Books
Best-selling
job-search, career, military and work-at-home books from Amazon.com
to help you choose, manage or change your career, find and land
jobs, ace interviews, successfully negotiate salary, write stellar
resumes and employment letters, start consulting, contracting,
freelancing, telecommuting or working at home, and more. All are
discounted and available new or used, in paperback or hard cover.
Some are available as audio and e-books too.
Career
Improve your leadership skills, explore computer jobs and certifications,
discover your purpose in life, match your personality to a job,
land your dream job, change and manage your career, and more,
with these self-help books by experts in their fields.
Career Networking
Career networking is still one of the best ways to land jobs, especially
unadvertised jobs in the so-called hidden job market. It's also
one of the best ways to change careers without starting all over
again. These books teach you how to make new career networking
contacts and take advantage of your existing contacts.
Computer and Web Jobs
Best-selling, computer and Web job books from Amazon.com, that
help you discover a career path in information technology (IT),
computers and the Internet, locate computer certification, education
and training resources, uncover and market your talents, land
a computer job, and sustain and advance your career.
Consulting Career
Get help starting out in a computer consulting career or any other
type of consulting career. Advice for striking out on your own
as a free agent, independent contractor or freelance included.
These books cover it all, such as start-up costs, self-employment
taxes, marketing techniques, negotiating contracts (agreements),
and legal considerations. Sample agreements included.
Employment Business
Letters
Learn from the experts how and when to write effective cover letters,
and thank you, resignation, reference, recommendation, salary,
job inquiry, and other employment-related business letters. Includes
lots of customizable sample letters.
Employee Rights
Know your employee rights in advance, so you also know whether
or not your employer has violated them and what you can do about
it. Employee rights topics include, but are not limited to, sexual
harassment, equal pay, workplace privacy, civil rights, discrimination,
wrongful termination and union matters.
First Job
Help for finding, landing and succeeding at your first job after
college or trade school, and surviving on your own. Includes
info about landing internships.
For Dummies®
The popular "For Dummies" titles are not intended to
insult your intelligence, but rather help you learn the easy way
to job search, write resumes and cover letters, ace interviews,
negotiate salary, change and manage your career, start freelancing,
land internships, and more.
Interviews
Attire, body language, manners, giving the right answers and asking
the right questions are important for interviews. These popular
books by interview experts teach you all that and more, including
hundreds of sample interview questions with answers, plus questions
you should ask and when.
Internships
Internships help you to gain real-world experience and discover
what you want to do in your career. These discounted books from
Amazon.com help you find, land and succeed at internship programs.
Job Search
The Web is a great place to find free job search and interview
advice, but it's not a magic pill. When preparing for a job search,
it's a good idea to research all the self-help resources you
can get your hands on. These books from Amazon.com are among
today's most popular job-searching aids.
Joining the U.S. Military
Know before you go! These military books help you and your family
learn the ins and outs of your joining the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine
Corps or Air Force as an officer or enlistee. Includes help for
choosing military careers and passing military aptitude tests,
and information for women who are considering joining the military.
Landing Federal Jobs
Books to help you to successfully navigate the Federal job system,
and write effective Federal resumes, cover letters, and the fact
sheets, called KSA or KSAO, that many government agencies require
you to submit with your resume. Books about passing civil service
exams, landing post office jobs, and knowing your rights as a
government employee are included.
Salary Negotiation
Learn the techniques to bargain for more compensation during the
salary negotiation stage of interviews or get a significant raise
while on the job.
Resumes
Get expert help for writing tailored cover letters and traditional
and electronic resumes, uncovering and marketing your talents,
avoiding common resume mistakes, preparing for interviews, and
getting inside the hiring manager's mind. Sample resumes and
cover letters included.
Work at Home Jobs
Advice for avoiding the scams and landing genuine telecommuting
and work-at-home jobs or starting up a successful home-based
business, from experienced, respected authorities and their highly-acclaimed
how-to books.
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