Knock 'em dead
Subtitle: the ultimate job search guide, 2012
By: Martin Yate
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Avon, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781440525728; 9781440530531
Subjects: Job hunting; Job Application; Re sume s (Employment); Computer network resources; Employment; Employment interviewing
Other titles: Knock 'em dead, 2012 :; Ultimate job search guide, 2012
Description: Perhaps you've been laid off and are wondering where your next paycheck will come from. Or maybe you're stuck in a job you hate, one that makes no use of your talents. Either way, you're looking to make a change--and in today's uncertain climate, you need the best advice there is on how to manage your career. For more than twenty-five years, New York Times bestselling author Martin Yate has shown the way for millions of job seekers. Now you can turn to him for a proven method to put your career on track. This guide includes: a completely revised section on how to ace the job interview; step-by-step guidance for writing a killer resume; new advice on long-term career management--how you can join a company's inner circle. Jobs are coming back; the market is rebounding. You need the book Financial Times called "the best book on job hunting." Because it's time to take control of your career and your life. --Publisher description.
Notes: "How to write a killer resume. Turn job interviews into job offers"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I : The well-stocked briefcase. The realities of a job search ; The skills and values that guarantee a successful job search and career ; How to build a killer resume ; How to build a professional brand ; Networking and the successful job search ; Network-integrated job search tactics; title: Part II : Get the word out. Making contact ; Ace the telephone interview ; Dress for job interview success ; Body language ; The curtain rises on the job interview; title: Part III : Great answers to tough interview questions. The five secrets of the hire ; The other side of the desk : why interviewers do the things they do, and how to respond ; How to Knock 'em dead : great answers to tough interview questions ; "What are you like to work with, Mr. Jones?" : questions of manageability and team spirit ; How to handle stress and illegal questions ; Welcome to the real world ; Strange venues for job interviews ; How to ace psychological tests ; The graceful exit; title: Part IV : Finishing touches. Out of sight can mean out of mind ; Negotiating the job offer ; Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat ; Multiple job interviews, multiple job offers; title: Part V : Where the jobs are. Thirty fast-growing occupations.