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Carol Covin (Author)
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Book Description

April 2002
Shows computer professional where the best jobs are and how to get them. The Best Computer Jobs in America Minutes from Home is the sixth in a series of books designed to give techies an edge. Covins Guide provides the corporate research techies do not have time for, to bring their resumes to the top of the stack.

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"... the book provides a series of 'armchair interviews.'" -- Computer Digest

"Stellar! An amazing resource for job-hunters." -- Brian Barton, Author, The High-Tech Survival Guide

"Stellar! An amazing resource for job-hunters." -- Brian Barton, Author, The High-Tech Survival Guide

"[Covin's Guide] does more than give basic background, it gives a sense of the culture of different companies." -- Marcus Renaldi, Founder, Pink Slip Party

"[This guide] ... gives a sense of the culture of different companies. A great resource for those in the job market." -- Marcus Renaldi, founder, Pink Slip Party

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Continuing Covin's series of job guides, The Best Computer Jobs in America extends the author's reach to a national audience. Companies that have been identified by national magazines as the best places to work have been profiled through the prism of their technology. Here is the reference guide that lets techies shine in an interview by being informed when they walk in the door as to what interviewers are looking for.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Twenty Minutes Press (April 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0971784604
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971784604
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,306,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Carol L. Covin (1947- ) was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Texas. She is the author of seven books, all based on interviews with experts, first top computer executives, and recently, mothers and grandmothers. She met her husband on a blind date in a snowstorm, has two sons and two grandchildren. Her current efforts are split between interviews for the next book and the cancer research company she started in 2008, to which all profits from her Granny-Guru books are devoted.

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very Dangerous: Very Out-Of-Date, October 9, 2006
This review is from: The Best Computer Jobs in America: 20 Minutes from Home (Paperback)
This book is from 2002...might as well be from another galaxy with the changes in the IT field since then.

Many of the companies mentioned in this book are out of business or severely shrunk. Look at Interwoven (NASDAQ: IWOV), for example: book talks about people getting BMWs. Well, maybe when their stock was at nearly 200...not so much at 12.

Amazon really shouldn't even list this book, it's so obsolete.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot keep the book for myself, June 3, 2002
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As soon as I received this book, friends and acquaintances borrowed my copy to help them in their job search. They all say that this book is the most concise reference that they have found to begin an initial job search and is very helpful in targeting their search to those companies looking for their skills. They also report this reference is the only reference they found that is able to identify relevant companies near their home.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of tips, tricks fill this solid career resource, January 6, 2003
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The Best Computer Jobs In America: 20 Minutes From Home by Carol L. Covin (a 25-year veteran of the computer industry) is a straightforward, thoroughly "user friendly" guide to finding and getting the best computer jobs available in America today. Listings of corporations; their locations and contact information; the requirements and computer skills they need; techniques for business interviews; an overview of what each job requires; and a wealth of tips, tricks fill this solid career resource from cover to cover. If you are seeking a job in the computer industry, then give a careful reading to Carol Covin's The Best Computer Jobs In America!
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