Killer CVs & Hidden Approaches 2nd edition
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Killer CVs & Hidden Approaches 2nd edition by Graham Perkins
Job Security is gone forever. The time is right for ambitious individuals to take control of their own careers. In today's increasingly competitive world of business, no one can afford to sit and wait for opportunities to fall into their lap. Now more than ever, you have to know how to sell yourself in the job market, and have the determination to get yourself through the door and to the interview. Packed full of hints, tips and techniques that made the first edition so popular, the new edition of Killer CVs and Hidden Approaches is the perfect aid to developing your creative job campaign. Written by someone who spent 20 years as an executive search and selection consultant before moving into career counseling, this book shows you what it looks like from the other side of the desk, giving you the inside track which will enable you to steal a march on the competition. It shows you: how to open hidden doors to making a fantastic impression on paper - and then in person insider tips on preparing for an interview, doing your research, presenting yourself on paper and in person and performance on the day How to access jobs that never find their way into advertisements or pass through the hands of the headhunters identify your competitive edge and develop a winning psychology create killer CVs and winning speculative letters build great networks and get the most from head hunters and recruitment agencies. This new edition has been fully revised and updated throughout and includes: a new chapter on exploiting the full potential of the internet - identifying future employers, raising your profile, making speculative approaches and forming the right contacts. tips on using e-mail for job applications, emailing CVs and how to represent yourself electronically.
Currently practicing as a freelance career counselor and writer, Graham Perkins has a wealth of experience on which to draw when it comes to advising executives on the management of their careers. Graham started life by training as an accountant with a Unilever subsidiary. After qualifying as an ACMA, he joined International Computers where he spent five years, ending up as Forecasting Manager. Then, following a spell as a Financial Controller in the construction industry, he moved into executive recruitment, ultimately heading up the Executive Search and Selection Division of Touche Ross Management Consultants. Graham is the author of a number of articles on career management, and of several books including Snakes and Ladders? - an ambitious executive's guide to headhunters and how to handle them, Pitman Publishing, 1991.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780273652465 |
| ISBN 10 | 027365246X |
| Title | Killer CVs & Hidden Approaches 2nd edition |
| Author | Graham Perkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education Limited |
| Year published | 2000-10-23 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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