by Matthew J. Deluca

Paperback - 208 pages

(August 20, 1996)

McGraw-Hill

This book has a general focus. Its stated aim is to help you, the interviewee, out by giving a list of typical job interview questions ("Where do you see yourself in five years? What kind of salary are you looking for? Why did you leave your previous job?") and answers that the author, himself an interviewer, feels will get you the job. McGraw-Hill also indicates poor answers. The book contains general hints on interviewing presentation and style. Even if your questions don’t come up, it will help to prepare you mentally. It is concise and well organized.


Cover Letters That Knock 'Em Dead (Cover Letters That Knock 'Em Dead, 2000), 4th Edition

by Martin Yate

Paperback - 304 pages 4th Rev&ex edition (November 2000)

Adams Media Corporation

This is another in the easy to read series of Knock ‘Em Dead job search advice guides. Martin Yate is one of America’s most respected career experts. The author has assembled for you, the interested reader and avid employment hunter, a set of model cover letters (that, presumably, "knock ‘em dead") so that you can see what a good cover letter is and keep your own from being a bad one. The text also aims to explain how to customize letters to the employer. His advice should help your application stand out from the pile that the potential employer receives, and get your message across in seconds. Check it out and maybe it’ll do you some good!