Book Description
Uncle Sam employs 2,704,950 workers and 62,322 students - and annually recruits hundreds of thousands nationwide and internationally for entry level to professional occupations. Benefits are excellent, including comprehensive health care and medical savings accounts, 401K savings plans, attractive retirement annuities, low-cost life insurance, liberal vacation and sick leave, plus an average annual salary that exceeds $56,000.Job seekers looking to land a high-paying and secure government job can get an insider's perspective and help from the completely revised 9th edition of "The Book of U.S. Government Jobs" by Dennis V. Damp. This edition features updated information throughout plus a major revision of Chapter Eleven which covers Homeland Security and law enforcement opportunities and new insights from Damp who worked in the federal sector for over 35 years. Abundant resources and tools are provided to help with the job search including easy-to-follow checklists and networking resources.
The completely revised 9th edition explores:
* Entry Level Jobs
* Professional Jobs
* resumes/Applications/KSAOs
* Interviewing Skills
* Student Hiring
* Part Time Jobs
* Overseas Jobs
* Internet Web Sites
* Outstanding Scholars
* Veteran's Preference
* Sample Exams
* The Job Search
* Post Office Jobs
* Disabled Hiring
* Agency Contacts
* Job Hot Lines
* Benefits/Pay
The federal sector offers considerable employment opportunities. Currently 34% of the federal workforce (919,683 workers) are now eligible for retirement and within the next year 50% of the total workforce (1,352,475 workers) will be eligible for regular or early retirement. The biggest change in the federal sector in over 50 years is the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which consolidated the functions of 21 agencies to better protect America and to fight terrorism.
This book is based on the author's 35 years of government experience. Damp retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2004. "The Book of U.S. Government Jobs" provides an insider's first-hand view of what it takes to go from job hunter to hired employee, and everything in between to improve your chances of landing a high-paying government job. Damp's career included numerous management positions where he was responsible for recruiting, rating, interviewing, assessing, and hiring applicants.
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FEDERAL JOBS A to Z.......2006-08-09
A handy and easy-to-use resource.......2005-02-13
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The Book of U.S. Government Jobs: Where They Are, What's Available and How to Get One (8th Edition) (Book of Us Government Jobs)
Dennis V. Damp Manufacturer: Bookhaven Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0943641217 |
Book Description
The completely revised 8th edition of The Book of U.S. Government Jobs by Dennis V. Damp provides the information that job seekers need to successfully land high-paying and secure government job. This edition features a new chapter on law enforcement, an expanded application chapter that shows readers how to write effective (KSAs) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities statements and updated information. Abundant resources and tools are provided to help with the job search including easy-to-follow checklists and networking resources. This edition includes over 1,000 resources for exploring careers and locating job vacancies nationwide and overseas.Uncle Sam employs 2,704,000 workers and 50,687 studentsand annually recruits hundreds of thousands nationwide and internationally for entry level to professional occupations. Benefits are excellent, including comprehensive health care, 401K savings plans, low-cost life insurance, liberal vacation and sick leave, plus an average annual salary that exceeds $51,000.
The federal sector offers considerable employment opportunities. Currently 28% of the federal workforce (757,000 federal employees) are now eligible for retirement. Additionally, 28,000 Airport Security Screener jobs were created by the new administration and are now being filled nationwide and law enforcement jobs are also on the increase due to the tragic September 11th terrorist attacks.
KEY FEATURES:
* Identify job openings, personnel office contact phone numbers and Internet web sites for job vacancies.
* Includes a new chapter on law enforcement careers
* Presents step-by-step instructions on how to complete employment applications and resumes with easy-to-follow checklists.
* Describes special hiring programs for veterans, student employment, and for people with disabilities.
* An extensive section on how to write effective (KSAs) Knowledge, Skills and Ability statements is included.
* Provides detailed information for each federal agency with contact information and Web site address.
* Helps readers prepare and practice for the job interview. Sample interview questions provided with helpful hints.
* Covers stateside and overseas jobs, entry level to professional occupations.
* Offers networking paths for those who want to explore various career options in the federal government.
* Presents sample tests for the clerical and administrative fields.
* Includes information on Post Office jobs
* A comprehensive book describing where the jobs are, what's available and HOW TO LAND ONE.
