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Career Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, publishes general non-fiction that addresses real, practical human needs. Our useful, accessible, how-to books reach a broad market of average Americans — people grappling with universal issues relating to job -hunting, career management, education, money, personal goals, HR & workplace issues, management, marketing/sales, negotiation, small business/entrepreneurship, and motivation/self-help.

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Landing In The Executive Chair : How to Excel in the Hot Seat

In today's fast-paced, unprecedented and unpredictable economy, many executives simply don't know what to do. Conventional methods - which may never entirely be understood in the first place - often don't work during economic upheaval. Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. They need a guide that identifies the roadblocks and points out the landmines. In her more than 30 years of work

Essential Phone Interview Handbook

Today more than ever, job candidates make initial contact with prospective employers via the telephone. Phone interviews are often the most unexpected facet of job interviewing, yet they are fast becoming the standard for employers when narrowing the pool of applicants and determining who will be invited for in-person interviews.THE ESSENTIAL PHONE INTERVIEW HANDBOOK covers:* How to prepare, what

Web 2.0 Job Finder : Social Media Strategies to Get the Job You Want From Fortune 500 Hiring Pros

Social networking sites are dramatically changing the way people stay connected. Not surprisingly, sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace, along with “tweets,” blogs and personal Web pages, are now key components of how job seekers discover exciting new opportunities and how companies find promising new employees.Networking is the single most effective tool for finding a job - and social net

Essential Credit Repair Handbook : A Quick and Handy Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Get Out and Stay Out of Debt

The majority of debt-ridden consumers are in desperate need of financial budgeting and credit repair. THE ESSENTIAL CREDIT REPAIR HANDBOOK contains all the information you need to walk you through the step-by-step process of repairing your credit and leaving debt behind!THE ESSENTIAL CREDIT REPAIR HANDBOOK will teach you how to:· Dispute late payments, chargebacks and collection accounts· Rebuild

Managing The Unmanageable : How to Motivate Even the Most Unruly Employee

Who changed the rules of business?It's a different game now. In an increasingly globally diverse workforce, it's vitally important that leaders understand their team inside and out. This takes a new toolbox of skills for the 21st century. Today you need winning strategies to avoid the costly pitfalls of high turnover, low morale and poor collaboration, not to mention the cost of missed deadlines a

Homework Helpers: Chemistry Revised Edition

HOMEWORK HELPERS: CHEMISTRY is a user-friendly review book that will make every student - or parent trying to help their child - feel like he or she has a private Chemistry tutor. Concepts are explained in clear, easy-to-understand language and problems are worked out with step-by-step methods that are easy to follow. Each lesson comes with numerous review questions and answer keynotes that explai

Homework Helpers: Biology Revised Edition

Homework Helpers: Biology is a user friendly review book that will make any student—or those trying to help them—feel like he or she has a private Biology tutor. Homework Helpers: Biology covers all of the topics included in a typical one-year Biology curriculum, including: · An approach to the study of biology using the scientific method and the skills and equipment used by most biologists.· The

Act Like A Sales Pro

In today's economy, a salesperson must have the performance skills of an actor in order to stand out in an increasingly crowded business environment. Just as an actor wins the audience's applause by delivering a phenomenal performance, a salesperson must deliver an equally memorable buying experience to win in business.ACT LIKE A SALES PRO takes its cue from acting - the ultimate form of persuasio

Homework Helpers: Basic Math And Pre-Algebra

HOMEWORK HELPERS: BASIC MATH AND PRE-ALGEBRA will help build a solid mathematical foundation and enable students to gain the confidence they need to continue their education in mathematics.Particular attention is placed on topics that students traditionally struggle with the most. The topics are explained in everyday language before the examples are worked. The problems are solved clearly and syst

Homework Helpers: Algebra Revised Edition

Homework Helpers: Algebra is a straightforward and easy-to-read review of arithmetic skills emphasizes the role that arithmetic plays in the development of algebra covering all of the topics in a typical Algebra I class, including:· Solving linear equalities and inequalities· Solving systems of linear equations· Factoring polynomials· Graphing functions· Working with rational functions· Solving qu

