Product Description
Having a successful career is far too important to leave to chance.
Can the internet help you find the right job? Does approaching employers by email give you the edge on the competition? First impressions are everything - go into that interview with confidence. And when you land that dream job, how do you make the right impression from the outset? This is book is a toolkit for career action. From practical tips on how to write a CV and letters of application to personality profiling, preparing for assessment centres and planning presentations, this step-by-step workbook gives you all you need to build your own career plan and have the confidence to achieve your new found goals. This fully revised and updated new edition of the best selling
36 Steps to the Job You Want is packed full of the practical, no-nonsense job searching guidance and career advice that made the previous edition so popular.
About the Author A Fellow of the Institute of Personnel Directors,
Malcolm Hornby has had a varied career spanning both teaching and sales before entering human resources and becoming the personnel manager of a large pharmaceutical corporation. He then established himself as a human resources consultant and, 10 years ago, founded Delta Management consultancy through which he runs a range of training programmes on communication and interpersonal skills, team building and leadership. He also trains the trainers of equivalent courses. Malcolm advises businesses on managerial appointments through assessment centres and runs popular outplacement workshops based on this book to help those who have been made redundant find the job they want with minimum stress and maximum success.
From the Publisher
FTPH , Publisher's commentsHaving a successful career is far too important to leave to chance.
Packed full of the practical, no-nonsense jobsearching guidance and career advice that made the previous edition so popular, this bestselling guide will help you
- identify what makes you valuable to employers
- set your own career and life goals
- develop techniques to get you the job you want.
This new edition includes invaluable tips on
- using the internet to find the right job
- approaching employers by email
- boosting your employability through electronic & IT skills
- making the right impression when you start your new job
plus an expanded section on interviewing dos and donts.
From practical tips on how to write a CV and letters of application to personality profiling, preparing for assessment centres and planning presentations, this step-by-step workbook gives you all you need to build your own career plan and have the confidence to achieve your new found goals.
Take control of your life, plan your career and get the job you want.