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Showing posts with label Book Review. Show all posts
Friday, 18 July 2014
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
40 Interview Icebergs in Purely Payroll Magazine
Purely Payroll Magazine have published a review of Michael Heath's latest book, 40 Interview Icebergs and How to Sail Around Them...
As fears of the recession fade, companies are hiring again and people are starting to think about making career moves. But more jobs means more competition amongst candidates, and many people turn to self-help career and interviewing books for help.
We’ve been looking at one of the latest to hit the shelves, 40 Interview Icebergs by Michael Heath.
One of the first things to notice about Michael’s book is that it’s comprised of 40 short, concise and valuable chapters, each one dealing with a very specific issue that could get in the way of your success at an interview. As in the title, Michael refers to these obstacles as ‘icebergs’, saying, “So many people go for interviews and sail along merrily before steering straight into the iceberg that sinks their application there and then.”
Michael’s approach, overall, is to say that, if you can prepare for some of the common mistakes that candidates make, you’ll stand a far better chance of getting the job of your dreams. After all, if a job is worth applying for, isn’t it worth making sure you put your best foot forward throughout the whole selection process?
Another point to note about this book is the perspective from which it’s written. So many books like this are written only by the ‘career expert’ who shares their advice with the reader. The danger of this style is that it can be one sided. After all, if you’re looking for a job, whose advice are you really looking for? A careers expert, or a recruiting manager?
Each of Michael’s 40 chapters features valuable advice from a professional recruiter or recruiting manager, many of them from ‘household name’ companies. They aren’t sharing theories, they’re telling you what they want to see and hear before they’ll hire someone in an interview.
To make the book easier to navigate (no pun intended!), Michael has grouped the 40 chapters into 8 ‘iceberg zones’, which follow the process that you’ll go through as you follow your career path. The 8 zones are:
Michael Heath has nearly 20 years’ experience of interviewing and recruitment. As well as running training workshops for both interviewers and interviewees, he offers a wealth of practical knowledge and advice to prepare people for the challenges they face when attending a recruitment interview.
As fears of the recession fade, companies are hiring again and people are starting to think about making career moves. But more jobs means more competition amongst candidates, and many people turn to self-help career and interviewing books for help.
We’ve been looking at one of the latest to hit the shelves, 40 Interview Icebergs by Michael Heath.
One of the first things to notice about Michael’s book is that it’s comprised of 40 short, concise and valuable chapters, each one dealing with a very specific issue that could get in the way of your success at an interview. As in the title, Michael refers to these obstacles as ‘icebergs’, saying, “So many people go for interviews and sail along merrily before steering straight into the iceberg that sinks their application there and then.”
Michael’s approach, overall, is to say that, if you can prepare for some of the common mistakes that candidates make, you’ll stand a far better chance of getting the job of your dreams. After all, if a job is worth applying for, isn’t it worth making sure you put your best foot forward throughout the whole selection process?
Another point to note about this book is the perspective from which it’s written. So many books like this are written only by the ‘career expert’ who shares their advice with the reader. The danger of this style is that it can be one sided. After all, if you’re looking for a job, whose advice are you really looking for? A careers expert, or a recruiting manager?
Each of Michael’s 40 chapters features valuable advice from a professional recruiter or recruiting manager, many of them from ‘household name’ companies. They aren’t sharing theories, they’re telling you what they want to see and hear before they’ll hire someone in an interview.
To make the book easier to navigate (no pun intended!), Michael has grouped the 40 chapters into 8 ‘iceberg zones’, which follow the process that you’ll go through as you follow your career path. The 8 zones are:
- CVs
- Application forms
- Telephone interviews
- Interview preparation
- Interview style
- Interview questions
- Presentations and Assessment centres
- Post-Interview
Michael Heath has nearly 20 years’ experience of interviewing and recruitment. As well as running training workshops for both interviewers and interviewees, he offers a wealth of practical knowledge and advice to prepare people for the challenges they face when attending a recruitment interview.
Monday, 29 July 2013
A message from Bill Gaw
Here's a message from Bill Gaw, author of Back to Basics...
Hi, Bill Gaw here.
My book, "Back to Basics: How the 8-Basics of Kaizen Based Lean manufacturing Turned a Failing Plant into a Success Story" is on its way to the top at Amazon.
Unbelievable? No, it is a great book and it is being promoted by people like you. You have given the book a great kick-start towards going viral. It is now at position 14 of 40734 books in an Amazon.com "lean manufacturing" book search. Quite an achievement... but not yet viral. With your continued help, we can get it to go viral and to position number one.
I truly believe that this book will help individuals improve their job security and employability and help companies become more competitive. Based on the book reviews, readers agree. (Ten 5-star reviews)
To deliver a major impact, the book needs to go viral, and for the book to go viral, I'll need your help. If you haven't yet purchased the book, please take a few minutes and order your copy now.
It's available from Amazon.com at a discount price of only $13.95 (£10). To order it, simply click on the below link or copy and paste it into your browser and click on go:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1908293268/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Basics-Manufacturinga-Failing-Manufacturing/dp/1908293268
And even more important is for you to continue to help with the promotion of the book. Be sure to send a copy of this email to your colleagues/business associates.
They'll be glad you did.
Again, thanks in advance for your continued support.
Have a nice day,
Bill
Hi, Bill Gaw here.
My book, "Back to Basics: How the 8-Basics of Kaizen Based Lean manufacturing Turned a Failing Plant into a Success Story" is on its way to the top at Amazon.
Unbelievable? No, it is a great book and it is being promoted by people like you. You have given the book a great kick-start towards going viral. It is now at position 14 of 40734 books in an Amazon.com "lean manufacturing" book search. Quite an achievement... but not yet viral. With your continued help, we can get it to go viral and to position number one.
I truly believe that this book will help individuals improve their job security and employability and help companies become more competitive. Based on the book reviews, readers agree. (Ten 5-star reviews)
To deliver a major impact, the book needs to go viral, and for the book to go viral, I'll need your help. If you haven't yet purchased the book, please take a few minutes and order your copy now.
It's available from Amazon.com at a discount price of only $13.95 (£10). To order it, simply click on the below link or copy and paste it into your browser and click on go:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1908293268/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Basics-Manufacturinga-Failing-Manufacturing/dp/1908293268
And even more important is for you to continue to help with the promotion of the book. Be sure to send a copy of this email to your colleagues/business associates.
They'll be glad you did.
Again, thanks in advance for your continued support.
Have a nice day,
Bill
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