30 Days To Online Pr & Marketing Success : The 30 Day Results Guide to Making the Most of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Blogging to Grab Headlines and Get Clients

Google and the Internet have changed how the PR game is played—and created an explosion of blogs, Websites, and social media platforms with an insatiable need for news. Small companies can create global visibility for their products on a pennies-a-day budget with online PR and Internet marketing—If they know the tricks of the trade. Using a unique Rule of 30™approach, 30 DAYS TO ONLINE PR AND MARK

How To Win Any Argument Revised Edition : Without Raising Your Voice, Losing Your Cool, Or Coming To Blows

The art of the argument. It's mysterious and powerful. It's the art of having things go your way. But it's also the art of getting out of your own way. It's having the Moves. But it's also about having the Touch. Welcome to the "new normal." It's a time and place where conversations are tougher, disagreements more frequent, consensus more difficult to find than ever before.This new world demands t

Real Leaders Don'T Boss : Inspire, Motivate, and Earn Respect From Employees and Watch Your Organization Soar

Forget leadership gimmicks and catch phrases, "instant" leadership manuals and Stalinesque approaches to bottom-line results. Skip the sharp cuts to cope with tough times, too. Real and effective leaders today--from the executive suite to the assembly line--quietly and consistently follow what Dr. Eich has identified as the seven principles of effective leadership. True leaders know how to make e

Never Apply For A Job Again! : Break the Rules, Cut the Line, Beat the Rest

In a world focused on high tech networking, Darrell Gurney reveals shows old-fashioned yet innovative high touch wins hearts, minds, and opportunities for the savvy job seeker or career expansionist.
Drawing on basic principles of human psychology, Gurney shows readers how to open doors to influential players in their fields of interest to gain top-of-mind awareness and top-drawer ...

Panic Free Job Search : Unleash the Power of the Web and Social Networking to Get Hired

Job seekers are frustrated. Online job applications through job agencies and employer sites are leading to dead ends. Why? Employers are closing the last chapter on the online application playbook. Inundated by online applications and hampered by computer systems that are unable to select viable candidates from the masses of applicants, employers are now using innovative strategies to recruit and

Synthesis Effect : Your Direct Path to Personal Power and Transformation

For far too many of us, modern life is a struggle. We are stressed, depressed, anxious, addicted, obese, terrified and angry. Are we doomed to live this way? Dr. John McGrail answers with an emphatic: 'NO. Anyone and everyone can create the life of their dreams.'In THE SYNTHESIS EFFECT he shows you how, sharing his unique process in an engaging, friendly narrative that includes stories of real peo

Titleless leader - how to get things done when youre not in charge

How people work, communicate, collaborate and manage responsibilities has changed. Knowing how to build influence and lead others without title or authority, no matter what your role, is now a workplace necessity. No one needs to appoint you, promote you or nominate you. You decide. It's not rank that will get you results; it's the actions. In THE TITLELESS LEADER, you will discover uncommon behav

Homework Helpers: Physics

HOMEWORK HELPERS: PHYSICS is the latest book in the popular series that has been designed to help students master the material and tackle the tests. It will help any student unravel the formulae that describe the world around him or her. Each lesson is written in clear, easy to understand language and supported with review questions. Answers and detailed explanations are found at the end of each c

No Excuse Guide To Success : No Matter What Your Boss - or Life - Throws at You

Almost everyone is guilty of playing the blame game. It's satisfying and easy to do. If we despise our work, we can blame our manager or even our short-sighted organisation for its inability to recognise our genius. If our personal lives are a disaster, we can blame our spouses, partners, the economy or even our ancestors.We all know on some level that we are pointing our fingers in the wrong dire

Hands-Off Manager

The number one reason cited in exit interviews for an employee resigning is 'my manager.' Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn't know what to do about it if they did. Today's employees do not respond to the old hands-on, militaristic management styles. They are highly independent, individual professionals with their own fully developed ide