Review of Job Opps for Eng & Comp Sci Majors 00 (Peterson's Job Opportunities : Engineering and Computer Science) (Paperback)

This book gives people interested in Computer Science and Engineering a relatively comprehensive look at the various career options available to them.It discusses the educational requirements necessary for variouspositions, the starting salary of the positions and a short description ofthe work that would be performed.The only thing I found lacking in thisbook was the amount of information given regarding the specific job.Iwould have preferred more detail when describing the actual tasks of eachposition.Otherwise, I found the book quite helpful and I feel it painteda realistic portrait of most entry level positions available for engineersand computer science majors.



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Review of The JobBank Guide To Computer & High-Tech Companies (Paperback)

great list of technical headhunters
great place to make calls when looking for a job

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The JobBank Guide To Computer & High-Tech Companies is the most comprehensive resource available for one of America's fastest-growing industries. The JobBank Guide To Computer & High-Tech Companies includes:

-Detailed information on 5,600 computer and high-tech employers nationwide-with company profiles including descriptions; addresses; phone, fax; and jobline numbers; and hiring managers. Many listings also include e-mail and Web addresses; common professional positions; educational requirements; internships; and benefits.

-Geographical and alphabetical indexes to help target potential employers by name or state.

-Professional associations for computer and high-tech jobseekers.

-Concise, practical guidance on all aspects of the job search-from preparing resumes and cover letters to lining up interviews.

-Profiles 1,270 executive search firms and permanent employment agencies whose specialization's include the placement of computer and high-tech professionals, organized by state.

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Review of Encyclopedia of Job-winning Resumes (Paperback)

If you need a template for any kind of resume or cover letters and want plenty of examples to choose from, Encyclopedia of Job-Winning Resumes is for you. Its contents have been tested as job-winning, examples are provided which show how to personalize an approach for a particular kind of job, and expert advice throughout supplements the templates.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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Encyclopedia of Job-Winning Resumes, Third Edition is the most helpful and comprehensive resume book you can buy. It includes more than 400 success-proven resume examples that teach you how to personalize your resume according to your own unique career situation. The 17 chapters contain resumes that cover all major industries, span every job level from entry-level to CEO, and are helpfully arranged by both job field and title to make it easy for you to quickly locate the resumes that address your particular field or situation.

The first chapter - "The Essentials of Writing Your Resume" - is as informative as it is brief. It includes expert advice about what information to include in your resume, what to omit, what to emphasize, and what to tone down. For a quick start, it's specifically designed to keep reading to a minimum so you can start sending out your resume as soon as possible.

The second chapter, devoted to creating hard-hitting cover letters, includes 40 examples that cover a wide variety of typical career situations. And for those not-so-typical career situations, the next chapter includes 30 resumes that cover difficult circumstances such as frequent job changes, gaps in employment, layoff, lack of experience, weak education, and many more. For students, there's also a chapter containing 40 resumes to help new graduates enter the work force more quickly and easily.

There are helpful hints located beneath each resume, showing you the right way to quickly create a job-winning resume that will get attention and win you an interview. The last chapter includes a Recommended Reading list and a Recommended Web Site list.

Whatever your age, industry, career, level of experience or education, you'll find the resume template you need!

From the Back Cover
"The most user-friendly resume resource available. Whatever your background, this book will help you write a winning resume." -Job Bank USA

"A unanimous ‘thumbs up'! A wonderful resource for job seekers." -DBM (largest outplacement company in the U.S.)

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Review of 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired (Paperback)

This book is only remotely helpful if you have loads of experience.If you are just starting out in the job market or changing your career path, it's totally worthless.The only way this book would be valuable is if you absolutely could not put together even the semblance of a resume.

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Endorsed by the Professional Association of Resume Writers

Now that 70 percent of job searches are conducted online, and resumes are processed by computers programmed to scan for keywords, knowing the right keywords­­or buzzwords associated with a profession, industry, or job function­­and how to use them effectively has never been a more critical job-search skill.

The most comprehensive reference of its kind, this powerful resume-writing resource gives readers instant access to 2,500 indispensable keywords germane to 300 careers in nine employment categories­­from business, the law, and health care, to the arts, education and media­­and shows how to use them effectively.

