Personal development

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

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

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

“If you are looking for answers to the profound enigma of the meaning and nature of meaningful coincidences in your own life, answers that bring psychological insight and spiritual understanding, then you have come to the right place. Professor Surprise has given us the finest book of its kind.” —Allan Combs, coauthor Synchronicity : Through the Eyes of Science, Myth and the Trickster

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

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 ...

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

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

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

We live in difficult, stressful times. You've read books and done workshops, but you still have to face so many stubborn obstacles. Yet it's often our pain and dissatisfaction that push us to seek a more conscious life.YOUR ULTIMATE LIFE PLAN is the missing “how to” for getting unstuck and moving past your problems and into a richer and more meaningful life, creating lasting change and making a di

Do you feel there is more to reality than what your five senses reveal? Are emotions controlling the quality of your life? Do you avoid uncomfortable feelings or suppress past trauma?You may have been taught that emotions aren't logical and, therefore, can't be trusted. That happiness depends on suppressing or avoiding “negative” feelings. On the contrary, emotions are the key to discerning energy

There are 80 million members of the Millennial generation. Each year more than 1.5 million of them enter the working world with little to no idea of how to succeed. While companies spend millions of dollars a year scrambling to learn more about them and adapt their work cultures to fit this generation, there are remarkably few resources dedicated to teaching these young people the traits and techn

When I grow up I want to be a musician, an football player, a CEO, a …. How's that childhood dream working out?Most of us learn to discard our “outlandish” childhood dreams as we mature. It's part of growing up, right? Not for Edwin Sprague, who is committed to fulfilling all of his dreams - including playing for the New York Jets, making a fortune and publishing a book…this book.Unlike the abstra

THE CEO CODE shows how to develop the attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviour required to master leadership and build a great company. This practical book shows you how to design your own programme of development and create a masterpiece, personally and professionally. It is based on the wisdom gained from more than 30 years of business experience. Inspirational and informative, Rohlander share

In FRUGAL ISN'T CHEAP, Clare Levison serves up practical financial advice with a side of southern charm. Filled with real stories, it will challenge you to change the way you think about money. Her message is deceptively simple and clear: it's cool to be smart about your money; it's stylish to be sensible rather than overindulgent; financial stability is more glamorous than extravagance. But cut u

Being fooled or conned can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter how intelligent, old, rich or famous you are. Whether you have been scammed in business, swindled out of money, betrayed by a friend, relative or colleague or cheated on by a spouse, rest assured you are not alone. The world is full of these most toxic people - liars.You can never be sure if people are lying until you analyse their bod

THE ESSENTIAL JOB INTERVIEW HANDBOOK will help job seekers prepare effectively for interviews and become familiar with different types of interview questions and styles of interviews. A unique feature of this book is the multiple answers it provides for each question, rated good, better and best. You'll learn what makes a winning answer and understand the strategy behind it. "The Essential Job Int

A small business is not just a scaled-down version of a big one. In fact, some of the strategies that work well for larger companies may actually be completely irrelevant for smaller firms. SMALL BUSINESS FOR BIG THINKERS offers unconventional but, proven, strategies to run a better small business. It, also, provides a roadmap for owners looking to expand their small businesses by doing more busin

Credit card expert, Beverly Harzog, shares how she went from being a credit card disaster to a credit card diva. When Beverly got out of college, she spent the next 10 years racking up debt on seven credit cards. Credit card limits, she believed, were merely "guidelines", certainly not anything to be taken seriously, especially if she was in dire need of a new pair of shoes. The fact that she was

In today's increasingly interconnected world, virtual meetings have become a staple of business practice. Unsurprisingly, so has the digital interview. Physical distance between potential employers and job-seekers is no longer the impediment it once was for face-to-face engagement. In the past year alone, the number of people who use Skype for this purpose has risen from about 300 million to more