You Are Hired - Resumes & Interviews: Tips to write good Cover ketters, Resumes & succeed at Interviews
By Shilpa Vohra
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1. How to Approach Job Search?
2. Designing your Resume
3. Cover Letter Drafting
4. Image Projection
5. Group Discussions
6. Interview Handling Techniques
Each of these steps is explained in detail to ensure that you will be able to implement them in getting your dream job. These steps have explained various strategies for “how to get hired”. Examples of real life resumes and cover letters have been used throughout the book.
Further as a part of my research, more than 10 amazing industry experts feature in this book. These experts generously share valuable inputs about the current industry trends in all aspects covered by this book. This book contains lots of examples and samples to clarify various points. This ensures that you get valuable enrichment from this book.
Once you are invited for an interview or group discussion. You’ll need to apply what you have learnt through this book and put into practice. The joy of developing and using these skills will culminate in you getting your dream job offer.
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You Are Hired - Resumes & Interviews - Shilpa Vohra
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You Are
Hired
Resume se Interview tak
Shilpa Vohra
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DISCLAIMER
While every attempt has been made to provide accurate and timely information in this book, neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for errors, unintended omissions or commissions detected therein. The author and publisher make no representation or warranty with respect to the comprehensiveness or completeness of the contents provided.
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Publisher's Note
It has been our constant endeavour at the V&S Publishers to publish books of public interest, value and substance as we forge ahead in this 21st century with new and innovative ideas, views, methods and technology.
We are well aware of the fact that Job Hunting, has become a serious business today with so much of unemployment and global recession. To get a good and satisfactory job that matches one's qualifications and experience has indeed become a tough job in itself. Similarly, employers too, are busy searching for the right candidates to fit into the various job profiles in their respective organisations.
Therefore, Job Searching, Preparing and Designing appropriate Resumes according to one's experience and expertise, Writing Cover Letters, Image Projection, Facing Different Kinds of Interviews and Group Discussions, etc need an in-depth study and research.
In this book, You Are Hired - Resume se Interview Tak, the author has elaborately dealt with each and every aspect mentioned above, beginning right from Job Search, Writing Various Types of Resumes depending upon the Skills, Qualifications and Expertise one possesses, Layout and Designing of Resumes, Presentation and Drafting of Cover Letters, How to Groom and Prepare Oneself for An Interview, Image Projection, Facing Group Discussions, What are the General Questions Frequently Asked, How to Portray a Professional Image, to One's Body Language, Voice, Mind-set, etc.
Hence, the main idea behind publishing the book is to educate and enlighten the readers about the various skills and techniques involved in looking for the right jobs, Making them aware of the latest industry trends in Writing, Designing and Drafting Resumes and Cover Letters, Facing Different Types of Interviews depending upon the Job Profiles successfully and Mastering the Art of Professionally Presenting Oneself before an Employer or Interviewer to get Selected or Hired, and thus, fulfil one's aim of acquiring his/her Dream Job!
Acknowledgements
With heartfelt gratitude, I wish to thank my husband, Manish for without him, this book would not have been possible. He inspired, motivated, cajoled and finally pushed me into completing this project. A special thanks to my in-laws, Dr. Indra and N.K. Vohra for their blessings and encouragement.
I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to the following experts for their generosity in sharing valuable inputs about the current industry trends in all aspects covered by this book and sharing their experiences. Their magnificent support and contributions to the making of the book is truly a heartwarming experience. Some of them are:
K.J. Paul, Shobhit Tyagi, Dr. Seema, Soumitra, Aparna, Nilofur, Shilpi, Mona and Vishal.
For generously sharing their expertise and wisdom, I thank Deepali and Puneet Issar, Vrinda and Raju Kher.
I express special thanks to my dear friend Dhuru for her honest feedback about the book.
I also thank V&S Publishers for giving me this wonderful opportunity and their team of editors for their editing. A special thanks to Sahil for believing in the potential of this book and agreeing to publish my book, in such a short span of time.
I am also grateful to my amazing younger brother, Anand for his invaluable help and support in the creation of this book. My special thanks to my sister Aradhana and aunt Sandhaya for their constant encouragement. My heartfelt gratitude towards my beautiful mother, Sudha who always instilled a sense of belief in me and in memory of my father, Shrikant who I believe is with me in spirit.
Finally, I am extremely thankful to my two precious jewels, Gaurav and Aditi. Both have been very supportive and patient during the creation of this book. Gaurav with his unconditional love and innocence, and Aditi with her bubbly cheerfulness made even a bone-tiring day seem bright.
With this book of mine, I want to leave my imprints on the sands of time, in this eternal journey of life.?
Preface
The reason I wrote this book is because I want you, the reader to be aware of the latest industry trends in Resume, Cover Letter, Image Projection, Group Discussion and Interview techniques. This book will help you design and develop your own Resume and Cover Letter. You will create an interview-winning professional Resume which will open doors and win interviews. Once you are invited for an interview or group discussion, you get only one chance to make a first impression. This book gives you insight into image projection and how you can create a positive first impression during your Interviews and Group Discussions. It also shares various strategies and techniques in detail for ensuring success in Group Discussions and Interviews.
Getting a job is a serious business. This book clearly explains in detail all the six steps towards getting an offer letter from the organisation you have applied to. It increases your selection chances exponentially.
What this book is about
This book focusses on the six steps towards getting