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Informationen zum Autor Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist. Her column, CAREERS NOW, appears twice weekly in newspapers and on websites across the U.S. Kennedy is the author of seven career books, including the award-winning Job Interviews For Dummies and Resumes For Dummies. Klappentext Learn to: Get hired with 40 types of job letters Create short messages for a smartphone world Network on social media sites Model best letters with more than 200 pro samples New-style job messages that get you in the door and on your way up From sparkling cover letters to six-word bios, a fresh bevy of job search letters has grown powerfully useful for successful career communications. Job Search Letters For Dummies delivers the quality of New Era know-how you need right now to land good jobs and thrive. Whether you're a long-time professional or a recent college graduate -- or somewhere in between -- Job Search Letters For Dummies has you covered. Leap into the new job market -- find the latest developments, the fast-breaking trends in mobile job search, and an outstanding collection of contemporary and creative job search letters Get refreshed on the essentials -- grasp the core and most familiar types of job search letters: job ad replies, networking efforts, prospecting pitches, and after-interview letters Communicate creatively -- get commentary and samples for social messages, branding statements, professional profiles, bios, reference blurbs, online work portfolios, prezis, and video Get the write stuff -- jump easily through the writing hoops to deliver first-class job search letters, with tips on constructing messages with images, content, and language Open the book and find: Rules for communicating professionally with texts Networking on social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn After-interview self-marketing letters and etiquette A treasure trove of sample messages that illustrate what a modern, communications- supported job search looks like Tips on identifying and selling your marketable skills Ideas on writing great opening lines Zusammenfassung New-style job messages that get you in the door and on your way up From sparkling cover letters to six-word bios! a fresh bevy of job search letters has grown powerfully useful for successful career communications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: New Tools for New Times 5 Chapter 1: Best Messages: Land Jobsand Leap Ahead 7 Chapter 2: Mobile Meets Job Search 15 Chapter 3: Newcomer Letters that Persuade 27 Part II: Essential Job Search Letters 45 Chapter 4: Job Ad Reply Letters and Notes 47 Chapter 5: Getting Help: Networking Letters 85 Chapter 6: Prospecting Letters 103 Chapter 7: After-Interview Letters 121 Part III: Creative Fresh Messages 139 Chapter 8: Social Media Messages 141 Chapter 9: Branding Statements, Bios, Profiles, and Speeches 151 Chapter 10: Interview Leave-Behind Docs 183 Chapter 11: References and Recommendations 195 Chapter 12: Online Portfolios, Prezis, and Videos 213 Chapter 13: Getting Ahead in the Job You Have 221 Part IV: Best Writing Elements 235 Chapter 14: Writing Your Way to a Job 237 Chapter 15: Language That Snap-Crackle-Pops 247 Chapter 16: Great Lines for Success 263 Chapter 17: Job Seeker's Skills Finder 279 Part V: The Part of Tens 299 Chapter 18: Remember Ten Social Forget-Me-Not Tips 301 Chapter 19: Top Ten Google Tips for Jackpot Job Search 307 Appendix: Directory of Job Letter Writers 319 Index 327 ...
