Job & Edu

Knock'em Dead 2010: The Ultimate Job Search Guide

From Adams Media

Author : Martin Yate
Binding : Paperback
DeweyDecimalNumber : 650.14
EAN : 9781598697810
Edition : 1
ISBN : 1598697811
Label : Adams Media
Manufacturer : Adams Media
NumberOfPages : 384
ProductTypeName : ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate : 2009-10-18
Publisher : Adams Media
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Summary: Must Have: Knock'em Dead
Comment: One of the best handbook that anyone can come across. My mentor passed me the 2006 version (when it won the award) and it has helped me with my approach towards employer in a more strategic way. This is "the book" for U.
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Summary: Get a job-search edge in these tough times
Comment: There are so many job search guides and techniques and this one stands OUT among that overwhelming crowd. The book is really good at making the reader feel excited and confident about their newfound knowledge which is great for job seekers in these tough and uncertain times. The interviewing techniques are some of the most valuable I've come across. Being prepared for the aggressive interviewer is invaluable. I also found that by coupling this book with Meagan Holub's The Magic Touch: How to make $100,000 per year as a massage Therapist that I was much more prepared go out and get work. Megan's book emphasizes points on how to really build the clientele you want and how to take the jobs that are really going to support your overall goals and growth. She even talks about the ever important dressing for success and advertising! Together I found these books made me feel unstoppable! Better gig, more pay, greater rewards HERE I COME!
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: This purchase was not planned. When I received it and started reading, it was very educational in the ways of searching for a job. I am keeping this book based on the well written information. It arrived in excellent condition and very quickly. I am very satisfied with this purchase.
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Summary: Difference Maker
Comment: I found `Knock `em Dead - 2010' to be well written and well organized. The concepts are very good and easy to understand. I recommend reading the book all the way through, but one can also use it as reference material to focus on specific aspects of the job search.

I found the difficult question section especially useful. That chapter provides great insight into what an interviewer is actually looking for when asking some of those dreaded questions like; "What is your greatest weakness?" Going in armed with this knowledge gives the interviewee the confidence to relax and be natural. I am convinced this is was the key to my most very recent successful search.

I consider this book to be a must have, not only for someone in the process of the job search, but also for anyone who is currently employed and interested in furthering their career within their current organization.
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Summary: great content if you're ready for it
Comment: I read this book back in 1994 when I entered the workforce out of college. It was extremely instrumental in giving me a feeling that I had an edge in interviewing and understanding the job process. I think this is a solid book for coming out of school and getting some key points across in terms of desire, aggressiveness, attitude, etc. I couldn't believe it still in print, but I remember how pumped I would get after reading the book and being super excited about going out and searching for a job. maybe it just helped me see it differently back then and that was the edge I needed.