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Job Hunting for Dummies by Max Messmer

Job Hunting for Dummies

Max Messmer, Max Messmer Jr.

Wiley · Paperback · August 15, 1999

Whether you're a recent high school or college grad or an established workforce veteran, changing jobs can be a scary experience.

Job Hunting & CareersResumes & CVsInterview Prep
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This guide covers job-search organization, resumes, finding leads, and handling interviews from start to finish.
Genres
Job Hunting & Careers, Resumes & CVs, Interview Prep
Published
Wiley, August 15, 1999

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Whether you're a recent high school or college grad or an established workforce veteran, changing jobs can be a scary experience. Let Job Hunting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, be your guide to pushing your career forward. Author Max Messmer, Chairman and CEO of Robert Half International (the world's largest specialized staffing firm), has used his job search expertise to create this cutting-edge guide to job hunting.

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Messmer offers the kind of friendly advice and insider's tips that can enhance your job search from start to finish. Get yourself off on the right foot. First, organize your supplies; then, organize your search. Target your search in the job market of your choice; then, give yourself the tools that you need in order to break in to that market. Find out what separates bad resumes from resumes that get results. Discover the secrets of drumming up job leads, from researching online to using your own networks or working with a recruiter. After you're in, you'll be ready to shine with Messmer's complete list of the do's and don'ts of giving great interviews; and you'll be confident when the interview ends, knowing that you possess the keys to successfully closing an interview. Don't wait another day. Find the job you want with Job Hunting For Dummies, 2nd Edition.

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This guide covers job-search organization, resumes, finding leads, and handling interviews from start to finish.

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  • Organizing a job search and targeting a chosen market
  • Resume advice, job leads, and recruiter guidance

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  • Advice on online research, personal networks, and working with a recruiter
  • Interview do’s and don’ts, including how to close an interview

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Job Hunting & Careers100%
Interview Prep99%
Resumes & CVs52%

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  • Job Hunting & Careers
Authors
Max Messmer, Max Messmer Jr.
Publisher
Wiley
Published
August 15, 1999
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Job Hunting & Careers