Download or read book Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview Hundreds of Ready to Use Phrases That Succinctly Demonstrate Your Skills Your Experience and Your Value in Any Interview Situation written by Carole Martin and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of interview-acing words and phrases to land you the job In a job interview, every word counts. That's why you need to make sure you'll be prepared with exactly the right answers to any question an interviewer might throw at you. With Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview, you will be equipped to handle even the toughest questions. This ready reference supplies you with: The best answers to a wide range of interview questions, from icebreaker questions about experience to questions about specific skills to the dreaded "Why did you leave (or get fired from) your last job?" Exercises and resources that help you prepare for the big day Tips on words to avoid and on how you can convince a potential employer that you are perfect for the job

Download or read book Perfect Phrases for Negotiating Salary and Job Offers Hundreds of Ready to Use Phrases to Help You Get the Best Possible Salary Perks or Promotion written by Matthew DeLuca and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-11-21 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The right phrase for every situation . . . every time The latest guide in the top-selling, easy-to-use Perfect Phrases series gives you the correct vocabulary to use to get the best salary or job offer possible. Using words and phrases that take away the taboo surrounding the subject of money, you can ask for what you want-and deserve-with confidence. Provides quick, easy steps that prepare readers for salary negotiations, job interviews, or performance reviews, giving them the competitive edge

Download or read book Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews written by Tony Beshara and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The job market is full of qualified applicants--which means the next position you apply for will be filled by the candidate who gives the right answers. How confident are you that your responses are distinguishing you from the competition? When it's time to choose between a candidate who is perfect on paper and one who is persuasive in person, there’s no contest. After all, almost every applicant who makes it to the interview process looks fabulous on a résumé. So employers have to make gut-level evaluations based on the candidates’ answers to the interview questions. Hiring expert Tony Beshara knows the words that trigger “yes” in the minds of employers--and in this book, he arms candidates with hundreds of ready-to-use responses to even the toughest interview questions. Covering entry-level to executive positions and encompassing all industries, Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews propels job seekers through every stage of the process. Beshara will show you the power phrases to: Get your foot in the door Clearly communicate your skills, strengths, and experience Make a great impression at the crucial opening and close Score high on the likability factor Dispel lingering concerns about work history Give follow-up emails real impact Negotiate a strong job offer Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews provides candidates with hundreds of ready-to-use responses to even the toughest interview questions, giving professionals the right words to make the difference every time.

Download or read book Perfect Phrases for Perfect Hiring Hundreds of Ready to Use Phrases for Interviewing and Hiring the Best Employees Every Time written by Lori Davila and published by Mcgraw-hill. This book was released on 2007-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Right Phrase for Every Situation…Every Time Hiring the right person is crucial to business success. You need to know what to say to attract the best applicants, what to ask during the interview, and how to communicate your expectations and goals. Perfect Phrases for Perfect Hiring arms you with the right words for every stage of the hiring process-from early recruiting and reference checking, to final interviews and orientation. Using the book's hundreds of sample phrases and questions, you'll find exactly what to say and do to find just the person you're looking for. Inside you'll find winning phrases to help you Separate the winners from the losers before the interview Find out everything you need to know during the interview Establish a strong working relationship after the interview Packed with the exact phrase to express yourself in any hiring scenario, Perfect Phrases for Perfect Hiring gives you the communication help you need to get the best players on your winning team.

Download or read book What to Say in Every Job Interview How to Understand What Managers are Really Asking and Give the Answers that Land the Job written by Carole Martin and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-12-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF . . ." Decode the hidden meaning behind interview questions and prepare the perfect answer to land the job During a job interview, there are no right or wrong answers, just better and worse answers. When you rethink the process in those terms, you'll gain a huge advantage over the competition. What to Say in Every Job Interview shows you how to focus on the factors of the job, rather than answering questions "correctly." As a professional interviewer, Carole Martin has spent years on the other side of the desk. She knows exactly what she’s looking for in every job candidate and exactly how to find it. Now, she reveals all the secrets. Martin gives you a holistic plan for preparing yourself to best answer every interviewer's three primary concerns: Can you perform the job? Are you a good fit with the company culture? Can the company afford you? What to Say in Every Job Interview shows you where to find the critical factor interviewers seek with each question and how to present yourself in the best possible way on the spot and under pressure.

Download or read book The Job Interview Phrase Book written by Nancy Schuman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In today's marketplace it is critical that you stand out in a crowd." --Eric Winegardener, Vice President, Monster Worldwide In today's tightening job market, the interview is a key stage. But too often in job interviews, candidates freeze and can't find the words they need to make the best impression. Now this clear, concise guide shows the best way to answer all the essential questions, such as: How do you get along with others at work? "I value good support from my coworkers . . ." Where do you expect to be in five years? "Working for this company in a position of responsibility . . ." What motivates you? "I like working on a project all the way through, from conception to . . ." How do you manage your time? "I put aside the start of the day for major projects, and then . . ." How do you solve a problem? "I start by looking at all the possible causes . . ." Also included: A breakdown of phrases by industry, giving you a leg up in some of the best job markets in today's economy. In a competitive market, interview skills are among the most important advantages job seekers can have. This book shows you how to hone those skills for success--one word at a time.

