 A Practrical Manuel for Job Hunters and Career Charegers by Bolles             Bounty Hunter3 reviews Bob Burton Paladin Press, 1984 The Bible of books for Bounty Hunters. 115 pages of essential information for anyone interested in Fugitive Recovery. Put your head together with the two, "Best Known", modern Bounty men in the U.S. Bob Burton and Ralph "Papa" Thorson as they pass on their secrets to you and I, that we might "Learn to Stay Alive."             Resumes for First-Time Job Hunters, Third edition (Professional Resumes Series) Editors of McGraw-Hill McGraw-Hill, 2005 Create a strong, impressive resume that will lead you to the right job! To stand out among the hundreds of job seekers applying for any position, you have to have a resume that hits the target every time. Resumes for First-Time Job Hunters offers: Nearly 100 sample resumes and 20 cover letters A variety of eye-catching resume formats Tips on highlighting your strengths and using active vocabulary Work sheets for gathering ...             The Chiropractor's Self-Help Back and Body Book: Your Complete Guide to Relieving Aches and Pains at Home and ...11 reviews Samuel Homola Hunter House, 2002 Excellent Book. This is an excellent book to help you fix your back injury if you have been in an auto accident like me. Full of useful tips, and general good advice. It's one of these self-help books that will help you tremendously dealing with the pain and suffering experienced after a personal injury. I am fond of self-help books, self-help websites and other self-help resources too, and this book is on the ...             Games Companies Play: The Job Hunter's Guide to Playing Smart & Winning Big in the High-Stakes Hiring Game10 reviews Pierre Mornell Ten Speed Press, 2002 PRICELESS INFO FOR THE JOB SEEKER THIS BOOK IS A PLEASURE TO READ,BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED,AND AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR SERIOUS JOB SEEKERS LOOKING FOR QUALITY IN A CAREER...THE DUE DILLIGENCE THAT HIRERS ARE URGED TO USE IS TOO RARELY URGED AND INSTRUCTED ABOUT FROM THE HIREE'S VIEWPOINT....... TOO BAD THERE IS NOT A 6 STAR RATING...THIS WOULD ABSOLUTELY MERIT IT.             Resumes for the 50+ Job Hunter, 2nd Ed.1 review VGM Career Books McGraw-Hill, 2002 Disappointing - no help for older persons The title of this book is misleading. It contains no advice for older job hunters. It has just general information on how to write a resume and cover letter with lots of examples. I would have expected it to contain hints for those of us over 50 years as to how to avoid age discrimination. Such as-don't list the year you graduated from high school or college. Otherwise, it's one of many good ...              search for books becoming, career-changers, changers, chiropractor, companies, complete, conservation, counselors, dangerous, economic, economy, entry-level, first-time, guerrilla, guidebook, high-stakes, job-hunters, marketing, parachute, practical, professional, relieving, resumes, self-help, successful, techniques, top-paying, ultimate, unconventional, winning books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Highlander(TM): Zealot (Highlander (Warner)) we recommend great ideas to jumpstart your job search leave a comment home  impressum - about us