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Due to overwhelming job loss, millions of people are struggling to find jobs. Many will turn to small-business entrepreneurship. This book shows how to get financing in hard times for small business loans. It provides up-to-date coverage on the implications of Obama’s stimulus initiatives on SBA programs.
Start Your Own Business and Hire Yourself: Insider Tips for Successful…
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Write a winning resume and land that job interview!
Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you’re offered an interview? With a recession that has caused a 10% unemployment rate affecting 15.3 million Americans, having a winning resume is vital to securing an interview-and it demands a fresh look at how you write your resumes and market yourself.
Whether you’re entering the job market for the first time, looking for a new job after a lay off, or changing…
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In this definitive guide, Forrest Mosten–an internationally recognized mediation expert–helps would-be mediators answer the critical question “Do I have the values, skills, personality, and commitment necessary to mediate?”
A comprehensive resource, the book also explores a wealth of timely topics including the need to establish standards of the profession, how to maintain confidentiality, the pros and cons of co-mediation, and the place of mediation in the process of court and law reform. Straightforward and reader-friendly, the Mediation Career Guide is filled with practice tips, self-surveys, diagrams,…
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This book originates from the research project ‘New discourses in labour law’ held at the European University Institute. A detailed analysis of part-time work regulation is presented for seven European countries, in order to ascertain how internal domestic choices of the legislatures have merged into the ‘Open method of co-ordination’. The impact of European employment policies is considered in parallel with the implementation of the Directive on part-time work, thus providing a complete overview of both soft and hard law mechanisms available to national policy-makers. In this original…
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One of the best-selling real estate career books of all time is back and better than ever! Your Successful Real Estate Career has long been the bible for countless aspiring real estate professionals. The book takes readers through the many opportunities and challenges they’re likely to face, so they know what to expect and how best to succeed. Now updated and expanded, the fifth edition of this indispensable resource offers all-new research and up-to-the-minute information and guidance on the constantly shifting marketplace.
Along with practical tools and enlightening…
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A series of structural reforms have led to a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean becoming more market-oriented and open to the rest of the world. This book examines the impact of these changes and provides a detailed picture of progress to date.
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Each year millions of individuals face numerous barriers to employment. This book catalogs over 100 employability barriers that prevent many people from finding a good job and advancing their career.
Overcoming Barriers to Employment: A Step-by-Step Guide to Career Success
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As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there’s much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek — an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions.
With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job life
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Even within the nursing field, there are a variety of positions, and this book shows samples of resumes and cover letters that worked for real people. This title will be a valuable resource to nursing professionals who seek clinical nursing or administrative positions. Newly minted nurses and newcomers to the field will learn how to show off their clinical rotations to best advantage. Nurses often change fields, too, and the book includes resumes of nurses who have successfully transitioned into pharmaceutical sales and other areas. A “bonus” of…
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Face it–words matter when it comes to getting noticed, getting the interview, and getting the job. In this invaluable guide to crafting the pitch that opens doors, staffing experts Schuman and Nadler give you hundreds of tools to make that happen. You will no longer struggle to find the phrases that best highlight your achievements; instead, you’ll garner attention with such smart options as:
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