Career Dummies: 3 E-Book Bundle

With 3 E-Books in One! with a total value of over $50 if bought seperately!

 

Resumes for Dummies 6th Ed:

Write a winning resume and land that job interview!Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you're offered an interview? With a recession that has caused a 10% unemployment rate affecting 15.3 million Americans, having a winning resume is vital to securing an interview-and it demands a fresh look at how you write your resumes and market yourself.

Whether you're entering the job market for the first time, looking for a new job after a lay off, or changing careers, Resumes For Dummies shows you the ropes and rules for a new era in recruiting and jobsearching.

Instructions for writing an inclusive core resume

• Tips on targeting a known position, or tailoring a resume to specific industries
• Common resume-writing mistakes to avoid
• Updated with the latest information on privacy issues in the electronic age, Resumes For Dummies is your go-to guide for getting your foot in the door.

Job Intervies for Dummies 4th Ed:

Deliver a show-stopping interview performanceDoes the thought of interviewing for a new job send shivers down your spine? It doesn't have to! Whether you're searching for your first job, changing careers, or looking for advancement in your current line of work, Job Interviews For Dummies shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job.

Following a half-decade characterized by an explosion of economic crises, global expansion, and technological innovation in the job market, today's job seekers vie for employment in a tough era of new realities where few have gone before. In addition to covering how to prepare for an interview, this updated edition explores the new realities of the job market with scenarios that you can expect to encounter, an updated sample question and answer section, coverage of how you can harness social media in your job search, information on preparing for a Web-based interview, and the best ways to keep your credibility when applying for several jobs at once.

• Out-prepare the competition
• Overcome your fear of interviewing
• Ask smart questions about the job and the employer
• Give the best answers to make-or-break questions
• Fit your qualifications to the job's requirements
• Dress like an insider
• Survive personality tests
• Interview across cultures
• Evaluate a job offer
• Negotiate a better salary

Whether you're fresh from the classroom, a prime-timer over 50, or somewhere in between, Job Interviews For Dummies quickly gets you up to speed on the skills and tools you need to land the job you want.

 

Cover Letters for Dummies 3rd Ed:

A great cover letter is:

• Written to a target job
• So intriguing that a reader makes room in a busy schedule to meet you
• An electrifying personal advertising tool that short-circuits the competition

A great cover letter is not:

• Bland and indifferent
• Littered with dry facts
• What the hiring manager's kid uses as scratch paper
  
  

Your cover letter should spark the reader's interest as a dynamic introduction to your resume. This is your chance to personalize your resume. Here's where you make yourself into a living, breathing human being and set your accomplishments aglow. How do you achieve this? Let the second edition of Cover Letters For Dummies be your guide.

In this book, you'll gain understanding of why you need a cover letter, what the different types of cover letters are, what myths surround them, and how to break out of writer's block. You'll figure out how your letter should look and sound, with tips on language, content, and image. You'll get ideas for writing a dazzling opening line. And you'll work through a checklist to make sure that the best of you lives in your cover letter. What's more, you'll

• Explore the changing rules in the workplace and how they impact the way you find work
• Identify where your skills fit in today's workplace through a number of self-assessment worksheets
• Sum up surefire tips for working with recruiters, answering job ads, avoiding the salary question, handling negative references, and creating letters that even a computer can love
• See examples of successful cover letters, from which you can model your own. Each is a candidate for reformulation as an e-mail cover letter.

A well-written cover letter can make your ideal job a reality. So get this book and start writing.