Job Applications In A Week: Get That Job In Seven Simple Steps

Catt, Hilton

ISBN 10: 1473610184 / ISBN 13: 9781473610187

Editore: Teach Yourself, 2016

[Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Pat Scudamore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Getting hired just got easier You are about to discover everything you need to know about job applications and how to make them work. Starting on Sunday and going through to Saturday, you will learn the stages of a job application step by step so you build up a picture of what it takes to be successful. For many job applicants, what goes on behind employers' closed doors remains a hidden world but, by Saturday, you will have taught yourself how job applications are processed, what employers look for when they make up interview lists, and then, from the candidates they interview, who to shortlist and who to offer the job to. After considering what employers want and how you could meet their needs you will be able to formulate a plan for what needs to go into your CV, what you need to put in your cover letters and what you need to say about yourself on application forms. You will discover how to measure up the competition and how to make sure your name, and not someone else's, is on the interview list. You will also discover the importance of getting the right messages across in interviews - and what the right messages are. You will learn how to dictate the interview agenda to keep it on familiar territory where the best parts of your application will come out. You will learn to handle tough interview questions and to see what's behind them and what answers will impress the interviewer most. Once you've been shortlisted, you'll discover how to steer your application over the last hurdle and get the job offer you want. - Sunday: Defining the task - Monday: You and the image you present - Tuesday: Selection criteria - Wednesday: Getting interviews - Thursday: Going for interviews - Friday: Handling questions - Saturday: Getting shortlisted. Codice articolo 9781473610187-SECONDHAND

Riassunto:

You are just seven steps away from getting the job you want
Job Applications In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to getting your dream job, giving you everything you really need to know in just seven short chapters. From CVs, cover letters and application forms, to interviews, getting shortlisted and tackling tough questions, you'll discover how to get employers' attention and turn that interest into an offer.

Informazioni sull'autore: Patricia Scudamore and Hilton Catt have many years' experience of working in recruitment, enabling them to offer the perspective of both employer and candidate. They have written more than 25 books based on their experience of what it takes to make careers work in today's rapidly changing and uncertain world. They were among the first to embrace the idea of people taking on the job of managing their own careers rather than leaving it to employers to do the thinking for them. They have seen for themselves the richness and diversity of modern careers, and exploiting this richness and diversity to the full is one of the central themes in their work. They have written a number of other books in the Teach Yourself series. Visit their website at scudamorecatt.com and their blog site at patriciascudamorehiltoncatt.com

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Titolo: Job Applications In A Week: Get That Job In ...
Casa editrice: Teach Yourself
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
Tipologia articolo: Paperback