{"product_id":"pre-order-approx-4-6-business-days-ultimate-job-hunters-guidebook-7th-edition-by-susan-d-greene-9781285868103-zz-0c96e","title":"*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Ultimate Job Hunter's Guidebook 7th Edition By Susan D. Greene 9781285868103 [ZZ]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpiralbound, Cengage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering concise coverage of essential job-hunting and career strategies, this flexible guidebook can supplement any business course or serve as the foundation for a career development class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Seventh Edition focuses on real-world applications through experiential exercises and hands-on activities that provide a comprehensive \"how-to\" for anyone beginning a job search. It delivers practical advice in a straightforward style along with action-oriented examples that can easily be followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents are taught to look beyond traditional resources like classified ads to find potential employers. For example, this edition includes a new, information-packed chapter on using social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter in the job search.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in previous editions, the text offers many samples of job hunting tools, such as resumes and cover letters from a wide variety of career fields. Students can use these samples as virtual templates, substituting their own information into the established format. Throughout each chapter is heavy emphasis on employing the latest technologies and online tools at every phase of the job hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe techniques covered in The Ultimate Job Hunter's Guidebook will prove useful to students as they embark on their new career and in years to come as they progress in their chosen profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_header is-open\" data-type=\"toggle\" data-group=\"Section Heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's New\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"whats-new\" class=\"container-fluid prod-details__new\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productWhatsNew\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ceng-productWhatsNew_list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotivational Quotes – Every chapter begins with words of wisdom meant to provide inspiration and encourage a positive attitude.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssess Your Knowledge - Students are asked to take a brief quiz before diving into the meat of each chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Preview – These bullets prepare the reader for the 4-6 most important topics to be examined in the chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey Takeaway – An explanation of real-life relevance helps the job seeker understand how and why the information in the chapter will be useful in the job hunt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFAQs – In each chapter one main subject has been chosen for elaboration in a question\/answer format.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_header is-open\" data-type=\"toggle\" data-group=\"Section Heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productFeatures\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ceng-productFeatures_featureList ceng-productFeatures_featureList--columns\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompletely re-organized tables of contents to more accurately reflect the steps from thinking about what sort of job you want and are suited to, through searching for positions, to applying for a job, to evaluating job offers, to negotiating terms, to what to do once the job begins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new Chapter, \"Social Networking and Your Online Reputation,\" covers business and social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and how these can be used to gather information, get expert advice, and find available openings. This chapter also has important advice for managing your image online.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter (8), \"Building a Portfolio or Personal Website,\" describes in detail--and provides exercises for--how to create a personal website containing background information and examples of your work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach chapter opens with \"What Do You Know,\" questions to activate students' prior knowledge about the material covered in the chapter and to make them aware of what they do not that will be answered in the following chapter. A \"Chapter Focus\" section clearly spells out the 6-10 major concepts that will be covered in the chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuccess Stories at the close of each chapter feature real-world examples of individuals who have made the transition from one career to another. Subjects are varied in their fields and experiences, and include examples from a stay-at-home mother turned artist, to a volunteer turned employee, to an unsatisfied employee reinvented.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperiential exercises and hands-on activities contribute to the user-friendly approach of the text. Topics for discussion and review include identifying personality strengths, testing résumé skills, and completing job applications.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous, strong, integrated technology resources include the Online Teaching and Online Study Centers with career links, job search strategies, sample documents, and templates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scorpio Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":41585035673659,"sku":"DQFAND-6330","price":184.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0369\/1895\/1995\/files\/1703733619752VH331NS3W4NNDB1RFM4X.jpg?v=1778765663","url":"https:\/\/www.scorpiobookstore.com\/products\/pre-order-approx-4-6-business-days-ultimate-job-hunters-guidebook-7th-edition-by-susan-d-greene-9781285868103-zz-0c96e","provider":"Scorpio Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}