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It's All Here.......2007-04-19
A thorough, comprehensive, reliable reference.......2002-05-11
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The Book of U.S. Government Jobs: Where They Are, What's Available, and How to Get One (Book of U. S. Government Jobs)
Dennis V. Damp Manufacturer: D-Amp Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0943641098 |
Book Description
This all new 7th edition offers job seekers all of the tools necessary for landing a high paying job with Uncle Sam, this country's largest employer. Discover where the jobs are, what jobs are available, and most importantly how to find them. This revised edition includes over 1,000 resources for exploring careers and locating job vacancies nationwide and overseas. Uncle Sam employs over 2,850,000 civilian workers and 56,000 students. The average salary exceeds $46,000 and over 300,000 job vacancies are filled annually at thousands of locations and in hundreds of occupations-entry level to professional. Few employers can match the wide range of career opportunities that government offers. Today, simplified application forms and resumes are accepted by agencies and most agencies advertise jobs on the Internet, fax back services, or take your application by phone. This ALL NEW 7th edition shows Job seekers how to successfully land the job they want in government. KEY FEATURES * Identify job openings. Complete procedures for all jobs. Lists personnel office contact phone numbers and Internet web sites for job vacancies. Over 1,000 job finding resources included. * Lists all 900 job titles and classifications with step-by-step application procedures. * Describes special hiring programs for veterans, student employment, and for people with disabilities. * Provides detailed information for each federal agency with contact information and Web site address. * Helps readers prepare and practice for the job interview. Sample interview questions provided with helpful hints. * Covers stateside and overseas jobs, entry level to professional. * Presents sample tests for the clerical and administrative fields.The ALL NEW 7th Edition explores all aspects of civilian employment including: entry level jobs, professionals, student hiring, part time jobs, overseas opportunities, outstanding scholars, sample tests, veteran hiring program, disabled hiring, new resume formats, interviewing skills, job search checklist, agency contacts, over 1,000 job resources, postal jobs & exams, key web site listing, personnel offices and qualification standards.
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Empty.Net Online Job Search 2000.......2000-01-18
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Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture
Steven K. Gold Manufacturer: Learning Ventures Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0976279045 |
Book Description
Entrepreneur's Notebook propels you on a whirlwind tour of the start-up process. It is an invaluable reference for new and experienced entrepreneurs that includes chapters on a wide range of topics, from entrepreneurial team building to business plans to financing. This excellent book provides an incredible amount of practical information that will help you make smarter decisions and avoid costly mistakes. The author, Steven K. Gold, is an accomplished entrepreneur who has co-founded and led five early-stage ventures. As an investor and mentor, he also advises many entrepreneurs and young companies. He earned his B.S.E. in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.D. from Brown University Medical School.Customer Reviews:
Nice Guide for Beginners.......2007-06-16
A Must-Have for Entrepreneurs.......2007-05-14
Exellent Book.......2007-05-11
Brief and to the point.......2007-04-27
Invaluable advice for the budding entrepreneur.......2007-03-04
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Launching New Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Approach
Kathleen R. Allen Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0618528075 |
Book Description
In Launching New Ventures, Allen prepares students to spearhead new initiativespaying special attention to the process and activities required before a start-up can open for business. A conversational approach engages and encourages students to rely on this text as more than just a reference book. Real-world case studies, new venture checklists, plus Allen's own firsthand experience guide students through the logical process of recognizing an opportunity, testing a business concept, and implementing a formal business plan.
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Very well done!.......2007-03-30
Excellent.......2007-01-10
EXCELLENT TEXTBOOK!!!!.......2005-11-07
Most informative book in 8 years of business college.......1996-10-15
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Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures (2nd Edition)
Bruce Barringer , and Duane Ireland Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0132240572 |
Book Description
This lively book, containing many real-life examples, makes a thoughtful, practical guide to the process of launching new ventures. It begins by introducing a model of the entrepreneurial process, and follows the model throughout the book. Emphasis is placed on the beginnings of the entrepreneurial process – particularly opportunity recognition and feasibility analysis. A four part organization makes the journey toward understanding the entrepreneur process both enjoyable and productive. The four parts, which collectively contain 15 chapters, are: The Decision to Become an Entrepreneur, Developing Successful Business Ideas, Moving From an Idea to an Entrepreneurial Firm, and Managing and Growing an Entrepreneurial Firm. For venture capitalists, investor groups, or business incubators (for-profit and not-for-profit) to distribute to their client companies; and of particular help to technology companies.Customer Reviews:
Entrepreneurship Text Book.......2007-01-09
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Entreprenuership: Successfully Launching New Ventures and OneKey CourseCompass
Bruce R. Barringer , and R. Duane Ireland Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 013169569X |
Book Description
This lively book, containing many real-life examples, makes a thoughtful, practical guide to the process of launching new ventures. It begins by introducing a model of the entrepreneurial process, and follows the model throughout the book. Emphasis is placed on the beginnings of the entrepreneurial process – particularly opportunity recognition and feasibility analysis.
