Job Savvy

Job Savvy
Author: LaVerne Ludden
Publisher: Jist Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Career development
ISBN: 9781563708961

Succeeding on any job isn't simple. Most people get fired at least once during their working lives. Many others are unhappy or underemployed, have conflicts with bosses or coworkers, or are passed over for raises and promotions. Job Savvy is about keeping a job and getting ahead.

Sasha Savvy Loves to Code

Sasha Savvy Loves to Code
Author: Sasha Ariel Alston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017-06-02
Genre: Camps
ISBN: 9780997135428

Sasha Savvy decides to give Coding Camp a chance even though she thinks it will be boring and doesn't think she is good with computer stuff. Sasha's mom, a Software Developer, gives her a unique formula to help her remember how to code but will it be enough to get her through a challenging first day of camp with bugs everywhere?

HACK THE JOB

HACK THE JOB
Author: MADHUKAR RAJ
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2018-02-12
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1642490628

One of the simple hacks shared in this book helped the author move from a $22,000 a year job to a $65,000 a year job in one month. Just one hack was worth $43,000! While such results are not typical or guaranteed, one of these hacks may be just what you need to kick start, boost, salvage or secure your career. Employment has turned into a high-speed roller coaster ride for employees over the last couple of years. And job automation is snatching away their safety restraints midway exposing them to the real threat of a dangerous plunge. Employees have to throw away the old rulebook and instead hack their way to success and security in a lopsided battle for jobs against intelligent machines in what is predicted to be an unprecedentedly competitive future. Over 2100 years of collective experiences of employees around the world are bundled into this comprehensive yet practical hack book! This indispensable book arms you with powerful hacks that you can apply to: Gain clarity on the fundamental reasons why you work or want a job Find your first or next dream job by confidently clearing interviews Transform your current job into a dream job by bridging the gap Become the master key that can unlock any type of Boss Recognize what your organization really expects from its employees Gain insight into what happens behind the scenes in management Determine if it’s time to consider a job or career change Ace your performance appraisals to receive the highest rating Get elevated to higher positions quickly Obtain the maximum hike percentages and bonuses Salvage and boost a stagnating career Minimize your chances of being fired or laid off Bounce back quickly from a job loss situation Adopt the right strategy to ride the job automation wave Minimize stress and achieve a better work-personal life balance Deal with a mid-life or mid-career crisis “If an employee will read only one book in an entire lifetime, it has to be this one!”

Land the Tech Job You Love

Land the Tech Job You Love
Author: Andy Lester
Publisher: Pragmatic Life
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781934356265

This title shows you how to make and maintain the connections that will drive your future career moves. It pulls no punches and lays out the details for what gets you an interview, and gets you hired in a job in the technical world that makes you happy.

Survival of the Savvy

Survival of the Savvy
Author: Rick Brandon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2004-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0743262549

Discusses how to eliminate unethical behavior at the workplace, demonstrating how to master corporate politics ethically through an understanding of political styles and an application of strategies in such areas as networking and idea promotion.

Great on the Job

Great on the Job
Author: Jodi Glickman
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-05-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1429923806

Great on the Job offers a much-needed "people skills" primer and masterclass in all facets of workplace communication Do you know how to ask for help at work without sounding dumb? Do you know how to get valuable and useful feedback from your colleagues? Have you mastered your professional elevator pitch so that every time you meet someone, they remember and are impressed by you? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, you need Great on the Job. In 2008, Jodi Glickman launched Great on the Job, a communications consulting firm whose distinguished client list includes Harvard Business School, Wharton, The Stern School of Business, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup. Now, Glickman's three-step training program is available in book form for the first time. With case studies, micro strategies, and example language, readers will learn communication skills that can be practiced and implemented immediately. In today's economy, it's not typically the smartest, hardest working or most technically savvy who succeed. Instead, the ability to communicate well is often the most important precursor to success in the workplace. So whether you're a star performer or a struggling novice, Great on the Job will give you the building blocks you need for every conversation you'll have at work.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Interview Questions And Answers

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Interview Questions And Answers
Author: Sharon McDonnell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440696403

“When can you start?” Giving compelling answers to interview questions can make the difference between winning a job and unemployment. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide® to Interview Questions and Answers will arm you with answers to the 150 toughest interview questions. Whether you read the book cover-to-cover to prepare for an initial interview or uses it as a last-minute reference on the way to a final interview, you will be prepared to offer clear, concise, and thoughtful answers. You’ll also learn what questions to ask your interviewer to help you figure out if the job is right for you. • Pocket size gives you easy-to-access information to prepare for an interview. • Helps you understand what information interviewers are really trying to uncover with their questions.

The 2-Hour Job Search

The 2-Hour Job Search
Author: Steve Dalton
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1607741717

A job-search manual that gives career seekers a systematic, tech-savvy formula to efficiently and effectively target potential employers and secure the essential first interview. The 2-Hour Job Search shows job-seekers how to work smarter (and faster) to secure first interviews. Through a prescriptive approach, Dalton explains how to wade through the Internet’s sea of information and create a job-search system that relies on mainstream technology such as Excel, Google, LinkedIn, and alumni databases to create a list of target employers, contact them, and then secure an interview—with only two hours of effort. Avoiding vague tips like “leverage your contacts,” Dalton tells job-hunters exactly what to do and how to do it. This empowering book focuses on the critical middle phase of the job search and helps readers bring organization to what is all too often an ineffectual and frustrating process.

Get A Job In 30 Days Or Less: A Realistic Action Plan for Finding the Right Job Fast

Get A Job In 30 Days Or Less: A Realistic Action Plan for Finding the Right Job Fast
Author: Matthew J. DeLuca
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1999-08-17
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780071366748

The dynamic 30-day plan for finding and landing a great job. The job market is vibrant. Employee turnover is high. People seeking new challenges have no reason to delay. They can grab this savvy career guide and propel themselves quickly into the right job - whether they're starting out, moving up, or simply looking for a more comfortable fit. The bestselling author of Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions walks readers through a detailed, 30-day strategy for success that covers every step from targeting job goals to writing better resumes and giving better interviews. Daily and weekly checklists, to-do lists, exercises, and real-life examples help keep candidates on the fast track. An entire chapter devoted to cyber-searching shows how, where, and why to look for jobs online.

Back to Methuselah

Back to Methuselah
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1421839555

One day early in the eighteen hundred and sixties, I, being then a small boy, was with my nurse, buying something in the shop of a petty newsagent, bookseller, and stationer in Camden Street, Dublin, when there entered an elderly man, weighty and solemn,