A practical guide for employers who want to find—and hire—the best candidate for the position.
In this completely updated new edition, the bestselling author of 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions and 101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview takes you step-by-step through the hiring process. Whether you’re replacing an employee who’s leaving or creating a...

Getting Back in the Game offers practical tips for those looking to re-enter the workforce after time away. From understanding which information is most important to the length of the document, this book covers the entire resume-building process. If you have questions about how to write an effective resume, design a concise cover letter, and create professional, appealing documents, this book is for you. Topics covered include how to prepare to write...

Here's How This Book will Help you, Specifically. Inside this book you will find a simple Blueprint for making successful job applications. It is the guiding light, the logic that underpins everything we do, making for an easy and sensible process to follow. You'll find plenty of examples, tips and advice to support you in creating exceptional job applications focussed on one thing: advancing your career. Here's the Blueprint: • Align the job application...

In his twenty years as a freelance journalist, Jeremy Dillahunt learned a thing or two about job seeking. Chief among them was one undeniable fact-the Internet has changed everything. The old rules no longer apply and if you want to get hired today, your resume just doesn't work. The Internet does. So Jeremy decided to figure out how. In 2015, nearly 60 million job openings were accessible to jobseekers nationwide-thanks to the Internet. But this...

Warning, reading this book might get you a new job. If you've ever wondered why you didn't get called for an interview-when you knew you fit the job-this book will explain why. Learn how to… Keep your resume out of the trash! ◆ Discover the secret to a perfect resume. ◆ Learn the three most important parts of a resume. ◆ Find out how to get the hiring manager's attention ◆ Learn which sections of your resume can put it in the trash. ◆...

Most people have one or two red flags in their background — some minor and embarrassing, others major job killers. Given today's high-tech world, with its rapid communication and instant background checks, your red flags may follow you wherever you go. For employers, they become major objections to hiring and the bases for firing. While most interview books are designed for the perfect job seeker — the well-educated, credentialed, goal-oriented,...

For the first time ever, here's a resume book that clears away the clutter and gets down to the "brass tacks" of what it takes to write and design a resume that will get you interviews and job offers. Authors and professional resume writers Wendy Enelow and Arnold Boldt share their insights, knowledge, and more than 35 years of combined experience to help you prepare a resume that will get you noticed, not passed over. No-Nonsense Resumes begins with...

The most widely used ex-offender job search and re-entry resource, this user-friendly workbook implements the latest edition of "The Ex-Offender's New Job Finding and Survival Guide." It's designed to assist the nearly 700,000 ex-offenders who are released into the Free World as well as over 11 million others who circulate in and out of prisons, jails, and detention centers each year. Make no mistake – life can be hard for offenders living inside...

Unfamiliar with today's job market, many ex-offenders could use good advice on how to best land a job. "The Ex-Offender's Job Interview Guide" is filled with seasoned advice on how to find a job. It's essential reading for all ex-offenders in transition. While ex-offenders face numerous barriers to employment, the key to getting a job is how well they handle different phases of the job interview, from landing the interview and answering questions...

Shows ex-offenders how to craft, outstanding resumes and letters despite red flags in their backgrounds. Includes more than 60 examples written by professional resume writers for ex-offenders. Addresses employment questions, disclosure, mistakes to avoid, employment gaps, prison work experience, resume formats, objectives, letter composition, distribution, follow up, evaluation, attitude, motivation, and much more. Includes rich appendices with worksheets,...