Strategy Process (Advances in Strategic Management)

September 2nd, 2010

Strategy Process (Advances in Strategic Management)
JAI Press | 16 Dec 2005 | ISBN-10: 0762312009 | 554 pages | PDF | 3.04 mb

Enduring scholarly interest in the process of strategy making stems from an abiding assumption that some ways of strategizing are more efficacious than others, and thus lead to higher firm performance in the long run; higher than luck alone would bring. Expressions of interest in and endorsements of the strategy process are abundant in the academic literature. For senior managers and leaders, the question of how to make effective strategies stands usually at the top of their agenda. Not surprisingly then, the quest to uncover stable principles of good strategy making has attracted much support and interest over the years.

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Second Chance: How Career Changers Can Find a Great Job

September 2nd, 2010

Second Chance: How Career Changers Can Find a Great Job
Praeger | 2010-04-09 | ISBN: 1598843583 | 184 pages | PDF | 1.6 MB
As the definition of work and retirement continues to evolve, those at midlife have more opportunity than ever to design the jobs they have always wanted. Second Chance: How Career Changers Can Find a Great Job shows how it’s done. Starting with an overview of midlife, retirement trends, and the benefits of older employees, the book details both the issues involved in making a career change and the career options available to career changers.

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The New Manager’s Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running

September 1st, 2010

Don Grimme, Sheryl Grimme, “The New Manager’s Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running”
AMACOM | 2008 | ISBN: 0814413064 | Pages: 256 | PDF | 11,2 MB

Novice managers have their work cut out for them: all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. The New Manager’s Tool Kit provides a fresh, friendly approach for those charged with the task of supervision. The book encourages readers to take on the challenges of management and provides them with fast, powerful lessons to help them:

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eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition: Tips & Tools for Bidding, Buying, and Selling

September 1st, 2010

Whatever you call it–an online auction house, the world’s largest flea market, or a vast social experiment–no metaphor completely describes the huge trading community that is eBay. Underneath it all, eBay is also a computer program and a complex socio-economic system, requiring experience, finesse, and the right tools to master.

eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition has been completely revised and updated to make use of an array of new tools and features, as well as to reflect the changes in the eBay API, eBay’s policies, and general practices of its increasingly sophisticated users. In all, the new edition of eBay Hacks sports 30 brand-new hacks plus dozens of hacks that have been expanded, deepened, or otherwise completely rewritten.
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2500 Keywords to Get You Hired By Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus

August 29th, 2010

2500 Keywords to Get You Hired By Jay A. Block, Michael Betrus
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional 2003 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0071406735 | PDF | 2 MB

Make that important first cut with a resume that packs a punch with 2500 Keywords to get you hired. What’s in a word? When used effectively on your resume, the right words could land you your next job! “2500 Keywords to Get You Hired” breaks down the buzz on buzzwords – those powerful little words that communicate your experience and qualifications.

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Fearless Interviewing: How to Win the Job by Communicating with Confidence By Marky Stein

August 29th, 2010

Fearless Interviewing: How to Win the Job by Communicating with Confidence By Marky Stein
Publisher: McGraw-Hill 2003 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0071408843 | PDF | 1 MB

A proactive new strategy for removing anxiety, and regaining control, throughout the job interview process
“Marky Stein’s book is wonderful. She gives us a thorough analysis of the whole interviewing process. Fearless Interviewing is clear, kind, and full of good advice…. Highly recommended.”Barbara Sher, author of Live the Life That Continue reading Fearless Interviewing: How to Win the Job by Communicating with Confidence By Marky Stein