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ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
John Carroll is a professional speaker, seminar
leader, and organizational consultant residing
in Fairfield, Connecticut. A former human resources
executive for several global companies, he launched
John Carroll International, LLC) to help individuals
and organizations uncover, effectively use,
and develop their God given talents.
Peter Gray is the CEO of Peter Gray Associates,
an executive search firm based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Gray has assisted both privately held as well as
Fortune 100 firms in various industries. Gray is
also known through his monthly newspaper column
that focuses on human resources and employment-related
issues. His articles and opinions are frequently
published by local and national business journals. |
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Beyond the Resume
By Peter Gray & John Carroll, Career Press
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Description:
Using the right phrase at the right moment can make all the
difference! It can generate real interest in you, provoke more
questions, and show an interviewer that you are the right person
for the job. The same applies to written communications such
as letters or emails and to voice mail messages. Like learning
a foreign language, these phrases, when practiced carefully
and used properly, become natural and powerful techniques by
which to express ones self.
The advice, materials and phrases in Beyond the Resume arm
you with appropriate actions to take and phrases to use. It
is not the intent of the book to "prop you up" to sound like
something you are not. Instead, it is to help you speak to your
strengths, experiences, and job know-how. The Using the right
phrase at the right moment can make all the difference! It can
generate real interest in you, provoke more questions, and show
an interviewer that you are the right person for the job. The
same applies to written communications such as letters or emails
and to voice mail messages. Like learning a foreign language,
these phrases, when practiced carefully and used properly, become
natural and powerful techniques by which to express ones self.
The advice, materials and phrases in Beyond the Resume arm
you with appropriate actions to take and phrases to use. It
is not the intent of the book to "prop you up" to sound like
something you are not. Instead, it is to help you speak to your
strengths, experiences, and job know-how. The book is a "soup
to nuts" kind of book and takes you from the point of initial
contact with the hiring authority, through interviewing, and
on to closing the deal.
Beyond the Resume offers advice on all phases of a job searches,
including:
- Developing a resume;
- Writing letters;
- Networking;
- Cold-calling companies and recruiters;
- Leaving voice mail;
- Managing the interview;
- Responding to trick and non-relevant questions;
- And post interview correspondence;
You will be armed with powerful and provoking phrases which
catch the listener’s or reader’s interest and enable you to
follow up with meaningful information, rather than just being
glib or using buzz-words.
Each chapter covers a different scenario or set of circumstances
in which using the right phrases will pay off for you. Rational
will be discussed, dos and don’ts highlighted, and advice given
on how to construct and use the phrases.
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