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When you're 50 or 60 years old, the job market is a combat zone, no matter what your skills or experience. Battle-scarred veterans report that they're passed over time and again for jobs which they are eminently qualified for. Successful applicants, often with fewer skills and almost always with far less experience, do seem to have one significant thing in common-they are younger, sometimes painfully younger.
There was a time, not that long ago, when you automatically retired at 60 or 65, presuming you actually lived that long. Today, many seniors are still going strong at 60, 70, even 80 and don't intend to retire. Or they've tried the beach hut or snow cottage and found them…BORING. Increasingly, many such seniors are choosing new careers, ones that fit their particular strengths.
Finding a Job After 50 is a "guerilla guide" that gives you the powerful tools you need to substitute real satisfaction for the rat race. Getting the job you want may be a battle, so you have to approach it as such, equipping yourself with the right weapons to succeed in today's job market. Your arsenal better be well stocked before you enter the fray.
You are probably healthier, better educated, and more experienced that any previous generation at the same age. You may be the best man or woman for the job. But you're going to have to prove it. To do so, you must know what (and who) you're up against and how to beat it (them)! This book will show you how.
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As a person gets older, the ability to find meaningful employment decreases. In this hands-on career tutorial, business journalist Betsy Cummings details how to look for a new job, and gives specific tips on gaining the experience and skills necessary to transition back to the workplace after a long absence. Her advice includes ways to rewrite a resum for todays job market, how to prepare for a job interview (especially if the interviewer is much younger than the applicant!), which companies are looking to hire workers who are over 50, and the various networking and Internet strategies older workers can use to improve their employment opportunities.
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Nothing new in this book.......2005-12-03
There is nothing really new in this book. The advice and tips in it are the same old stuff that you have already seen a hundred times. Don't burn bridges; network; keep your chin up; be prepared for rejection. A lot of it is psychobabble handholding about soul searching and knowing what you really want to do etc. etc. I suppose if you have not yet seen this stuff in Dear Abbey it may be useful to you.
Some of the advice seems to be cut right out of a recruiter's handbook, and is actually bad advice. Here is an example from the book. The author is talking about how to update your resume to enhance your chances of landing an interview. The book advises to keep it recent, "limit your list of work experience to the last fifteen years" to avoid appearing old, I guess. And yet a main thread in the book points out that your long experience is a selling point. If you fracture your resume, you will end up having to explain the holes in it anyway. I would have advised to include the entire history, but keep the older information very brief.
Here is a particularly disturbing comment. "Skip listing the bachelor's degree you got in 1950 (or if you do mention it, leave off the year you graduated)". So what do you do if the job you are applying for requires that degree?
I just served on a search committee to find a director for our local library, and we reviewed dozens of resumes. In every case where the candidate left off the degree dates it aroused suspicion about what that candidtate was trying to hide, like maybe the fact that they are over 50 years old. The age was not an issue with us, but the trickery was. Don't do this. It is a red flag. And even if you do get an interview based on such a dishonest resume, you had better dye your hair and go for the extreme makeover as well so that they will not notice that you are old when you show up for the interview. And when they realize that you have tricked them into interviewing you, the trick may backfire. This is just bad advice.
I was hoping to find a lot more real-world, practical information in the book and was disappointed.
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Finding a Job After 50
Terry Harty , and
Karen Kerkstra Harty
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Finding Work After 50 -- Build A Job-creating Machine That Will Never Let You Down
Michael Finley
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Michael Finley creates, after talking about his own up-and-down years of work experience, a different kind of finding-work guide, one that is unique. Based on his own career experiences, Finley outlines the 12 steps he believes are crucial to anyone who is older than 50 and yearns to develop more, and better, job opportunities. He challenges the reader to define what he or she knows best, to evaluate options in terms of both business and personal potential, and then to target those who can best respond to your skills with employment opportunities. "You have to believe in yourself, and in your knowledge, and in your human ability to turn a little into a lot. If you don't," Finley asserts, "why should they?" Finley researches and writes about a host of topics relating to culture and change. This e-Doc is published by BrownHerron Publishing, with permission.
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Michael Finley creates, after talking about his own up-and-down years of work experience, a different kind of finding-work guide, one that is unique. Based on his own career experiences, Finley outlines the 12 steps he believes are crucial to anyone who is older than 50 and yearns to develop more, and better, job opportunities. He challenges the reader to define what he or she knows best, to evaluate options in terms of both business and personal potential, and then to target those who can best respond to your skills with employment opportunities. "You have to believe in yourself, and in your knowledge, and in your human ability to turn a little into a lot. If you don't," Finley asserts, "why should they?" Finley researches and writes about a host of topics relating to culture and change. This e-Doc is published by BrownHerron Publishing, with permission.
