Having a job for a lifetime is a thing of the past, with people now changing jobs as well as careers more readily than ever before. However, making the big leap can be intimidating and it is imperative that we make the right choices. Job Hunting ll find an arsenal of tools designed to build your confidence, ensure a positive outlook and find out what exactly it is that you want to be doing with your life. Job Hunting & Career Change All-In-One For Dummies includes: Book I- Plotting a Course: Your Job and Career Plans Assessing Career and Work Getting Motivated Demonstrating Confidence in the Workplace Asking Yourself the Right Questions Book II- Showcasing Yourself with a StandOut CV CVs and the Changing World of Recruitment Getting Your CV Out There Choosing the Right Format Contents that Make a Difference Winning with Words Overcoming Deadly Dilemmas Moving from Worksheets to Your Finished CV A Sampling of StandOut CVs Book III- Succeeding at Interviews Understanding What Interviewers Want Polishing Your Performance Preparing Great Questions Talking about Yourself and Others Getting to Grips with Questions about Your Work Talking about Why You Want a New Job Thriving Under the Pressure Interview Handling Hypothetical and Analytical Questions Succeeding at Competency-Based Interviewing Taking Control in Unusual Situations Book IV- Delivering Perfect Presentations Organising Your Presentation Writing the Presentation Understanding Body Language Overcoming Nerves Handling Questions from the Audience
Book Details:
- Author: Rob Yeung
- ISBN: 9781119997979
- Year Published: 2008
- Pages: 568
- BISAC: BUS037020, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Careers / Job Hunting
About the Book and Topic:
Having a job for a lifetime is a thing of the past, with people now changing jobs as well as careers more readily than ever before. However, making the big leap can be intimidating and it is imperative that we make the right choices. Job Hunting ll find an arsenal of tools designed to build your confidence, ensure a positive outlook and find out what exactly it is that you want to be doing with your life. Job Hunting & Career Change All-In-One For Dummies includes: Book I- Plotting a Course: Your Job and Career Plans Assessing Career and Work Getting Motivated Demonstrating Confidence in the Workplace Asking Yourself the Right Questions Book II- Showcasing Yourself with a StandOut CV CVs and the Changing World of Recruitment Getting Your CV Out There Choosing the Right Format Contents that Make a Difference Winning with Words Overcoming Deadly Dilemmas Moving from Worksheets to Your Finished CV A Sampling of StandOut CVs Book III- Succeeding at Interviews Understanding What Interviewers Want Polishing Your Performance Preparing Great Questions Talking about Yourself and Others Getting to Grips with Questions about Your Work Talking about Why You Want a New Job Thriving Under the Pressure Interview Handling Hypothetical and Analytical Questions Succeeding at Competency-Based Interviewing Taking Control in Unusual Situations Book IV- Delivering Perfect Presentations Organising Your Presentation Writing the Presentation Understanding Body Language Overcoming Nerves Handling Questions from the Audience
The world of work and the way we understand our role within it is undergoing a major shift. A typical career is no longer a long, hard slog through the ranks of a single organisation nowadays, the average person stays with their current employer for just 3.5 years and, in a recent survey, 40% of interviewees said they would change their career straight away if given the chance. It pays to research your job opportunities, as its the place where we spend most of our waking hours. And if a career shift is on the horizon, it can be confusing finding out where to start looking for your ideal job, and tailoring your CV and cover letters to a new industry. This guide will be the definitive manual to help job seekers and those changing careers make the right choices.
At 608 pages, this book merges the best For Dummies career books with the best For Dummies personal development books. It provides practical advice on job-hunting and career changing as well as psychological techniques to keep up your energy and give you a winning frame of mind in an interview. There is a perception that books on career management should be cheap and small, but Nielsen BookScan tells a different story of the UKs top 20 highest-earning titles in the category, more than half are over £10. The authors BBC TV show, in which he coached nervous interviewees to job success, has made his name and face familiar to many people seeking advice on this subject.