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Job Search Handbook for People With Disabilities: A Complete Career Planning and Job Search Guide, 3rd Ed

Job Search Handbook for People With Disabilities: A Complete Career Planning and Job Search Guide, 3rd Ed

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This extensive handbook shows people with disabilities how to overcome obstacles they encounter when searching for employment. Readers learn how to identify their strengths, explore career options, and navigate the hidden job market. They also gain tips for writing resumes, cover letters, and other forms of job search communication, as well as guidance for performing well in interviews.

Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities features helpful information on employment laws and the rights they provide. It teaches readers when and how to disclose disabilities to a potential employer and lends additional guidance for success on the job.

This new edition has been updated throughout to include new information on assessment instruments, social networking, and the Job Accommodation Network. It also provides new information on online resources and up-to-date job search techniques.

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The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference

The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference

  • ISBN13: 9780940069596
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FINALIST 2008 Book of the Year Awards, Career Category, ForeWord Magazine

A must read for anyone hoping to launch a nonprofit career! Nonprofits need talented, creative people with all types of skills and experiences. The Nonprofit Career Guide will help you find the best opportunity for you and your interests.

This hands-on guide is filled with practical advice from real people working at all levels of diverse nonprofits. In detailed profiles, you’ll find out what their work is like, the career paths they followed, and what they look for when hiring new staff.

Besides getting a sense of the scope and range of work opportunities, you’ll find the most up-to-date information on how to:
– Prepare for a nonprofit career
– Conduct targeted job searches and network effectively
– Handle interviews with aplomb
– Write persuasive cover letters and stellar resumes
– Negotiate a competitive compensation package.

With The Nonprofit Career Guide, you’ll get the competitive edge you need to land a great first job and build a rewarding career in the nonprofit sector.

Published by Fieldstone Alliance in collaboration with American Humanics.

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Job Search Handbook for People With Disabilities: A Complete Career Planning and Job Search Guide, 3rd Ed

Job Search Handbook for People With Disabilities: A Complete Career Planning and Job Search Guide, 3rd Ed

This extensive handbook shows people with disabilities how to overcome obstacles they encounter when searching for employment. Readers learn how to identify their strengths, explore career options, and navigate the hidden job market. They also gain tips for writing resumes, cover letters, and other forms of job search communication, as well as guidance for performing well in interviews.

Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities features helpful information on employment laws and the rights they provide. It teaches readers when and how to disclose disabilities to a potential employer and lends additional guidance for success on the job.

This new edition has been updated throughout to include new information on assessment instruments, social networking, and the Job Accommodation Network. It also provides new information on online resources and up-to-date job search techniques.

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The Twitter Job Search Guide: Find a Job and Advance Your Career in Just 15 Minutes a Day

The Twitter Job Search Guide: Find a Job and Advance Your Career in Just 15 Minutes a Day

  • ISBN13: 9781593577919
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This groundbreaking guide has been selected as one of the best Twitter books of 2010 by TweetSmarter.com. It shows you how Twitter can energize your job search and advance your career in just 15 minutes a day. Join millions of users who, in fewer characters than a standard text message, have exponentially increased the size of their personal and professional networks by changing ideas, demonstrating subject matter expertise, enhancing their reputation, and developing a fan club. For their work on this book, the authors won the Career Director s International 2010 Career Innovator Award.

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An Insider’s Guide to Political Jobs in Washington

Praise for An Insider’s Guide to POLITICAL JOBS IN WASHINGTON

“Bill Endicott has written a remarkable description of what Washington political jobs entail, how you get them, and where they lead–a public service.”
–Gerald Ford
38th President of the United States,
Former Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives

“Public service is essential to our democracy. Bill Endicott’s book . . . is the best primer I have read to help those interested in serving in our nation’s capital. For those of us who have had the opportunity to work in political jobs, this experience benefits both the individual and the country.”
–Leon Panetta
Former U.S. Representative, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and White House Chief of Staff

“A view of the process from the inside–from someone who’s been there many times. No other source puts all the critical tips into one place as this book does. The perspective on the process is unique. The personal anecdotes and interviews are invaluable. We plan to recommend it to everyone who walks in the door hoping to find a job in politics.”
–Jennifer Blanck
Director of Career and Alumni Services,
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University and
–John Noble
Director of Career Services,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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A Guide To America’s Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory Of U.S. Government Career Opportunities

A Guide To America’s Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory Of U.S. Government Career Opportunities

Current information, step-by-step guidance, and tips on finding and applying for federal jobs in the U.S. and abroad.

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Guide to America’s Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory of U.S. Government Career Opportunities

Guide to America’s Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory of U.S. Government Career Opportunities

  • ISBN13: 9781593576547
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This all-new edition is the most comprehensive resource on federal employment for new applicants and federal employees. Guide to America’s Federal Jobs offers the most current information, step-by-step guidance, and helpful tips to be the best reference for federal job seekers. New examples show applicants involved in the federal job-seeking process and depict their application materials. Experts cut through the complexity to help you find your opportunity in the federal government today by helping you understand how the federal government fills jobs, meet your career goals with federal employment, apply for federal openings in the U.S. and the world step-by-step, use the official federal jobs Web site most productively, analyze lengthy job announcements with ease, write a competitive federal application, including a winning federal resume and personal essays, and learn about federal agencies departments, including what they do, URLs, office locations, and more.

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Guide to America’s Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory of U.S. Government Career Opportunities

Guide to America’s Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory of U.S. Government Career Opportunities

This all-new edition is the most comprehensive resource on federal employment for new applicants and federal employees. Guide to America’s Federal Jobs offers the most current information, step-by-step guidance, and helpful tips to be the best reference for federal job seekers. New examples show applicants involved in the federal job-seeking process and depict their application materials. Experts cut through the complexity to help you find your opportunity in the federal government today by helping you understand how the federal government fills jobs, meet your career goals with federal employment, apply for federal openings in the U.S. and the world step-by-step, use the official federal jobs Web site most productively, analyze lengthy job announcements with ease, write a competitive federal application, including a winning federal resume and personal essays, and learn about federal agencies departments, including what they do, URLs, office locations, and more.

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