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Business & Construction (Green Careers)

By Pamela Fehl

Ferguson Publishing Company
Library Binding (147 pages)

Business & Construction (Green Careers)
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Opportunities in Building Construction Careers

By Michael Sumichrast

McGraw-Hill
Paperback (160 pages)

Opportunities in Building Construction Careers
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Product Description:

This book offers:

  • The latest information on a field of interest
  • Training and educational requirements for each career
  • Salary statistics for different positions within each field
  • Up-to-date professional and Internet resources

    Real People Working in Building and Construction (On the Job)

    By Blythe Camenson

    Vgm Career Horizons
    Hardcover (192 pages)

    Real People Working in Building and Construction (On the Job)
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    Using dozens of personal interviews, this engaging series demonstrates what it's like to work in today's hottest fields Real-life practicing professionals reveal how they got started how they spend their days, and how they feel about their work.

    Throughout each book there are also, statistics and data on job opportunities, educational requirements, salaries, and job outlooks, from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. User-friendly icons and graphics make it e to locate essential information.

    How to Land a Top-Paying Carpenters and Construction Services Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, ... What to Expect From Recruiters and More!

    By Brad Andrews

    Emereo Pty Ltd
    Paperback (172 pages)

    How to Land a Top-Paying Carpenters and Construction Services Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, ... What to Expect From Recruiters and More!
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    For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Carpenters and Construction Services job, or to apply for a better job.

    What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much stronger document, be much better prepared and a step ahead for the next opportunity.

    The book comes filled with useful cheat sheets. It helps you get your career organized in a tidy, presentable fashion. It also will inspire you to produce some attention-grabbing cover letters that convey your skills persuasively and attractively in your application packets.

    After studying it, too, you'll be prepared for interviews, or you will be after you conducted the practice sessions where someone sits and asks you potential questions. It makes you think on your feet!

    This book makes a world of difference in helping you stay away from vague and long-winded answers and you will be finally able to connect with prospective employers, including the one that will actually hire you.

    This book successfully challenges conventional job search wisdom and doesn't load you with useful but obvious suggestions ("don't forget to wear a nice suit to your interview," for example). Instead, it deliberately challenges conventional job search wisdom, and in so doing, offers radical but inspired suggestions for success.

    Think that "companies approach hiring with common sense, logic, and good business acumen and consistency?" Think that "the most qualified candidate gets the job?" Think again! Time and again it is proven that finding a job is a highly subjective business filled with innumerable variables. The triumphant jobseeker is the one who not only recognizes these inconsistencies and but also uses them to his advantage. Not sure how to do this? Don't worry-How to Land a Top-Paying Carpenters and Construction Services Job guides the way.

    Highly recommended to any harried Carpenters and Construction Services jobseeker, whether you want to work for the government or a company. You'll plan on using it again in your efforts to move up in the world for an even better position down the road.

    This book offers excellent, insightful advice for everyone from entry-level to senior professionals. None of the other such career guides compare with this one. It stands out because it: 1) explains how the people doing the hiring think, so that you can win them over on paper and then in your interview; 2) has an engaging, reader-friendly style; 3) explains every step of the job-hunting process - from little-known ways for finding openings to getting ahead on the job.

    This book covers everything. Whether you are trying to get your first Carpenters and Construction Services Job or move up in the system, get this book.

    Careers for Hard Hats and Other Construction Types, 2nd Ed. (McGraw-Hill Careers for You)

    By Margaret Gisler

    McGraw-Hill
    Paperback (160 pages)

    Careers for Hard Hats and Other Construction Types, 2nd Ed. (McGraw-Hill Careers for You)
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    Vital information in each book includes:

    • Suggested jobs in a wide range of settings, from the office to the outdoors
    • A selection of jobs with different levels of educational requirements
    • Advice on competing in hot job markets
    • Tips on transforming hobbies into job skills

    How to Land a Top-Paying Construction Managers Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More!

    By Brad Andrews

    Emereo Publishing
    Paperback (142 pages)

    How to Land a Top-Paying Construction Managers Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More!
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    A comprehensive roadmap to finding, evaluating, qualifying for & achieving Construction Management career success, including theoretical & practical guidance from a range of expert sources, & strategic processes from an HR Manager's 'inside' perspective.

    Construction Cleanup: A Guide to an Exciting and Profitable Cleaning Specialty

    By Don Aslett

    Marsh Creek Press
    Paperback (120 pages)

    Construction Cleanup: A Guide to an Exciting and Profitable Cleaning Specialty
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    A guide to the exciting and profitable field of construction cleanupcleaning and preparing facilities after the builders leave and before the tenants move in. How to do it efficiently and professionally, for new construction or remodeling projects.

    What to clean

    How to clean it

    Where to find jobs

    The equipment needed

    How to bid/price your jobs

    How to work safely

    How and why to keep the peace with others on site. Plus all the forms and checklists you need! 116 pages; illustrated

    Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job

    By Leon Rogers

    Home Builder Pr
    Paperback (196 pages)

    Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent s Job
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    Effective construction management can dramatically improve your bottom line. Learn essentials of managing projects well and within budget, from scheduling and jobsite safety to quality and customer service in this long-anticipated revision of Basic Construction Management. Leon Rogers, an experienced builder, author, and educator, offers proven practices for recruiting and keeping the best trade contractors; scheduling that makes sense; developing and implementing quality practices. This book guides you step-by-step from construction planning through warranty work, blending proven practices with the experiences of builders in the field. It offers a roadmap to excellence for new construction superintendents and for veterans who want to brush up their skills for managing people and projects. A companion Web page includes updated quality checklists and other customizable tools to help you manage your construction projects.

    Construction Management JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management

    By Barbara J. Jackson

    Sybex
    Paperback (408 pages)

    Construction Management JumpStart: The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management
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    Launch your career in construction management with this one-of-a-kind book

    The construction management industry is expected to increase employment by 16 percent over the next decade. This second edition of a bestselling introduction to construction management walks you through each stage of the construction management process.

    Written from the constructor's perspective, this book will familiarize you with all the construction management fundamentals and how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is impacting the construction management profession.

    • Covers interoperability of technology advances in the construction industry
    • Explains how BIM is challenging the traditional approach to project delivery and how this affects the constructor's role
    • Elaborates each stage of the design and construction process and the tasks associated with each of them
    • Shows step-by-step how to estimate project costs, administer contracts, manage job site and construction operations, plan and schedule a project, monitor project performance, manage project quality and safety, and assess project risks
    • Provides review questions at the end of each chapter to help enforce understanding

    The tried-and-true project management principles presented in this book will help ensure you a successful start to your career.

    Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job

    By Leon Rogers

    Home Builder Pr
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