In 2,500 Keywords to Get You Hired, readers will find:

• Keywords for hundreds of individual careers
• A complete listing of critical keywords for each career
• Boxed examples demonstrating how keywords can be deployed strategically in a resume
• Sample resumes incorporating keywords

From the Back Cover

Make that important first cut with a resume that packs a punch with 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired

What's in a word? When used effectively on your resume, the right words could land you your next job! 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired breaks down the buzz on buzzwords-those powerful little words that communicate your experience and qualifications. The abracadabras of a champion job search, a resume packed with potent keywords will get you noticed, get you those elusive interviews, and get your hired!

Today's competitive job market demands that your resume stand out from the hundreds-even thousands-of resumes submitted for each job opening. Now that electronic processing of resumes is the norm, your resume may never even reach the desk of a perspective employer without those critical keywords. 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired gives you instant access to the most indispensable keywords relevant to 300 careers in nine employment categories-from business, law, and health care to the arts, education, and media-and shows you the most valuable ways to use them.

Get it right and get noticed. Packed with hundreds of examplesillustrating how to use keywords effectively in your resume and oninterviews, 2500 Keywords to Get You Hired also covers:

• How to shine on an interview-the importance of making a strong first impression with the receptionist
• Networking tips-keep a file on each contact and maintain good records at all times
• Using the Internet in your job search-use keywords heavily in the introduction of your resume
• Job search strategies-do some research to identify hiring authorities
• Salary negotiations-establish your value in the mind of the hiring manager
• Unconventional techniques for securing job openings-send your resume in a Priority Mail envelope
• And much more

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Review of A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science (Paperback)

A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science is an omnibus anthology of ninety-five essays by diverse authors. Focusing primarily upon the many different types of library science jobs available, from working for school libraries or special libraries to library vendors, positions in publishing, and nontraditional careers such as "personal librarian" or "independent information professional", A Day in the Life is a first-rate resource for library and information science students, prospective information professionals, new librarians, and anyone considering a career change. An index for quick reference rounds out this broad-ranged anthology steeped in the professional field experience of its many contributors.



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Review of The Practical Dreamer's Handbook: Finding the Time, Money, & Energy to Live the Life You Want to Live (Paperback)

The gurus of working from home have done it again-- managed to package a personal coaching experience into the pages of their latest work, The Practical Dreamer's Handbook. I wasn't looking for a book that would change my life, but I sure found it. With their usual practical hands-on approach to working through a problem, the authors have provided us with the means to evaluate our life, choose our dream, and find tangible ways to achieve our goals.

From visualization exercises to training us to set measurable goals that can be attained, Paul and Sarah Edwards provide us with the tools to finally live our dream.I started reading this book on a Friday afternoon, and by Sunday I had rewritten my business plan and set some personal goals with my spouse. I guess you could say it has changed my life, and I plan to practice these techniques for continued success and stress-free living. Many thanks to this talented pair who continue to share their secrets and talents with the rest of us.

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"Beautifully written and useful. . . . Paul and Sarah Edwards take you by the hand as you begin the process of manifesting your heart's desire."(Arielle Ford, author of Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul)

How often do each of us imagine a craft, business, or career we'd love to pursue, only to come up with a hundred different reasons why it can't be done? Our bills are too high; we're tied down to where we live; our families will disapprove; our dreams won't pay enough-the list goes on and on. This book is the answer to those self-limiting notions.

The authors of Working from Home provide three step-by-step sections on how readers can reverse their mind-set and marshal their resources to begin the business and lifestyle they have always wanted. Paul and Sarah provide a wealth of examples and anecdotes from real-life "practical dreamers" who have overcome the above obstacles and more.

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Review of Undress for Success: The Naked Truth about Making Money at Home (Hardcover)

Finally a work at home book that's written for the 21st century. So much of the other stuff that's out there is pure junk. This book does as the title suggests, tells the truth.

The three sections of the book deal with home jobs, home businesses, and freelancing (which is really a home business but the authors make it a separate section because in it they cover stuff that only pertains to freelancers like which job boards to use when looking for work, how to document your freelance relationships, how to price your services, etc.).

They cover all kinds of stuff I've never seen in another book like what employers hire home-based staff, what they pay, and how to get a job with them. The give specific instructions for how to convince your boss to let you work from home (and offer other special book-buyer-only samples on their web site at http://undress4.success.com). They lay out what ought to be in a freelance contract and how to make sure you get paid for your work. And they offer a neat way of coming up with web-based business ideas and then show you how to go about figuring out if they make sense.

