Book Description
Look good on paper.
An updated and revised edition of one of our top career guides helps employment-seekers put together an attention-grabbing resume that will help land them their dream jobs. Features dozens of sample resume styles, an action plan for a successful job search, and professional advice on creating cover letters, finessing the toughest interview, and writing thank you and follow-up letters.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent.......2006-05-15
I would recomend it to everyone who want to be a professional resume writer, it's really a great book that cover every aspect and more of it's subject
Customer Reviews:
Some good information here.......2005-12-30
The author gives you plenty of words and phrases to update your resume with. I found myself touching up my resume several times after I read the book. Worth reading, if your resume need a remake.
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Whether it's interviewing for a job, evaluating employee performance, setting goals for the future, or keeping customers happy, the Perfect Phrases series has the tools for precise, effective business communication. Distilling complex ideas into specific phrases that diplomatically and honestly depict the concepts at hand, this invaluable series provides:
- Ways to enhance customer service in any business
- Dialogues and scripts to practice interactions with customers or employees--tailorable to any industry or company culture
- The best answers to a wide range of interview questions
- Tips for documenting performance issues and conducting face-to-face reviews
The ideal reference for anyone trying to create the most professional and polished cover letter possible, this book offers phrases that help create a strong first impression for prospective employers.
Customer Reviews:
Well Written.......2007-03-14
This is a short but well written tool to use in writing cover letters. It doesn't cover much "theory", but rather an assortment of examples for different situations. It also has example letters for thing such as requesting career advice, reference letters, resignation, and networking. It sticks to the basics but has better writing and examples than most other books I've seen.
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Thirty samples of successful application essays with insights from admissions officers on winning strategies. Every student needs help writing essays.
Customer Reviews:
Waste of Money and Time - Don't Buy This Book!.......2006-05-08
I purchased this book without looking through it first and am extremely disappointed. While it did provide some good advice on what not to include in a personal statement, the sample essays provided seemed trivial and senseless. Also, the book seems to be written for kids still in college and recent grads, and focuses mostly on medical and law school admissions. It totally ignores working adults and people seeking admission into other graduate programs, such as human services and education. The time I wasted reading this book could have been better spent actually writing my own admissions essay!
Not Worth Giving Away.......2004-11-12
I just glanced at one essay in this book and I found horrible grammatical errors such as failing to Capitilize the name of a university. I'm glad I didn't buy it and hope no one else does either.
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Actual Personal Statements from Successful Applicants.......2006-07-26
If you are planning to attend a graduate or professional school, you will have to submit a successful application, accompanied by a first-rate personal statement.
Of all the tasks we usually face when applying to graduate and professional schools, from choosing universities to preparing for and taking admission and standardized tests, from soliciting recommendations to having transcripts send out, writing a good personal essay is among the most important and difficult to accomplish. The strong competition for admissions to grad schools, the personal statement often becomes a crucial element of your application package. It is the one element that can set you apart from the competition and open the door to your successful application.
This book describes the mistakes that applicants commonly make, and offer advice on how to make your statements as effective as possible. This handy reference is packed with inside advice and proven strategies to help you get into your first choice schools. Among other things you will learn:
- What questions are asked an all the most popular professional and graduate school applications.
- How to create and write personal essays that impress admission officials.
- What goes into a recommendation letter, and who should write it.
- How to handle in-person interviews.
Absolutely a must have for anyone applying to graduate and professional school.
Fascinating example essays, Advice from admission directors.......2003-02-12
I find the previous review disturbing. It is obviously the editor or author of the book giving themselves kudos.
I liked the book. It made me realize that the personal statement should not only be a self-marketting piece, but also be entertaining enough as to not get sorted into the circular file.
Review of Perfect Personal Statements.......2001-12-08
Every year, college students across the country prepare to enter the workforce or graduate school. One important part of this process is writing a personal statement that describes and applicant's goals, experiences, and future plans. Mark Alan Stewart is an expert on graduate level entrance exams. His book, Perfect Personal Statements, provides information and advice for college students seeking admission to graduate and professional schools.
Stewart's book is easy to read and understand. He answers the common questions like, "How will my essay be evaluated?" and "Should I discuss that glaring blemish in my past, or should I ignore it?" Stewart also provides students with minor details, like how to dress for an in-person interview. Finally, the advice from medical, law, and business school experts could prove to be helpful. The experts provide specific information about what they look for in an application. Each type of school has different standards and it is beneficial to know what admission offices across the country like to see.
College students applying to graduate schools tend to be very busy. They don't have time to read a long and confusing book. Mark Alan Stewart seems to have kept this in mind. He has packed a lot of information into only 114 pages. The book is also divided into sections that allow the reader to quickly find information on certain subjects. Stewart's book helps to simplify the application process and provides students with strategies to prevent them from feeling overwhelmed and frustrated.
