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BookNotes is your monthly guide to good, informative
reading. Each month BookNotes will feature the Editor's choice of
titles.
This month our Editor has selected these books on the issue of "Online
Job Hunting".
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e-Resumes: Everything
You Need to Know About Using Electronic Resumes to
Tap
into Today’s Hot Job Market
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Book
Co.
Author:
Susan Whitcomb and Pat Kendall |
Nearly 70% of employers now use the Web for job
postings or recruiting, and even if a company advertises
in a newspaper, it’s likely they require
applicants to e-mail resumes. As Susan Britton
Whitcomb and Pat Kendall say in this A-to-Z guide
for job seeking in the 21st century, “In
today’s market, the only people who won’t
need a Web resume are those who want to work for
an employer without a computer.” In e-Resumes
Whitcomb and Kendall cover all forms of electronic
resumes and explain their uses, strengths, and
weaknesses. They also show how to construct, post,
attach, and send the perfect e-resume for the job;
create an impressive 3D e-resume with hyperlinks,
images, and audio or video clips; find out about
privacy issues, and search for jobs discreetly.
Whether conducting an active online job search
or maintaining a Web page of accomplishments, savvy
job-seekers should turn to e-Resumes for all the
help they need.
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What
Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters
and Career-Changers
Publisher:
Ten Speed Press
Author:
Richard Nelson Bolles |
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“WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? HOT AGAIN,
30 YEARS AFTER DEBUT." So ran the headline this
past October in the Seattle Times. Actually, it has
been "hot"—the best-selling job-hunting
book in the world—year after year, for more
than three decades now, so much so that it is referred
to as "the job-hunters’ bible." Each
year it is updated, and sometimes vastly rewritten,
by the author, giving first-time and veteran readers
alike something new to discover. For those who have
not read an updated version in recent years, this
is a reminder of why, in the words of Fortune magazine, "PARACHUTE
remains the gold standard of career guides."
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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for
You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
Publisher:
HB Fenn and Co.
Author:
Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Tiger
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Already considered a classic in the genre, DO WHAT YOU
ARE, has helped hundreds of thousands of people find truly
satisfying work. The book analyses personality type by
looking at how an individual processes information, makes
decisions and interacts with the world around them, and
shows which of the sixteen types describes that person
best. It then lists dozens of occupations that are popular
with people of each type and then, using workbook exercises
and real-life examples to highlight the strengths and pitfalls
of each personality type, it gives step-by-step instructions
on how to use your unique strengths to customize your job
search, ensuring the best results in the shortest period
of time. And if you plan to stay in your job, DO WHAT YOU
ARE provides savvy advice for getting the most out of your
current career.
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Guide to Internet Job Searching 2004-2005
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Author:
Margaret Dikel
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| Already considered a classic in the genre,
DO WHAT YOU ARE, has helped hundreds of thousands of
people find truly satisfying work. The book analyses
personality type by looking at how an individual processes
information, makes decisions and interacts with the
world around them, and shows which of the sixteen types
describes that person best. It then lists dozens of
occupations that are popular with people of each type
and then, using workbook exercises and real-life examples
to highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality
type, it gives step-by-step instructions on how to
use your unique strengths to customize your job search,
ensuring the best results in the shortest period of
time. And if you plan to stay in your job, DO WHAT
YOU ARE provides savvy advice for getting the most
out of your current career. |
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