Job Search Letters For Dummies
Author(s): Joyce Lain Kennedy
New-style job messages that get you in the door and on your way up From sparkling cover letters to six-word bios, a fresh bevy of job search letters has grown powerfully useful for successful career communications. Job Search Letters For Dummies delivers the quality of New Era know-how you need right now to land good jobs and thrive. Whether you're a long-time professional or a recent college graduate -- or somewhere in between -- Job Search Letters For Dummies has you covered. Job Search Letters For Dummies covers the gamut of leading-edge topics, including effective strategies for internal career communications on topics such as raises, promotions, and position changes; rules for communicating professionally with texts and networking on social media platforms such as twitter and LinkedIn; fresh and updated communication phrases to voice accomplishments and make job-fit statements; post-interview etiquette and letters such as thank-yous, "hire me" reinforcement notes, interest revival queries; and much more.
Get hired with 40 types of job letters Create short messages for a smartphone world Network on social media sites Model best letters more than 200 pro samples Whether you're a long-time professional or a recent college graduate -- or somewhere in between -- Job Search Letters For Dummies has you covered.
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Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist. Her column, CAREERS NOW, appears twice weekly in newspapers and on websites across the U.S. Kennedy is the author of seven career books, including the award-winning Job Interviews For Dummies and Resumes For Dummies.
Introduction 1 Part I: New Tools for New Times 5 Chapter 1: Best Messages: Land Jobsand Leap Ahead 7 Chapter 2: Mobile Meets Job Search 15 Chapter 3: Newcomer Letters that Persuade 27 Part II: Essential Job Search Letters 45 Chapter 4: Job Ad Reply Letters and Notes 47 Chapter 5: Getting Help: Networking Letters 85 Chapter 6: Prospecting Letters 103 Chapter 7: After-Interview Letters 121 Part III: Creative Fresh Messages 139 Chapter 8: Social Media Messages 141 Chapter 9: Branding Statements, Bios, Profiles, and Speeches 151 Chapter 10: Interview Leave-Behind Docs 183 Chapter 11: References and Recommendations 195 Chapter 12: Online Portfolios, Prezis, and Videos 213 Chapter 13: Getting Ahead in the Job You Have 221 Part IV: Best Writing Elements 235 Chapter 14: Writing Your Way to a Job 237 Chapter 15: Language That Snap-Crackle-Pops 247 Chapter 16: Great Lines for Success 263 Chapter 17: Job Seeker's Skills Finder 279 Part V: The Part of Tens 299 Chapter 18: Remember Ten Social Forget-Me-Not Tips 301 Chapter 19: Top Ten Google Tips for Jackpot Job Search 307 Appendix: Directory of Job Letter Writers 319 Index 327
General Fields
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- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
- : 0.028
- : 15 July 2013
- : 250mm X 150mm
- : United States
- : 03 May 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Joyce Lain Kennedy
- : Paperback
- : 808.06665
- : 312
- : black & white illustrations, black & white tables
