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10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College: The Know-How You Need to Succeed 4 reviews
William D. Coplin
Ten Speed Press, 2003
Developing the Complete Package
The book points out that college students need to develop real-world know-how in ten crucial skill groups:
Work Ethic
Physical Performance
Speaking
Writing
Teamwork
Influencing People
Research
Number Crunching
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
A degree might get your foot in the door, but having these skills will make you a valuable employee. I agree with the author that if a work ...
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501+ Great Interview Questions For Employers And The Best Answers For Prospective Employees7 reviews
Dianna Podmoroff
Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2005
Best Resource for Novice or Expert Interviewer
Taking a different approach to finding the perfect employees, this book is a fun resource for even the most experienced interviewer or job seeker. Dianna Podmoroff is an experienced author of similar books, and does not disappoint with this one. Each chapter deals with a specific job related skill; such as assessing analytical and problem solving ability, interpersonal skills and conflict ...
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The Career Portfolio Workbook: Using the Newest Tool in Your Job-Hunting Arsenal to Impress Employers and ...5 reviews
Frank Satterthwaite, Gary D'Orsi
McGraw-Hill, 2002
A must have
I know you've heard it before, buy this book and great things will happen. This book is different. It offers easy to read, true to life examples of what it is really like when your out looking for a job or promotion. The authors base the workbook on how you can set yourself apart from your competition. I was very hesitant at first but gave the career portfolio a try. The step by step ...
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American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law, 2nd Edition: Everything Every Employer and Employee Needs to ...2 reviews
American Bar Association
Random House Reference, 2006
Easy to read gold mine of information
I started doing some contract work as a recruiter and I needed a well written legal guide to employment law and this is it. A great reference and well as book you can read thru to give yourself a primer on employment law. A must for the small business owner who has employees
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The Employer's Legal Handbook 10 reviews
Fred S. Steingold
NOLO, 2007
Completely helpful
For a small company, this book was just what we needed. It outlined different state requirements, some common pitfalls, and provided sample text for editing. Overall, just what we needed to be a professional little business.
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A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation15 reviews
J. Kevin Sheehan
True Gifts Publishing, 2007
Wonderful Gift
Kevin Sheehan has simplified the great qualities of important leaders and placed them in an entertaining text. A gift which I have passed on to my dearest friends, this book is both inspirational and educational. My highest recommendation.
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The New Health Insurance Solution: How to Get Cheaper, Better Coverage Without a Traditional Employer Plan 29 reviews
Paul Zane Pilzer
Wiley, 2007
Invaluable help in navigating the health insurance maze
An excellent,indeed invaluable book with concrete, thorough information and advice on how to get good health insurance coverage, especially aimed at those not covered or unsatisfactorily covered by group health insurance plans. The author has done an immense service by writing this book. It is the best book I have found on this subject, by far!
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101 Best Cover Letters13 reviews
Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus
McGraw-Hill, 1999
Great Example Book of Cover Letters
Jay Block has done an excellent job of pulling together great examples of cover letters that cross various industries and careers. It is indexed, so finding examples in certain positions or industries are easy to find.
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101 Best Resumes: Endorsed by the Professional Association of Resume Writers20 reviews
Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus
McGraw-Hill, 1997
Good Pick
My wife got me this book for Christmas through Amazon.com to follow up with my New Year's resolution to look for new opportunities in healthcare. This book is pretty good - it has a lot of varying kinds of resumes and good tips for overall job search, interviewing, and networking.
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Brand From the Inside: Eight Essentials to Emotionally Connect Your Employees to Your Business2 reviews
Libby Sartain, Mark Schumann
Jossey-Bass, 2006
Internal marketing with an HR twist
This predictable book on branding has a slight twist: aim your branding efforts at your employees as well as at your customers. Simple enough. Authors Libby Sartain and Mark Schumann have boiled employer branding down to eight essentials. Generally, they focus on their core concept with a positive orientation toward employees, although their lists, checklists and lists within lists do get ...
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HR Handbook for California Employers
CalBizCentral
CalChamber, 2008
An easy-to-use guide to understanding and complying with California Employment Laws, including Hiring Employees, Developing Policies, Providing Benefits, Paying Employees, Ensuring Workplace Safety, Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, and Ending the Employment Relationship.
