Guides people working in jobs they hate on how to make successful career decisions by creating a compass from their natural skills and abilities, personality traits, values, dreams, and passions, directing them to a more fulfilling vocation.Miller helps you better understand and organize your God-given skills, personality traits, values, dreams, and passions. In turn, you'll see clear patterns form that point you toward successful career decisions....

Expert advice for writing job-winning resumes! Learn to write a resume that: Stands out in a resume database; Passes the recruiters' six-second scan test; Resonates with savvy hiring managers. At a time when every job seeker needs an edge, Martin Yate, CPC, shows you how to beat the competition. Using his 25+ years of experience, he has built a practical, easy-to-follow approach to writing killer resumes. This new edition of the perennially bestselling...

A guide to using social media to find a job that explains the benefits of using sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook for networking, offers tips on creating an effective online profile, discusses how to develop a personal online brand, and includes other helpful job search strategies.

MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's employment market. The 3rd edition includes new resume samples along with companion LinkedIn profiles and writing guidelines, special chapters for challenging circumstances (career change, consulting/freelance, military transition, return to work), and updated e-resume recommendations. In this book, you'll learn to: Write tight, lean, clean, laser-focused...

Introduces the career of electrician, discussing educational requirements, duties, work environment, salary, employment outlook, and possible future positions.

Mackay shows readers how to prepare for the job search so they won't find themselves unemployed without a clue where to go next. Drawing on real-life stories of people who have transformed their lives by finding the right career, he shows how to: rebuild your personal confidence in the face of rejection, create a daily "recovery program" and job search, take advantage of the way firms and recruiters make hiring decisions, use state-of-the art networking...

For library students, paraprofessionals, and librarians who are wondering if they have their ladder against the right wall, Straight from the stacks fills the need for an up-to-date resource that uncovers the amazing and varied jobs available in the library field. Encompassing both traditional and nontraditional career paths in libraries, this comprehensive and engaging guide makes it easy to get a grip on these and other information science career...