Human Resource Approved Job Interviews & Resumes

Human Resource-Approved Job Interviews & Resumes: Success Secrets from the Hiring Side of the Desk

Author: Michael Schell

Paperback Published: September 2004
Dimensions: 7 x 9 x 0 in
ISBN: 0973167505

Human Resource-Approved Job Interviews & Resumes is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use book that guides a job hunter through the entire hiring process:
# The job search
# Preparation
# The cover letter
# The resume
# The interview
# Follow-up to the interview

Like the rest of the Approved Series, Human Resource-Approved Job Interviews & Resumes is research based. It features interviews with 65 human resource professionals and hiring managers from various industries. Their commentary on the various strategies and approaches

If you've ever wondered what HR professionals really think of your cover letter and resume, then read this book and you'll see what works best. When you get called in for a job interview, learn how to make the best first impression possible, and discover what works best for follow-up.

Covering all the bases for winning the job, this book also includes a Bonus Section (what NOT to do):
# How to annoy the interviewer?guaranteed

Human Resource-Approved Job Interviews & Resumes: read today?use tomorrow.

A respected teacher of sales and marketing skills, with more than 20 years of corporate sales experience, Michael Schell is the President and CEO of The Approved Group Inc. The companies produce, market and license the Approved Series of books and associated workshops. Michael has often thought: If you are going to write a book, write the one you always wanted to read but could never find.

Mike is highly in demand as a keynote speaker. He brings dynamic personal style and great energy to his presentations of the Approved experience, conveying a wealth of insight and advice with refreshing directness and inspiring immediacy. Backed by extensive research and his own first-hand knowledge, Mike's approach engages audiences by illustrating and illuminating the Approved Secrets in a concrete, ready-to-use form that people can apply right away.

"I highly recommend this book to all job-seekers who want to understand the critical fundamentals of the interview. This accurate and succinct guide is inspired by Human Resources professionals on the front lines of recruiting."
-Ed Coyle, VP/National Director, Human Resources International - Division of Vedior

"Mike Schell has produced a practical guide that will differentiate its readers from other job-seekers. His down-to-earth 'secrets' focus on the preferences of hiring professionals, and give insights that must otherwise be gained through hard-won experience. Mike has done a remarkable job illustrating the day-to-day reality of busy HR specialists. Readers will quickly gain an appreciation for what works and what doesn't."
- James H. Reese, CEO, Randstad North America, Member of the Executive Board Randstad Holding

"The book's concept of including useful feedback from today's human-resource professionals is outstanding. It offers clear, insightful ideas that any job-seeker will find useful."
- Lawrence J. Marquit, Director, Planning, and Programs, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University

"Human Resource-Approved Job Interviews & Resumes is an outstanding step-by-step guide to the most effective ways to present yourself to busy HR professionals. It also gives invaluable insights into common mistakes job applicants make, and that you need to avoid."
- Kenneth R. Pederson, Global Design Director for Workforce Planning for The Dow Chemical Company (retired), now President of Executive Talent Management

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