Good not great.. but real example.......2001-02-19
The title said so. This is the guide for writing statement. Unlike other books, this book won't show the typical format. This book, however, shows the "real" statement of applicant who success. Many examples are interesting. Moreover, the guideline of recommend letter request is very good. It's not only for people who ask letter of recommendation, but also for the recommendation letter writter can see what they should said to thier students. I disagree with other reviewer that this book is not limited only Law, Business, and Medical school. It's true that the title said it and the examples are to Law, Business and Medical school. However, if you read it carefully, many examples and guidelines can be used in other school as well. This book is well written and organized. However, due to limited resource, example and guideline, this book is only in 3 stars.
only good for law, business and medical school applicants.......1999-10-16
This book is nice for people applying to law, business or medical school but doesn't cover anything for other programs.
Book Description
Quick and easy strategies for preparing for any interview
24 Hours to the Perfect Interview is the one resource job seekers need to quickly prepare for even the toughest interview situation. Bestselling authors and career coaches Matt and Nan DeLuca offer a quick and easy system that walks job hunters through the essential steps of preinterview preparation:
- Researching the company and the position before the interview
- Putting together a professional look
- Preparing important documents for the interview
- Responding to difficult questions about past job experiences
- Knowing what to reveal--and what not to reveal--about past work experience In addition, the authors present proven strategies for following up after the interview and negotiating the best salary and benefits when job hunters finally win that dream job.
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Quick and easy strategies for preparing for any interview
24 Hours to the Perfect Interview is the one resource job seekers need to quickly prepare for even the toughest interview situation. Bestselling authors and career coaches Matt and Nan DeLuca offer a quick and easy system that walks job hunters through the essential steps of preinterview preparation:
- Researching the company and the position before the interview
- Putting together a professional look
- Preparing important documents for the interview
- Responding to difficult questions about past job experiences
- Knowing what to reveal--and what not to reveal--about past work experience In addition, the authors present proven strategies for following up after the interview and negotiating the best salary and benefits when job hunters finally win that dream job.
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Let's face it, EVERYONE gets a little nervous about interviewing. You want to make sure you're sending the right signals to potential employers, while still getting the information about the job you need as well. "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Interview" gives you all of the tips for a successful interview!
Customer Reviews:
The best I've read so far.......2003-06-24
I was taken down a peg in excitement when I discovered that yet another book doesn't seem to grasp truly helpful information for blue collar work seekers but none the less takeing some time everyone can find helpful information in the pages of this book. It's incredibly informative and after reading it I was amazed at how easy it was to impress interviewers. I felt much more prepared for the task or job hunting after reading this book. Makes a great graduation gift too.
A must-have for any serious job seeker!.......2000-07-29
There is nothing like going into a job interview, one of the most stressful events life has to offer, and feeling as though you are prepared for anything the interviewer throws at you.
This book is one of the most valuable resources I have ever come across. It is a wellspring of advice for virtually any interviewing situation you can imagine. The writing is simple and to-the-point, yet very engaging and thought-provoking. It can be read either from cover to cover or picked up and thumbed through at random. The advice is practical, concise, and can be applied to job-hunting at any level, from blue-collar to white-collar executive positions.
What did this book do for me?
Before I read the book, I spent an exhausting week interviewing with everyone in my field who would see me. I scheduled thirty interviews in a period of five days, and came away with exactly nothing. And rightly so: I spent most of my time in the interviews fumbling for words and passively hoping that the interviewer would instinctively recognize what a great person I would be for the job. In a nutshell, it was a heartbreaking and deeply disappointing experience, not to mention a monumental waste of a perfectly good vacation.
After reading the book, I began the interviewing process again. The first two interviews I had turned into job offers. Furthermore, one of those offers was for a position for which I was not the best qualified. The two other potential candidates had a great deal more experience than I, but as the hiring manager told me, there was just something about my attitude that made them believe they would rather train me to do the job than hire the applicant with the "perfect" qualifications. So there!
I now have the job I have always dreamed of, and I believe I can credit The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Interview with a great deal of my success. If you're looking for a job, buy it. Read it. Know it. It is such a small price to pay for the delicious feelings of confidence, competence and complete control that you will no doubt experience. Good luck and happpy hunting!
Customer Reviews:
Most Useful book.......2001-07-06
Everything you need to know from beginning write your resume through after interview in one book. It's also encourage me to find job that not relate my past education.
Book Description
Tackle the tough employment market and land the job you want.
Today, more than ever, it takes a powerful resume to open doors to the opportunities you seek. Increasingly important as hiring systems change, the right resume defines your objectives, your talent, and the unique benefits you offer. Done right, it also gets this information into the hands of the right decision makers.