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Military-to-Civilian Resumes and Letters, 3rd Edition: How to Best Communicate Your Strengths to Employers ...1 review
Carl S. Savino
Impact Publications, 2007
Transitioning to the civilian work world can be filled with challenge
Transitioning to the civilian work world can be filled with challenge, especially for those who don't have a resume detailing their goals and objectives. That's why Military to Civilian: Resumes and Letters is so important: it provides an outline of a simple job search process geared to the military, identifies 12 major mistakes, and packs in examples of over a hundred resumes and nearly 30 ...
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Developing/Implementing a Corporate University
Jeffrey W. Grenzer
HRD Press, Inc., 2006
A step-by-step guide on how to create a corporate university that works in your culture Developing and Implementing a Corporate University By Jeffrey Grenzer As more and more companies see the value and competitive strengths of corporate universities, this book fills a need by addressing how to create a university based on your corporation s culture, needs and short- and long-term strategies. While there is no single right way to ...
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Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off: What Your Employer Doesn't Want You to Know About How to Fight Back11 reviews
Alan L. Sklover
Holt Paperbacks, 2000
Essential information helpfully presented
The problem is that when we have a job we tend to invest in the illusion of security. We also feel disloyal to our employer if we prepare for the time of separation. The funny thing is that when the whack comes (and to often it is as unforseen as club to the back of the head) you can bet that the company has prepared very carefully every aspect of our severance package before they apply that hit ...
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Asperger Syndrome An Owner's Manual 2 For Older Adolescents and Adults: What You, Your Parents and Friends, ...1 review
Ellen S. Heller Korin
Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2007
Attention all people with AS who think you are doing fine--START WITH THIS BOOK!
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) who want to live up to their full potential as a productive member of society need to read this book. If you don't mind being ostracized except by your closest friends, then don't bother. But if you feel you have talents and interests that you'd like to pursue by getting and holding down a job, you'd better read this book. It will help you become aware of ...
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The Corporate University Workbook: Launching the 21st Century Learning Organization4 reviews
Kevin Wheeler
Pfeiffer, 2005
A road map for talent development ...
From strategic visioning through measuring success, this practical workbook provides tools, guidelines and even a dozen templates in the enclosed CD. Mr. Wheeler shares best practices, from years of experience and research. With the lead from product advances shrinking, human talent will become a major competitive differentiator. I highly recommend for anyone challenged to support your ...
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The American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law: Everything You Need to Know About Your Rights as an ...8 reviews
American Bar Association, ABA
Random House Reference, 1997
ABA Guide to Workplace Law
This order was received earlier than expected and has proved a useful reference guide.
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Vault Guide to the Top Real Estate Employers, 2006 Edition (Vault Guide to the Top Real Estate Employers) 2 reviews
Vault Editors
Vault, Inc., 2006
Useful but didn't do what I wanted
This is an interesting book if you want to read about the biggest public players in Real Estate. But nothing in the book really helped me land a job.
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Action Reflection Learning (TM): Solving Real Business Problems by Connecting Learning with Earning1 review
Isabel Rimanoczy, Ernie Turner
Davies-Black Publishing, 2008
A top pick for any business or education college-level library
ACTION REFLECTION LEARNING: SOLVING REAL BUSINESS PROBLEMS BY CONNECTING LEARNING WITH EARNING covers the basics of supporting fundamental changes in behaviors to encourage learning. Stories, journal entries, dialogues and other styles of case history examples from real life power a hands-on guide to Action Reflection Learning in practice, surveying its concepts, how they are applied, and how ...
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When They Won't Quit: A Call to Action for Families, Friends and Employers of Alcohol and Drug-Addicted People7 reviews
Bruce Cotter
Pathway Book Service, 2002
Alive Magazine
"The primary beneficiaries of this work would be those who are feeling overwhelmed and do not know where to begin in their quest to understand and assist those who 'won't quit'. A recovering alcoholic, Bruce Cotter has written an account that provides important information on the nature of chemical dependency in a manner that is easily understood and potentially empowering for its target ...
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