Download or read book Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews written by Tony Beshara and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The job market is awash with qualified applicants. Yet employers rarely select based solely on merit. Instead, most hiring decisions are gut-level evaluations made in the first few minutes of an interview. What people say determines who lands a job and who does not. Hiring expert Tony Beshara knows the words that trigger 'yes' in the minds of employers - and in his handy new book, he arms candidates with hundreds of ready-to-use responses to even the toughest interview questions. Covering entry-level to executive positions and encompassing all industries, this quick-reference guide propels job seekers through every stage of the process. Readers learn power phrases to: Get their foot in the door; Clearly communicate their skills, strengths, and experience - and why they would be a perfect fit; Make a great impression at the crucial opening and close; Score high on the likability factor; Dispel lingering concerns about work history; Give follow-up emails real impact; Negotiate a strong job offer; And more After all, when it's time to choose between a candidate who is perfect on paper and one who is persuasive in person, there's no contest. Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews gives you the right words to make the difference every time.

Download or read book Perfect Phrases for Writing Job Descriptions written by Carole Martin and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR THE RIGHT SITUATION—EVERY TIME Perfect Phrases for Writing Job Descriptions helps you craft job descriptions that attract the best talent and accurately convey job responsibilities. And after you find that ideal candidate, this valuable resource will assist you with performance reviews, goal setting, and accountability. Hundreds of tips, examples, and sample phrases to help you: Get candidates excited about opportunities in your company Attract and recruit the very best talent Foster communication between supervisors and employees Evaluate performance and provide clear feedback to new employees

Download or read book Boost Your Interview IQ 2 E written by Carole Martin and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to acing any interview—revised and updated to give you the edge in today’s competitive job market Job interviews aren’t discussions; they’re oral exams—and the candidate with all the right answers gets the job. Boost Your Interview IQ, Second Edition, helps you ace that big test with skill-building exercises, an in-depth “Interview IQ” test, and other resources to let you craft winning answers to the most important questions interviewers ask. In these pages, you’ll discover ways to present your experiences in a compelling narrative that showcases your skills, knowledge, and personality—and you’ll learn the right way to answer tricky “behavioral” questions like a pro. Plus you’ll get interview strategies custom tailored to the needs of management/executive-level candidates, new graduates, career changers, and people reentering the market. In today’s tough job market, the best-prepared candidate wins—and in this economy you’re going to need every advantage to set you apart from the pack. Boost Your Interview IQ is the book that delivers the right tools to do the job of GETTING the job.

Download or read book Perfect Phrases for Job Seekers EBOOK BUNDLE written by Michael Betrus and published by McGraw-Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the right words for landing the job of your dreams Three great books in a single eBook package! There are three core parts to the process of landing the job of your dreams—writing a killer resume, crafting a dynamic cover letter that will get you in the door, and scoring big points on the face-to-face interview. The language you use in each one is what will make or break your efforts. Because you have to master all three skills to succeed, we’ve combined our top guides to using the kind of words and language that resonate the most with anyone involved in the hiring process. This triple-eBook package includes: Perfect Phrases for Resumes / Perfect Phrases for Cover Letters / Perfect Phrases for the Perfect Interview Each book contains hundreds of ready-to-use phrases, tips, and techniques that have been proven to get results. These step-by-step guides are filled with powerful language for virtually every situation—from networking and corresponding via email to conveying your goals in a way that impresses decision-makers to preparing yourself for any question an interviewer throws your way. With Perfect Phrases for Getting a Job, you’ll be armed with the language you need to beat out the competition at every turn in your job hunt.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book Perfect Phrases for Resumes written by Michael Betrus and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-07-19 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it's interviewing for a job, evaluating employee performance, setting goals for the future, or keeping customers happy, the Perfect Phrases series has the tools for precise, effective business communication. Distilling complex ideas into specific phrases that diplomatically and honestly depict the concepts at hand, this invaluable series provides: Ways to enhance customer service in any business Dialogues and scripts to practice interactions with customers or employees--tailorable to any industry or company culture The best answers to a wide range of interview questions Tips for documenting performance issues and conducting face-to-face reviews In this book, packed with phrases organized both by skill and by profession, job seekers at any level and in any industry will easily find the best wording to craft outstanding resumes.

Download or read book 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions written by Ronald W. Fry and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Download or read book 1 001 Phrases You Need to Get a Job written by Nancy Schuman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 can highlight your achievements in your resume, make the cover letter pitch that sets you apart from the crowd, and underscore your unique skill set in the interview that lands you the job. In 1,001 Phrases You Need to Get a Job, employment gurus Nancy Schuman and Burton Jay Nadler show you how to walk the walk and talk the talk you need to win the job you want.

Download or read book The Complete Book of Perfect Phrases for Successful Job Seekers written by Michael Betrus and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2008-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of Perfect Phrases for Job Seekers shows how to project the right image, sound professional, and convey their experience in the best light possible. Expert career coaches Michael Betrus and Carole Martin provide the precise phrases for every stage--from writing the cover letter to putting together a resume to blowing them away at the interview--helping you stand out from all the other applicants.

Download or read book Perfect Phrases for Office Professionals Hundreds of ready to use phrases for getting respect recognition and results in today s workplace written by Meryl Runion and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME As an office professional, you are the point person for critical day-to-day activities. That means effective communication with your manager and internal and external stakeholders is key to the success of your office and organization. Perfect Phrases for Office Professionals has hundreds of ready-to-use phrases for any situation you’re likely to face. From defining your role in the office to promoting interdepartmental communication to getting the credit you deserve, this handy, quick-reference guide provides the most effective language to: Establish a quality relationship with your manager Clarify and manage assignments Get results without formal authority Handle customer complaints like a pro