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A severe shortage of trained tractor-trailer drivers faces the trucking industry and the nation. Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook, Third edition and its ancillaries can help solve this problem by providing a great turnkey curriculum for the latest in tractor-trailer driver training, complete with up-to-date compliance and regulation standards. This new edition delivers not only the technical content the driver needs to know, but also teaches the procedures that, with practice, will enable the student to become a skilled driver. This book stresses the importance of developing the skills, traits and behaviors that characterize true professionals. Professional truck drivers must maintain safe standards throughout all facets of a trip, and this book provides the "must have" information new drivers need to stay safe before, during, and after a route. Coverage focuses on attaining and preserving safe standards throughout all aspects of a professional driving career, from securing one's load to hazardous materials handling, with helpful guidelines for maintaining a healthy lifestyle on the road. This edition delivers not only the technical content tractor-trailer drivers need to become skilled professionals, but also the healthful habits and "best practices" that can lead to improved safety and well-being.
Customer Reviews:
Doesn't Provide Answer Key.......2007-07-30
This is a great resource, however its value is limited because there is no answer key for the workbook. The publisher says that the only way to get the answers is to spend $104.95 on the instructors CD. This really should be stated up front before people buy this book and learn the hard way.
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This Instructor's Guide has been developed to accompany Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook. Used in conjunction with the Overhead Masters, the guide is designed assist instructors as they train students in the basics needed to drive a tractor-trailer. It is based on the Tractor-Trailer Driver Curriculum originally developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration as described in their "Proposed Minimum Standards for Training Tractor-Trailer Drivers"(1985).
It contains suggestions for the instructor to use when teaching each lesson, points to emphasize, and answers to all of the questions in the Learning Activities at the end of the chapter.
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- After Driving School, I brought a copy on my truck with me.
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Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook
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A severe shortage of trained tractor-trailer drivers faces the trucking industry and the nation. The Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook and ancillaries can help solve this problem by providing a comprehensive and turn-key curriculum for tractor-trailer trailer training. Written at a 3rd -6th grade reading level for ease of understanding, the Handbook/Workbook, addresses not only the body of knowledge a driver needs to know, but it also teaches the procedures that, with practice, will enable the student to become a skilled driver. This book stresses the importance of developing the traits and behaviors that characterize true professionals, as tractor-trailer drivers are placed in the unique position of being entrusted with expensive equipment and cargo, as well as representing the industry to the public at large. Content also includes good health and safety practices that drivers should follow for success on the job.
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After Driving School, I brought a copy on my truck with me........1999-07-29
This book gives excellent coverage of the majority of issues covered in truck driving school. I highly recommend it for people desiring to drive or even those just interested in learning. It is interesting, well layed out and very to-the-point. After completion of driving school and passing the cdl, it is still a valuable resource to keep in the truck.
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Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Pocketbook
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A severe shortage of trained tractor-trailer drivers faces the trucking industry and the nation. Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook, 2nd edition and its ancillaries can help solve this problem by providing a comprehensive and turnkey curriculum for tractor-trailer driver training. Written in an easy-to-read, straightforward style, the new edition delivers not only the technical content drivers need to know but also teaches the procedures that, with practice, will enable the student to become a skilled driver. This book stresses the importance of developing the traits and behaviors that characterize true professionals, as tractor-trailer drivers are placed in the unique position of being entrusted with expensive equipment and cargo, as well as representing the industry to the public at large. Good health and safety practices that drivers should follow for success on the job are also covered. Trainer Supplements available for this title include: Instructor's Manual Course Management Guide on CD-ROM PowerPoint Presentation 12 Tape Video Series WebTutor on WebCT or Blackboard Call 800-998-7498 x 2673 for details
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poor edit skills.......2003-08-01
This book has some huge errors. The writting in this text seems as if a differant person wrote every paragraph. As an instructor, this is very frustrating. I've had many a student request the chance to string the writer up by the neck. For example, it asks to discribe a van body but has no discription of it in the book. Trust me, I've looked. It also displays insulated and petro tankers, and then proceeds to label them incorrectly. I beleive, either the writter is a little slow in the head, or the editor needs to find a new job. The first addition of this text had errors too, but the second edition only got worse. To bad for me, I haven't yet found another text book that covers this information to the degree needed in a classroom setting. Maybe next time the editor will be awake while he/she is working.
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Partnership: The United States and Japan, 1951-2001
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This publication commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty and the Treaty of Peace with Japan is timely, relevant, and edifying. To quote the editors, Akira Iriye and Robert A. Wampler, it "affords a good opportunity to reflect on problems as well as achievements, on continuities as well as change, in postwar U.S.-Japanese relations." It also encapsulates the vicissitudes of a remarkable, and enduring, bilateral relationship, which former American ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield called "the most important--bar none."
The pivotal part played by the individual American ambassadors in shaping--and at times smoothing--the Pacific partnership is specifically addressed in this collection of fourteen essays by prominent American scholars. They examine the past, present, and future of the U.S.-Japanese relationship in the context of the partnership's interrelated aspects--political, strategic, economic, and cultural. In so doing, they confirm the contribution of the peace treaties to regional stability in Asia, at the same time indicating the areas where that stability could be threatened, especially in the economic realm, with bitter trade disputes almost upsetting the fragile alliance in the 1980s. That was when many Americans began to see Japan's economic advance as a challenge to U.S. postwar supremacy.
