job hunting

Presents a guide for teens on planning a career, providing advice on how to pursue a dream job, including tips on writing resumes, conducting online job searches, starting a business, making contacts, interviewing, and negotiating salaries.

"People are presented with different career opportunities depending on the area of the world they live in. Some regions employ farmers, while others are filled with office workers. Readers are exposed to the similarities and differences in the kinds of jobs available around the world. They are encouraged through the . . . text, . . . fact boxes, and full-color photographs to compare and contrast life in different countries, which sharpens crucial critical-thinking skills"--Provided by publisher.

Provides advice for finding an adventurous summer job.

Provides advice for finding a job at a store, restaurant, or other business.

Encourages teens to cultivate strategies, skills, and values that will help them overcome the challenges they will face when they enter the job market, explaining the importance of learning good job skills and values before actually entering into the job market.

Offers career strategies and search tactics for finding a job during a down market, including twenty habits of effective job seekers and how to promote one's online career profile through blogs, websites, and social media.

A guide to writing better re?ume? and cover letters which details a twelve-step process designed to help people create the perfect re?ume,? includes dozens of model resumes for various fields, and discusses finding a job, using social media, and writing scannable and e-mailable re?ume?.

A guide to successfully interviewing for a job that provides tips on getting an interview, avoiding common mistakes, researching a potential employer, making a good first impression, fielding tough questions, and other related topics.

A guide for teens to earn income, covering finding a job, what to expect at the job, paying taxes, managing income, and more.

Provides 101 sample resumes for the technology field, including information on writing a good resume, choosing the right format, assessing skills and presenting them, writing an action-oriented cover letter, and finding the right job.