Monday, February 1, 2010

New Books @ The Huntington Public Library

Job Hunter's Survival Guide by Richard Nelson Boles
This book offers one hundred pages of lifesaving advice for people out of work. It is an "emergency, essential-only guide" to finding a job, even your dream job, in a challenging economic climate from the author of the classic career guide "What Color is your Parachute".


Career Comeback by Lisa Johnson Mandell
Mandell provides ten strategies for putting a youthful spin on resumes, Web pages, and personal presentation. CAREER COMEBACK offers the ultimate makeover to-do list: From "botoxing" your resume by deleting dates and early jobs, tech-savvy tricks for starting and improving your website or blog and online networking, to updating your wardrobe, Mandell shares the secrets that will get mid-career job seekers noticed and on the payroll.

Navigating the job hunt—already a tough task during an economic downturn—is especially difficult for veterans hoping to transition into a civilian career. A major obstacle they face is to write a resume that resonates with civilian hiring managers and recruiters. Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions shows veterans exactly how to market their skills and experience and translate them into language their resume readers will understand. This book features a collection of superior professionally written resumes designed for veterans and ex-military job seekers. In addition to 180 pages of sample resumes, this book provides winning job search strategies, sound resume-writing advice, and tips for creating and using electronic resumes.