Jump-Start Your Job Search

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This book is refreshingly different! Written from an employer's perspective, it alerts job-seekers to employers' checklists for acceptable applicants, discusses pitfalls, legalities & all the little maneuvers that can get the job candidate hired. Through personal examples, written as lively little stories in the margins, it addresses the mistakes most frequently made by applicants. Exercises & forms help readers discover hidden strengths, track employer contacts & evaluate their performance in interviews. The book addresses areas about which employers may not legally inquire. It speaks to disabled job-seekers with helpful details about the Americans with Disabilities Act. It offers hope & help to older workers. It includes checklists & it throws in a bonus section on financial survival during unemployment, complete with ideas on family budgeting! The book is replete with INSIDER INFORMATION, such as when NOT to phone an employer, the meaning behind a no-response to a submitted resume, networking ideas, how salary figures are arrived at by employers, interview & resume advice, the role played by references, & more. Its down-to-earth, straightforward approach creates a reader-friendly feeling right off the bat. For JUMP-START YOUR JOB SEARCH, send check/money order to WORDPICTURES, P.O. Box 1557, La Mirada, CA 90637-1557; $14.95 each plus $2 first book's shipping & handling, $1 each additional book plus applicable tax. Call/write for volume discount information (714) 228-1101 or (800) 200-1101.