A four part organization makes the journey toward understanding the entrepreneur process both enjoyable and productive. The four parts, which collectively contain 15 chapters, are: The Decision to Become an Entrepreneur, Developing Successful Business Ideas, Moving From an Idea to an Entrepreneurial Firm, and Managing and Growing an Entrepreneurial Firm.
For venture capitalists, investor groups, or business incubators (for-profit and not-for-profit) to distribute to their client companies; and of particular help to technology companies.
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Launching New Ventures (Special Edition for GEB 3113 Principles of Entrepreneurship At the University of Florida)
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0618683216 |
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Launching Your Home-Based Business: How to Successfully Plan, Finance and Grow Your New Venture
David H. Bangs , and Andi Axman Manufacturer: Dearborn Financial Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 157410053X |
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Launching Your Home-Based Business: How to Successfully Plan, Finance, and Grow Your New Venture, by entrepreneurs and teachers David Bangs and Andi Axman, is a complete "owner's manual" for people who dream of starting new enterprises and basing them in their residences. Using dozens of constructive checklists and practical quizzes, the text addresses issues such as why home-based businesses are growing in popularity; which options are suitable for various individuals; how to obtain customers and set prices; and what to consider when setting salary, getting insurance, preparing for growth, and planning for the future.Customer Reviews:
This book is a requirement for home business success........1997-12-11
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Zero Gravity 2.0: Launching Technology Companies in a Tougher Venture Capital World, Second Edition
Steve Harmon Manufacturer: Bloomberg Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1576600858 |
Book Description
Zero Gravity quickly became one of the defining books during an unprecedented period in entrepreneurship. But, the world it described and helped shape changed dramatically in the spring of 2000. Now, noted Internet stock analyst Steve Harmon provides an even more penetrating look into the quicksilver world of Internet venture capital and its lasting role in the world enterprise economy.Version 2.0, revised in concept and content like a major new software update, confidently capitalizes on the best of the old and the new. It features insightful analysis of the 1999-2000 dot-com correction, which affected the portfolios, psychology, expectations, and metrics of venture capitalists. Harmon looks at emerging trends from the vantage point of an entrepreneur. He also shares his perspective on the prospects for obtaining early-stage money over the next several years, now that the first Internet wave has crested.
Version 2.0 also includes new sections on Web incubators, long-term trends, and other recent dotcom developments, plus updated statistics, tables, and resources. And Harmon offers a thought-provoking analysis of the dark underbelly of e-commerce: backlashes by copyright holders and regulators to some Internet business models, new roadblocks in broadband data capacity, and more.
Zero Gravity is written from an insider's point of view. It's packed with insights from top Internet venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, features a new foreword by Ann Winblad, and is the perfect plug-in to the world of e-commerce start-ups.
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What a disappointment.......2004-04-21
Thumbs Up!.......2001-12-15
A true superstar in a pool of sharks.......2001-07-19
Worth reading.......2001-06-28
Right on the Mark!.......2001-06-21
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Bigwig Briefs: Startups Keys to Success - Industry Experts Reveal the Secrets to Launching a Successful New Venture
Bigwig Briefs Staff , and BigwigBriefs.com Manufacturer: Aspatore Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1587620170 |
Book Description
Bigwig Briefs: Startups Keys to Success features knowledge excerpts from some of the leading business executives in every the world including executives from Sequoia Capital (VC), Softbank (VC), Egghead (CEO), webMethods (CFO), Verisign (CTO), Doubleclick (CMO), Prudential (CEO) and more. These highly acclaimed executives explain the secrets behind the financial, marketing, business development, legal, and technical aspects of starting a new venture. This book is a must have for anyone starting a new business venture and contains the best advice for entrepreneurs ever given in one place.Customer Reviews:
Disjointed collection of thoughts from VC & dot-com execs.......2001-11-24
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Entrepreneurship: Launching and Managing New Ventures
H. Makhlouf , and Falih M. Alsaaty Manufacturer: PublishAmerica ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1424185777 Release Date: 2007-08-06 |
Book Description
This book is unique in that it is not only comprehensive in its coverage of how to start and manage an entrepreneurial venture, but it also addresses growth and marketing strategies, entry into the global market, identifying opportunities in Canada and Mexico, the assistance provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration to small and growing businesses, information technology applications, and the building blocks for attaining competitive advantage. Throughout the book, care has been given to maintain the proper balance between theory and practice. The material is also presented in a clear, concise, and simple form so that it can provide maximum benefit and guidance to a variety of readers, including students and prospective entrepreneurs, regardless of their prior preparation or knowledge in the field.
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Launching New Ventures, Custom Publication
Kathleen R. Allen Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0618353224 |
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