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The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook: A Professional Guide to Leadership for all PAs, Senior Secretaries, Office Managers and Exec

by Sue France

This new edition of The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants. Placing special emphasis on career...

The New Geography of Jobs

by Enrico Moretti

An economist at Berkeley looks at the major shifts taking place in the U.S. economy and reveals the surprising winners and losers—specifically, which kinds of jobs will drive economic growth and where they’ll...

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

by Chris Guillebeau

In The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau shows you how to lead of life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living.

Still in his early thirties, Chris is on the verge of completing a tour of...

The Damn Good Resume Guide, Fifth Edition: A Crash Course in Resume Writing

by Yana Parker & Beth Brown

One of the best-selling resume books of all time and a trusted resource for job-seekers for nearly three decades, this edition of The Damn Good Resume Guide has been completely revised and updated for today’s...

The $100 Startup

by Chris Guillebeau

Becoming a Rare Find: How Jagged Resumes Lead to Great Jobs--a Companion Guide toThe Rare Find (A Penguin Special from Portfolio)

by George Anders

Why don’t employers take a more optimistic view of people’s potential? Why is there such a fixation on a few bullet-point highlights of candidates’ résumés, to the point that most applicants are quickly...

Work with Passion: How to Do What You Love for a Living

by Nancy Anderson

Nancy Anderson shows us that following our passion and finding our own niche within whatever we are truly passionate about is the most effective and rewarding approach to business.

Get a Job . . . in Nursing: What You Need to Know to Start Your Career

by Adams Media

Whether you're a recent graduate seeking your first job, or a seasoned job hunter looking for a new career challenge, The Get A Job Series is here to help. These concise, indispensable guides offer expert advice...

Conflict Management

by Baden Eunson

Conflict Management is an easy-to-read and high-powered tool for understanding and managing conflict situations. Conflict can spiral out of control, but if you understand how the spiral works you may be able...

1,001 Phrases You Need to Get a Job: The "Hire Me" Words that Set Your Cover Letter, Resume, and Job Interview Apart

by Nancy Schuman & Burton Jay Nadler

Find the right words for the best job!

It's not enough to have the talent and experience to land the right job—you have to be able to put that talent and experience into words. With just the right phrase, you...

Rise: 3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life

by Patty Azzarello & Keith Ferrazzi

A straight-shooting Silicon Valley executive reveals insider career strategies to becoming a great leader, developing your network, succeeding without wasting time, and managing trade-offs between your work...

Getting a Government Job: The Civil Service Handbook

by Peterson's

Getting a Government Job: The Civil Service Handbook offers everything you need for getting a job with the U.S. government. This book describes in detail the advantages and disadvantages of working for the government,...

Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide, The: Success Secrets of a Career Coach

by Roy Cohen

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.

Get Your Next Great Job in Financial Services!

• Powerful finance-specific...

The Finch Effect: The Five Strategies to Adapt and Thrive in Your Working Life

by Nacie Carson

Evolve your work strategy and thrive in today's high-pressure economy

As Darwin famously observed, the beaks of each generation of Galapagos Island finches change to accommodate shifting food resources, allowing...

The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife

by Marc Freedman

“An invaluable and inspiring read”* offering a new perspective to people entering their 50s, 60s, and 70s asking the question: What’s next?

(*Wall Street Journal)

Boost Your Interview IQ 2/E

by Carole Martin

The ultimate guide to acing any interview -- now revised and updated to give you the edge in today's economy

Job interviews aren't discussions; they're oral exams -- and the candidate with all the right answers...

How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ 2/E

by Brad Schepp & Debra Schepp

The definitive guide to social media job hunting—now updated to include GOOGLE+!

Finding your dream job the old way just doesn’t happen anymore. If you want to move up in today’s ultracompetitive job market,...

Introducing Neurolinguistic Programming for Work: A Practical Guide

by Dianne Lowther

A Practical Guide to using NLP techniques to succeed at work.

Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World

by Lindsey Pollak

Get Ready for the Real World

How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It’s the question virtually every college student or recent graduate faces. Now newly revised and updated,...

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Building Your Career

by Jennifer Merritt

Are you looking for a mere job—the kind where you do virtually the same thing day after day, year after year, and spend the hours counting down the minutes until the clock hits five p.m.? Or are you looking...