I was so sick of being taken by work at home scams (which they cover in depth in the book) that I was reluctant to buy yet another book about working from home. So I read who some of the people were that gave jacket endorsements and then I went to their web site and saw that they've been quoted in all kind of legit places like the Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and lots of other. I concluded that these guys are the real deal and now, having read the book, I can say I was right.




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Review of Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros by Pros) (Paperback)

This is a great book for start up and existing construction companies alike. It explains many aspects of the business and how things should be done to ensure profitability and longevity. It has helped my company tremendously.

Jim Paulin
Rubicon Construction
Lincoln Park, MI

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Running a small business can be daunting to the contractor whose expertise is in building -- not finance or law. This book helps to demystify the day-to-day challenges that contractors face. Running a Successful Construction Company is acknowledged as the leading book in its field. Includes 50 color photos and drawings.

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Review of How To Be a Successful Technical Trainer: Core Skills for Instructor Certification (Paperback)

This is a very useful book to help prepare for the CTT exam; and considering the fact that it isn't that expensive - I recommend it. However, be aware that it is only a helpful tool and not anywhere close to a complete or comprehensive study guide - although, as far as I know, this is the best thing available. That is because there is almost nothing else available. You can go out to the Comptia site and through them get official materials - however, these materials are EXTREMELY VAGUE & EXTREMELY SUBJECTIVE. In my mind, they really aren't worth getting; and I've had both the Competencies Booklet and their nearly useless Videotape.
This book weighs in at close to 400 pages, but it is a really quick read - even for a slow-poke reader like me. And the 2 authors break the book down to analyze the competencies in real human terms, as opposed to the vague generalities that fill the official booklet. They also provide lots of very helpful & useful observations that will help you as an instructor - even if they don't relate directly to the exam.
There are 2 shortfalls with this book however.
ONE, they have quite a number of practice questions in the book. But these will not prepare you in the least, for the real CTT written exam. Their questions are quite good; but way too straight-forward.The CTT exam is the most insane, subjective exam I've ever seen; and as a bootcamp instructor for nearly 3 years; I've taken close to 100 certification exams from about 8 different vendors. Their questions are a good start, but you need to go out to google and search on "CTT practice". I found 2 practice exams when I took this... Both of these practice question sets were wild & flakey;but they got me in the right frame of mind for the insanity that is the: "CTT written exam" - it was much crazier. And without seeing those practice questions, I would not have even scored 25%, let alone pass. There is a certain type of wrong /insane answer that you need to learn how to recognize in order to pass that test.
THE SECOND SHORTFALL WITH THIS BOOK IS THAT IT SAYS NOTHING TO HELP YOU WITH THE VIDEOTAPE YOU MUST SUBMIT AS THE 2ND STEP TOWARDS THE CTT Certification. It does reprint the CTT handbook that was current when the book was published, and that does contain references to the videotape you must prepare - but it is again, extremely vague. The official videotape that you can get through COMPtia, is likewise, extremely vague, and in my opinion
nearly worthless.
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Product Description
This one-of-a-kind guidebook is designed to help you meet the need for competent trainers in the exploding technology sector. Follow instructional principles approved by the International Board of Standards for Training Performance. Learn to use questions, group dynamics, feedback, and other training tools effectively. Thoroughly addresses training styles and learning needs in 14 delineated principles.

From the Back Cover
As an expert in your technical area, you may be indispensable to those around you. But, until you become a certified trainer, you won't earn the career or financial recognition you deserve. This one-of-a-kind guidebook is designed to help you meet the need for competent trainers in the exploding technology sector. Follow instructional principles approved by the International Board of Standards for Training Performance. In addition to providing step-by-step teaching assistance, and developing your career, this invaluable resource may also help you become a more informed technical expert!

• Apply clearly defined and illustrated principles to your technical training regimen
• Communicate effectively with learners of diverse background and experience
• Convey authority while maintaining your personal style
• Provide positive reinforcement and motivational incentives designed to reach all learners
• Synthesize course information, personalities, and instructional media
• Cultivate multiple training styles to meet individuated learning needs
• Design coaching and feedback strategies, including student evaluations
• Pace lessons appropriately to maximize information absorption
• Determine objectives, evaluate the audience, then deliver effective presentations
• Accommodate training certifications that recognize CTT, including Novel's CNI,Microsoft certifications, Adobe's ACE, Corel's CCI, and Lotus' CLI

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