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Textbook Details

  • EDITION:
    1st Edition
  • ISBN:
    0071637052
  • ISBN-13:
    9780071637053
  • PUB. DATE:
    November 2009
  • PUBLISHER:
    McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Get Hired in a Tough Market: Insider Secrets for Finding and Landing the Job You Need Now / Edition 1 by Alan De Back

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Good reference, but SO sexistby Matttail

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This book has proven to be a good reference for me. I found many helpful sections.

The book is divided into two major sections; writing a good resume and going through the interview process. The first section of the book starts with having you write a one minute commercial about your self. You'll use the commercial in writing the summary for your resume, in networking, and in the interview...

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Get Hired in a Tough Market

Product Details

  • Pub. Date: November 2009
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
  • Sales Rank: 616,810

Synopsis

You Only Have One Minute to Sell Yourself The most important element in your job search is to learn to market yourself success fully. Using the one-minute commercial featured in Get Hired in a Tough Market, You'll learn how to put together an effective, concise, and customizable presentation that gives potential employers all the reasons they need to hire you.

Filled with worksheets, templates, checklists, and examples to provide leadership and support along the way, Get Hired in a Tough Market shows you how to:

Assess and market your unique skill set

Customize your approach and résumé for each opportunity

Properly leverage social networking sites-so your efforts won't backfire

Pitch yourself to potential employers so they'll never forget you

Learn the best ways to network, pursue leads and make things happen! With the hard-won wisdom in this indispensable guide, you're sure to be the next one hired-and an asset to your new team.

Biography

Alan De Back has over 20 years’ experience

as a career counselor and trainer in the corporate, academic,

and government arenas. His clients include the American

Management Association, the American Psychological

Association, the Department of Defense and the Virginia

Employment Commission.