PPM Jobs and Careers Books
Now You've Been Shortlisted
Author: Denise Taylor
Publisher: Harriman House
If you’re a project management professional and looking for a book to help prepare you for the testing elements of the recruitment process this might well be the book for you. Contrary to the by-line for the book –"Your step-by-step guide to being successful at interviews and assessment centres"– the vast majority of this book features the various tests that can be conducted during the process.
Management Level Psychometric and Assessment Tests
Author: Andrea Shavick
Publisher: How To Books Ltd
If you're faced with the dreaded statement "... the interview will also include some testing - verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning...", this the handy tool to turn to. Organisations use SHL and this book has "37 genuine management-level practice psychometric tests from SHL Group plc".
The Invisible Candidate
Author: Tony Haley
Publisher: Tony Haley
Released in April 2009, this book is current and relevant to any UK jobseeker. The Invisible Candidate is all about assuming ownership - and taking control - of your job search. Packed with tips, tools and advice on how, with a proactive approach, you can stand out in the crowd.
Arras Book of the Month - August 2009
Don't Send a CV
Author: Jeffrey J. Fox
Publisher: Vermilion
Easy to read, inspiring and often counterintuitive, these concise ideas reflect the values of creative thinking that have made Fox one of the world's most emulated businessmen.
Killer CVs and Hidden Approaches
Author: Graham Perkins
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
The final book in our recommendations for looking for alternative ways to market yourself and find your ideal role.
The Perfect Cover Letter
Author: Richard H. Beatty
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
The Perfect Cover Letters offer recommendations on some of the different ways of selling yourself in the job market. This American book works well for the UK market, too.
Get The Job You Really Want
Author: James Caan
Publisher: Viking
Recommended by an Arras People website visitor
"A fantastic book, which changed my approach to job hunting. Focuses more on your CV and interview, rather than finding job opportunities. I liked it because it changed my mindset and helped me understand what was important to employers." Quote from Amazon
Brilliant CV: What Employers Want to See and How to Say it
Authors: Jim Bright, Joanne Earl
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Sister book to "Brilliant Answers", concentrating on CV's and how to write them. Don't just take a recruitment consultant's word for it - write your own brilliant CV.
How to Get a Job You'll Love
Author: John Lees
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
REVIEW: "John Lees teaches you how to develop your own self-awareness and how to use that awareness effectiveley to achieve career success."
- Carol Lewis, Editor, Career, The Times
Anyone Can Eat an Elephant
Author: Lorraine Mavengere
Publisher: Paragon
Recommended by an Arras People website visitor
Lorraine tackles twelve foundational principles of success, the issues handled are all essential and vital to leading a successful life in business and otherwise. A fresh input is given to what are universal truths making them effective and achievable for anyone. Lorraine Mavengere not only spurs on the reader to pursue their dream but to create accountability for their life in the process.
Reinventing the Interview to Win The Job
Author: Nicholas Corcodilos
Publisher: Plume
The acclaimed Ask the Headhunter from Silicon Valley, Nick Corcodilos shares his success with both potential jobseekers and employers. This book is particularly interesting due to challenging the status quo as far as the conventional interview goes - how to control the interview and get the job without the aggression.
Re-imagining the Office
Author: Adryan Bell
Publisher: Gower
Re-imagining the Office is written in an easy to read format with the hope of driving home the benefits and reasoning behind a move in how we do things.
Arras Book of the Month - September 2010
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Get The Job You Really Want
Author: Tracey Whitmore
Publisher: How to Books
Recommended by an Arras People website visitor
"Incredibly informative book, taking you through the steps needed to create an impressive CV. Great examples show you how. If you are moving on in your career and need a little extra help to get there, look no further. " Quote from Amazon
You're Hired! Interview: Tips and techniques for a brilliant interview
Author: Judi James
Publisher: Trotman
This brand new book takes a unique look at body language in interviews, teaching you how to perform brilliantly to get the job you want. Full of practical techniques to prepare you mentally and physically, this book gives job seekers skills and confidence to make the best impression.
Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions
Author: Martin John Yate
Publisher: Kogan Page
Along the same lines as "Brilliant Answers", with additional material and notes on telephone interviews. A good second buy if you want to become totally interview savvy.
Brilliant Answers to Tough Interview Questions
Author: Susan Hodgson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
A brilliant book which sits on our bookshelf here at Arras People - and, yes, we have been known to ask the odd question in candidate interviews.
How to Handle Your Recruitment Consultant
Authors: Herbie Henderson, Oscar Dyson (Editor)
Publisher: Short Stack
SYNOPSIS: "HTHYRC is perfect for graduates, first jobbers, new jobbers, career changers, in fact all 'jobbers'. In short everyone who's reluctantly realised that Recruitment Consultants are a fact of job hunting life."
Smart Things to Know About Change
Author: David Firth
Publisher: Capstone
Smart have a whole series of books on different subjects - all well written and informative. This book looks at change - in organisations and in individuals.