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61) I don't want to go to college: other paths to success

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"The route to career success is mapped out here for those who want to forgo the time and expense of a college education and dive directly into the workplace. As college tuitions soar and the job market tightens, many young adults are questioning the value of a college degree. The pros and cons of this path are discussed, as well as the reasons why many students fare poorly in college. In addition, topics such as the cost and value of technical and...

62) Job Launch

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Nelson, Romney

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This resource is written for recent college graduates.

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Job Launch is an essential guide for students and college graduates to help secure casual, part-time and full-time employment. With 5 easy to follow steps, you will discover how to design a professional resume, craft a stand-out cover letter, learn valuable job interview tips and master communication and body language essentials for interviews. Until this point, it may have been a challenge for you to secure employment, but this is all about to change!...

63) From High School to High Paid

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Gillespie, Richard J

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Getting into college, the one you want, requires patience and poise. We have developed a step-by-step approach for high school students that allows you to stand out in all your college applications. Think of applying to college as a job interview. We've got you covered. Or, if you are applying to work directly from high school… A step-by-step, easy-to-follow method to show your best self. Whether it's writing an essay or recording a video...

64) This Is How You Get Your Next Job: An Inside Look At What Employers Really Want

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Kay, Andrea

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Even in a bad economy, companies have job openings they can't fill. Considering the millions of people who are out of work or unhappily employed, how can that be? What are job seekers doing to turn off employers? And what is it that employers want but aren't finding? Leading career expert and syndicated columnist Andrea Kay asked employers one simple question: Why didn't you hire the last ten people you interviewed? What it came down to, every time,...

65) Get Hired as Scrum Master: Guide For Agile Job Seekers And People Hiring Them

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Iarandine, Dmitri

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Transitioning into Agile Project Management and Digital Delivery professional space became a prominent trend across industries over the past 5 years. The competitive job market is becoming saturated with candidates who do not fully understand how modern recruitment for Agile roles works, at least in Australia. They present their professional Resumes filled with mixed messages, absurd qualifications, using language that only sends their job application...

66) Career Advantage: Real World Applications

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Covey, Stephen R

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The New York Times bestselling author and coauthor of Great Work, Great Career share the secrets to getting and keeping a desirable job. This audio program teaches how to create the ultimate job and make an extraordinary contribution. Learn the importance of becoming a solution, not a problem to an organization. Discover how to start making a positive contribution by focusing on talents, passion, and conscience. This audio also provides tips on how...

67) The Google Resume: How to Prepare for a Career and Land a Job at Apple, Microsoft, Google, or any Top Tech Company

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McDowell, Gayle Laakmann

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People from all industries drool over the perks and salary enjoyed by employees at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and other tech companies: casual attire, free and unlimited sodas (or even food), flexible hours, onsite luxury gyms, and funky offices. The Google Resume is targeted at people from all industries who crave one of the coveted positions at these top tech firms. It instructs students on what to study and how to prepare, and what career...

68) Me 2.0, Revised And Updated Edition: 4 Steps to Building Your Future

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Schawbel, Dan

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Me 2.0 shows job seekers and established professionals alike how to leverage the power of online media for personal empowerment and career success. There is no job security anymore, which means that the way we manage our careers has forever changed. Now everyone in the world is your competition, and the single greatest differentiator you have is your personal brand. With social media tools, blogs, and mobile applications, there are endless opportunities...

69) Remote Work Revolution

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Neeley, Tsedal

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A Harvard Business School professor and leading expert in virtual and global work provides remote workers and leaders with the best practices necessary to perform at the highest levels in their organizations. The rapid and unprecedented changes brought on by Covid-19 have accelerated the transition to remote working, requiring the wholesale migration of nearly entire companies to virtual work in just weeks, leaving managers and employees scrambling...

70) Sparked: discover your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive

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Fields, Jonathan

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Discover your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, and possibility, then spend the rest of your life doing it. We're all born with a certain “imprint” for work that makes us come alive. This is your "Sparketype®," your DNA-level driver of work that lets you know, deep down, you're doing what you're here to do. Work that motivates you, fills you with purpose and, fully-expressed in a healthy...

71) Instant Goals

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Authors, Various

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How to Set Goals and Achieve Them Instantly! When you die...what do you want people to remember you by? What do you want to leave with your families and friends? What do you want to be your legacy to the world? Let's be honest, you don't want to be unimportant as just another person who could have done more and live life to the fullest and given back to it. We all have dreams and aspirations we want to accomplish, rather that is to have the big house,...