Business : Business Writing

Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsIs your goal related to advancing in the restaurant, food service, or hotel field? This book can help. Experience shown on these resumes include jobs such as Bartender, Waiter, Waitress, Dining Facility Supervisor, Restaurant Manager, Kitchen Manager, Convention Manager, Catering and Banquet Manager, Fast Food Server, Front of the House Manager, and many other jobs. Whether you are seeking work in these fields or attempting to transition restaurant and hotel experience to other industries, this book is essential."Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal1-885288-28-X more...

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Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsDon't take it for granted that safety and quality assurance jobs are always easy to get. The best jobs in any field are always the object of intense competition! This book will show how to enter, advance in, or exit from the customer service field while speaking the lingo of safety and quality assurance across all industries, from manufacturing to engineering. All resumes and cover letters in the book actually worked for real people. "Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal1-885288-45-X more...

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Reviews and ExcerptsThe resumes of students are really different! Who else has job titles like Tutor, Camp Counselor, Lifeguard, Residence Hall Counselor, Intern, Student Teacher, Waitress, Sorority President, and Volunteer? How do you show clinical rotations and unpaid work experience on a resume? How can you use your achievements in high school to maximum advantage? How do you write an "all-purpose" resume and cover letter if you don't know what you want to do after graduation? The best way to ensure a distinguished career is to start out your career with the best "first job" after graduation. "Distinguished by its highly readable samples...essential for library collections." - Library Journal1-885288-18-2 more...

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Editor Anne McKinney Destined to become the bible for managers who want to make sure their resumes and cover letters open the maximum number of doors while helping them maximize their salary negotiation process. From office manager to CEO, managers trying to relocate to or from these and other industries and fields will find helpful examples: Banking, Agriculture, School Systems, HR, Restaurants, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Automotive, Retail, Telecommunications, Police, Dentistry, Social Work, Academic Affairs, Non-Profit, Childcare, Sales, Sports, Municipalities, Healthcare, Operations, and much much more. ISBN 1-885288-10-7 Trade Paperback more...

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"Send"--the classic guide to email for office and home and an instant success upon its original publication--has become indispensable for readers navigating the impersonal, and often overwhelming, world of electronic communication. Filled with real-life email success (and horror) stories and a wealth of entertaining examples, "Send" reveals the hidden minefields and pitfalls of email. It provides clear rules for handling all of today's thorniest email issues, from salutations and subject lines to bcc's and emoticons. It explains when you absolutely shouldn't send an email and what to do when you've sent (in anger or in error) a potentially career-ending electronic bombshell. And it offers invaluable strategies to help you both better manage the ever-increasing number of emails you receive and improve the ones you send. In this revised edition, David Shipley and Will Schwalbe have added fresh tales from the digital realm and a new afterword--"How to Keep Email from Taking Over Your Life," which includes sage advice on handheld etiquette. "Send" is now more essential than ever, a wise and witty book that every businessperson and professional should read and read again. more...

Price: $19.95