Based on new research into hiring and staffing methods, executive search, electronic screening systems, and public and private job banks, The Perfect Resume puts you ahead of the pack, whether you are after your first job or a competitive senior slot.
Learn how today’s employment process has radically altered the way resumes are used and jobs are filled
Understand how to start from the roots of your values, needs, and desires, not simply published help wanted listings
Assess your key strengths, capabilities, and experiences and focus them toward the situations you want most
Choose formats and delivery methods that are best able to penetrate electronic and bureaucratic prescreening systems and get interviews
Use e-mail and custom cover letters to spotlight your worth
Review case histories showing how people with special needs adapted their resumes and letters to get heard
Decide how to present yourself in a way that makes the most of your best
Customer Reviews:
Perfect Resumes and a Perfect Scam.......2006-01-16
The book is one of the better guides to writing good resumes. Good examples are provided. But Jackson and company are also pulling a sales scam. Try to download the free templates and you'll find they never arrive in your inbox. Go back to the site in an attempt to really get them, and you'll find they are now $4.95 (because they've already been sent). Beware the liar!
Perfect........2005-12-07
The tools in this book are absolutely essential in creating an outstanding resume. It's also very up-to-date.
The Best Resume Book Available.......2004-07-29
Since the early 1970's, Tom Jackson has been one of the truly innovative contributors to the field of career development. This latest version of The Perfect Resume adds significantly to the field and defines the state-of-the-art in resume writing. There's nothing better available anywhere.
Average customer rating:
- for professionals with experiance
- Great
- POOR EXAMPLE
- A must have reference for job seekers! The best!!
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Book Description
Write the perfect cover letter every time!
With fewer job opportunities and more applicants, just being qualified isn't enough to get the job you want. So how can you separate yourself from the pack? With the perfect cover letter, of course! With so much riding on it, a cover letter that attracts-and holds-the attention of your prospective employer is essential. This practical how-to manual shows you step by step how to create highly effective letters designed to get the interview you want.
The Perfect Cover Letter, Third Edition is an indispensable guide that covers all the vital elements of a great cover letter, so you know what to include and know how to phrase it. Inside you'll find:
- The nuts and bolts of every type of cover letter-what they should include, how employers use them, and how to write them
- Great sample cover letters, including general broadcast, executive search, networking, advertisement response, and personal introduction
- Tips on what makes a letter effective-and what doesn't
- Helpful guidelines on following up-writing the post-interview thank you letter
With greatly expanded information on thank you letters and an entirely new chapter on the all-important networking cover letter, this update of the popular classic continues to offer top-notch advice and high-quality samples that will help any job hunter get the attention they deserve.
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A new revision of the classic guide to writing great cover letters
The Perfect Cover Letter, Third Edition, which has sold nearly 200,000 copies, is a fresh and up-to-date revision of the popular classic. Just like the original, it offers top-notch advice and high-quality samples that help job hunters get the attention they deserve. Two new chapters make the Third Edition even more comprehensive: Chapter 10 offers top-notch samples and step-by-step guidance for writing the perfect networking cover letter, and Chapter 11 presents expert guidance on every variety of thank-you note. With a wealth of easily customizable samples for any situation, The Perfect Cover Letter, Third Edition is a new and improved edition of the classic top-selling career guide.
Richard H. Beatty (Malvern, PA) is President of Brandywine Consulting Group, a human resources consulting firm. North America's leading job-search author, his eight career books for Wiley have sold over 1 million copies.
Customer Reviews:
for professionals with experiance.......2007-02-13
I saw other people complaining about the content. I personally thought the book ROCKED, except I do agree that it is not for those who are going from college with little or no exp. to a full time position.
This book had great examples of networking letters, advice seeking letters, resume letters, and of course excellent advice on cover letters.
It gave clear step by step instructions with examples on how to match your cover letter to the job offer. Sounds simple, but a lot of other books miss it.
Great.......2001-10-22
I found the book to be clear, concise, and well written. It addresses key points to cover letter writing, and illustrates them with examples.
It is an excellent guide for those who have an employment history. However, it does not address the needs of recent college graduates who are looking for their first job. I am assuming that this need would be covered by another publication. This omission does not detract from its usefullness to the intended audience.
POOR EXAMPLE.......2000-10-06
I did not like this book as it did not give me too many good examples of cover letters I also found it geared towards the industrial professions, I found it too tedious. I would not recommend this book to anyone who is just coming out of school.
A must have reference for job seekers! The best!!.......1998-07-02
This is the best book of its kind! The author shows the reader how to create an original cover letter with impact. He gives examples of elements of both good and bad cover letters. Additionally, he gives example cover letters for a variety of situations, as well as thank you, follow-up, and networking letters. I reviewed a few different books from my library before I decided this was one that I must have.
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