Are these perceptions shaped by history or are they molded by the cultural backgrounds of the two countries? Such questions are highlighted in the animated accounts on the role the mass media play in how each nation views the other. However, despite the frequent clashes and bouts of turbulence, "the two peoples ... from divergent cultural backgrounds ... have somehow learned to live together, even to appreciate one another," concludes one author.
No one looking ahead in 1951 could have predicted the remarkable turn of events of the next five decades or imagined the benefits both parties have reaped from the alliance. The essays in this volume brilliantly underscore the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and provide a clear understanding of the priorities of the two nations as they stand on the threshold of a new century.
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- Don't Waste Your Money
- probably the funniest book i have ever read
- Hysterical -- and a Great Ego Boost!!!
- Another laugh out loud book from the Petras'
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Stupid Celebrities
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ASIN: 0836268377 |
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Stupid Celebrities is a humorous celebration of the inevitable moments when famous people put their foot in their mouths. Authors Ross and Kathryn Petras offer up a plethora of these glittering gems of genius from celebrities such as Jean Claude Van Damme, Jenny McCarthy, Cher, and Woody Harrelson.
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Don't Waste Your Money.......2001-01-06
I bought this book as a Christmas present for a friend thinking that I was getting him a great present. However, when I recieved the book, I opened it to see for myself how funny it really was. NOT FUNNY AT ALL! All this book consists of is mindless ramblings of celebrities and nothing at all even close to funny. I never ended up giving this to my friend because it was so lame. I showed the book to my Mom to see if maybe she knew someone who liked corny stuff... she told me she would never give that book to anyone. I am not the kind of person who is hard to entertain. Usually if a see a someone get kicked in the face on T.V., I'm laughing all day. I'm looking at the book now trying to find some "fabulous" quoteto share with you, but SURPRISE! There does not exist even ONE that is worthy. You can be sure that I'm sending this one back!
probably the funniest book i have ever read.......1999-10-27
i dont read a whole lot of books, but this is a great one to put on a coffee table or wherever, it is HYSTERICAL!
Hysterical -- and a Great Ego Boost!!!.......1999-04-20
Okay -- so celebrities make millions and you don't? Well, this will even the score -- you're smarter than they are! At least that's how you'll feel after reading this. These movie stars, etc. have no idea how funny they sound... Especially loved the Tori Spelling quote (which I won't share!) A very funny book....and one that makes you wonder how these people can earn so much!
Another laugh out loud book from the Petras'.......1998-11-06
A friend gave me the Petras book "Stupid Sex" which was so good I had to get their newest. "Stupid Celebrities" may be even better -- though what's better than great? This is a very funny book and will make you look at some very famous people in an entirely different way. Outstanding.
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The Greeks honored Zeus, the Romans revered Juno, but modern civilization worships a different sort of god: Celebrity. Face it, we follow the stars’ every move, fashion choice, and deliciously dishy affairs. Now Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, authors of Unusually Stupid Americans, pull the demanding divas, screwball stars, and celebu-twits off their pedestals–and prove it doesn’t take a degree in rocket science to become famous. Cases in point:
• Courtney Love misses an important court date relating to “possession of a controlled substance” because she can’t find a professional bodyguard at the last minute.
• Mariah Carey’s entourage includes a skirt-from-touching-floor specialist, a towel hand-off person, and a professional drink holder/lifter.
• Savvy traveler Paris Hilton concludes that all of Europe is, “like, French.”
• Mensa candidate and rocker Tommy Lee is pretty sure that Winston Churchill was president during the Civil War, that the numeric equivalent of pi is “the two-equals-MC-squared thing,” and that an isosceles triangle is “somewhere in Bermuda.”
Feuds, faith, family, money, sex, tantrums, travel–no star-studded stone is left unturned. Filled with jaw-dropping anecdotes, quirky quotes, and special stupid-celebrity awards, Unusually Stupid Celebrities provides a red-faced glimpse of the red carpet.
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Outrageously funny and not to be missed!.......2007-08-11
I read this book while stuck on a train that was delayed for hours. It was so really ENTERTAINING that the time flew by!
I can tell you that I will never, ever look at any "star" with the same sense of admiration. Sometimes behind the sparkling image there is absolutely nothing of any value. Combine those empty-heads with a super-sized false sense of entitlement and a BIG MOUTH, and you've got the mega-laughs of Kathryn & Ross Petras' wonderful book!
Best Book.......2007-08-02
This book was one of the more entertaining ones I've read. I was in suspense most the time and laughed until my stomach hurt. Great writers and great info. I reccomend this book to all who enjoy celebrity gossip and stories.
OH NO YOU DIDN'T ! (SAY THAT).......2007-05-24
If you ever wondered what your favorite celebrities are like in "real life", you've GOT to read this book. Mostly, you will find yourself laughing out loud but be warned some of the quotes in Unusually Stupid Celebrities are so shockingly stupid, they may bring you to tears. All in all, this book is great, light-reading fun! I highly recommend it. Kathryn and Ross Petras have once again produced a well-written, hilarious, winner! (Take this one to the beach.)
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