The About.Com Guide To Job Searching: Tools and Tactics to Help You Get the Job You Want (About.Com Guides) (Turtleback)

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Product Description

The immediacy of the Internet, the accessibility of books, and the experience of About.com Guides are all at your fingertips in this dynamic how-to series!
It's about...getting the advice you need to get the job you want!
Trapped by today's tough job market? Expert Alison Doyle has you covered! The About.com Guide to Job Searching gives you all the information you need to make the right connections, take the necessary steps, and make yourself stand out. With Alison's help, you can start achieving your career goals today! With this authoritative guide, you'll learn how to:

Choose the right career path for you.

Use the best methods for managing your job search.

Apply resume and cover letter techniques guaranteed to get you noticed.

Know where to search for jobs in your field.

Discover inside tips for networking and interviewing.

From writing a good resume and locating the best search engines to what to do when you get an interview, The About.com Guide to Job Searching gives you all you need to land the career of your dreams.

The About.com Guide to Job Searching also includes four types of special features with informative tips and advice:

Ask Your Guide: Alison's expert answers to your toughest job search questions

Tools You Need: Information about researching, purchasing, and using various job search tools and resources

Elsewhere on the Web: Alison's other favorite job search Web sites

What's Hot: The hottest job search trends and tips out there

Plus, you can link back to the About.com Job Searching site for even more information:

A unique Get Linked section at the end of each chapter lists helpful links back to About.com.

Alison's About.com forum offers you the opportunity to post questions, get answers, and trade secrets with other job searchers.

Links to job listings, networking resources, and sample resumes and cover letters that help you get ahead of the competition.

About the Author

Alison Doyle, the About.com Guide to Job Searching, has more than twenty years of experience in human resources, career development, and job searching. She has spent the last fifteen years in a college career services office, currently as Associate Director for Information Technology and Employer Relations. She lives in Stillwater, NY.

Product Details

• Turtleback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598690973
• ISBN-13: 978-1598690972
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #766,905 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The About.com Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Helpful Job Searching Guide, October 21, 2006

By	Susan Heathfield (Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The About.com Guide to Job Searching should be an instant classic in the world of job searching books. What makes the book special is that the writer, Alison Doyle combines her years of experience as a career services professional with current, solid Information Technology knowledge. That's a winning combination for today's job searcher who is Internet savvy and technology-oriented. Unlike some of the long selling job search manuals that seem to have added online job searching as an afterthought, Doyle's book makes online tools, job boards, e-mail, and cell phones an integral part of every aspect of job searching.

I write the Human Resources site at About.com so I have first hand experience of the job searching site which is fully integrated with this job search guidebook. The book really does cover everything you need to know to conduct a successful job search - quickly. And, as an added advantage for the reader, it provides links to all of the rest of the best online resources for job searching.

As an employer, I'd advise job searchers to follow the book's advice. It's on target, demonstrates common sense, and will get your resume and application looked at by potential employers. Written in an engaging style, job search advice is offered with lots of stories from Doyle's years of helping people job search. Doyle's been covering job searching online since 1998 and job searching, in general, for over fifteen years. After reading Doyle's guide, I'd highly recommend it as your one stop guide for job searching.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has all the answers, November 22, 2006

By	Sandra S. Miller - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am about to leave a career that I've worked at for 38 years. This wonderful book arrived just in time for my second career search. When you only know one job it can be hard to know how to find a new career. I can honestly say that now I have several opportunities that I'm ready to explore. This book offers help and advice for everyone, no matter what their age or work situation. I am going to purchase several copies for my friends, some want to work for the first time, and others would like to start new careers. This is the book for all of us!!! Sandy ( a retired teacher from NJ )

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting Edge Job Search Guide, October 17, 2006

By	Mike - See all my reviews

The author expertly integrates a solid print presentation of job search strategies with specific references to helpful online resources which will support job searchers those various phases in the process.

The book is clearly written in simple, jargon free language yet it reflects the sophisticated perspective on an experienced professional in the career devlopment field.