Book Description
This book identifies the key knowledge, skills and abilities required for success in the assessment center promotional process. Assessment centers are widely used by fire departments throughout the country. Unfortunately, many candidates fail to prepare for the test by failing to prepare for the position they seek. Whether aspiring to be a Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief or above, this book gives the reader the tools to establish a personal plan for success in the test and in the position.
This book is written in a humorous, matter-of-fact style that makes it easy to understand and retain. The reader is taught to truly prepare for the position and make the mental paradigm shift from test candidate to incumbent officer, which is a very unique and effective method.
The book provides the reader with the tools needed to create his/her own plan for success. A personal self-assessment helps the aspiring officer evaluate his/her current status and leadership style. This baseline provides the foundation to get the reader asking questions about real-world scenarios that are mimicked in the testing arena.
Features & benefits:
* Gain a better understanding of what an assessment center is
* Contains test exercises, sample problems, rating criteria, scoring sheets, assessor selection and common pitfalls
*Learn the 27 knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) spanning the 3 dimensions of leadership, management and emergency scene operations
*Gain an in-depth understanding of how to develop their KSAs to succeed in the test and the position
Customer Reviews:
A GREAT ASSET TO FIRE LIBRARY.......2007-03-30
THIS BOOK HELPED ME WITH SOME KEY POINTS IN MY ASSESSEMENT FOR FIRE CAPTAIN. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT, ARE ASSESSED AT YOUR INTERVIEW.. THIS BOOK IS A WINNER IN MY BOOK >LA CITY
Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center.......2007-03-16
This is a well laid out and easy to read preperatory manual for assessment centers. And, it worked!
excellent modern-day test guide.......2007-02-01
If you are in the testing process for any level of supervision, this is an excellent resource to add to your pool of "advice". Take it, and use it as a guidebook. Add to it, delete parts that dont work, and make it work for you.
Book Description
Everything you need to define the job, step by step
Every job has a description -- and if you craft it carefully, you can use a job description for hiring, new employee orientation, evaluating performance and more. But if it's poorly written (or not written at all), your company can face all sorts of problems, from low employee morale to legal troubles.
The Job Description Handbook is an all-in-one resource you can use to create HR documents that provide the details of every job's duties, requirements, qualifications -- and much more.
This book, written in Nolo's signature plain-English style, will help you:
*create a good job description *hire qualified employees *evaluate an employee's job performance *plan for your company's future needs *avoid legal traps *troubleshoot a description
The book also provides checklists, worksheets, resources, sample language and step-by-step instructions that you can use to create job descriptions that will work in the real world.
Plus: The included CD-ROM also provides a PowerPoint presentation you can use to train managers on how to write job descriptions.
Book Description
Fully updated and revised third edition. The best-selling and most comprehensive book about living and working in New Zealand since it was first published in 1999, containing twice as much information as similar books.
Customer Reviews:
really out of date and not too helpfull.......2002-02-10
I found thins book to be not at all helpfull to me in moving to New Zealand. In fact I found it to be very out of date and the back section that talks about the Kiwi people and their way of life seemed depressing to me. I found the book to be constantly stereo typeing Kiwis. Sheep, beer, rugby etc. I think that the information in this book was true 10 years ago but a lot has changed in New Zealand in that time, especially in the cities. The information in this book is all available on the internet and it is constantly updated there.
This Book is good.......2001-12-29
I read this book before i went on a vacation to New Zealand last year. It was fairly informative. If you have absolutely no knowledge of the country, this book will be very helpful. However books such as this one are not extremely useful, even if they were updated each year. (which this book isn't) The section about Television in New Zealand was outdated. This book makes it seem that even the best satellite service will not compare to even cable in the US. In other words, their television offerings are scarce. However, I found that to be untrue. Sky TV offers many channels and has good variety. This is just an example of how this book cannot possibly keep you informed about a rapidly changing country like New Zealand. The point is, if you really want the scoop on living in New Zealand, ask your friends who've visited for information. An even better way is to search on the internet. Go to a chatroom that has New Zealand inhabitants and ask them. They are very friendly.
Thank you, Mark! This book is a godsend!.......2001-07-30
I bought this book about a year ago, just as I was beginning to think of a move to New Zealand. Well, here we are, one year later... and I'll be there in four weeks time!
This book helped me so much that I simply had to write a review of it before leaving. There are only about twenty books on my list to take with me to NZ, and this is one of them. I can't recomend it highly enough.
I've been to NZ a handfull of time now. I find this book to be right on the mark. It captures just about everything you need to know about living and working in NZ, and many thing you don't need to know... but are entertaining in their own right.
Mr. Hempshell touches on everything that a prospective migrant would want to know, with a great deal of humor as well (I love the little cartoons). I also bought books which were supposed to be about immigrating to NZ. Steer clear of these books. They tell you nothing that you can't find out for yourself on the NZ immigration web site.
If you are thinking of moving to NZ this is the book for you. Of all the books about NZ I've bought this year, this is the only one I still refer to. You'll not go wrong, trust me.
Very thorough book - has all the info you need.......2000-06-19
I thought this was a good, thorough book that contained all the info you might need to know if you're considering moving to New Zealand.
Book Description
6,600+ jobs! The complete Occupational Outlook Handbook, plus related jobs from the government's O*NET database and Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Customer Reviews:
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook - Best Career Reference Book.......2007-10-03
The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is:
* Must-read resource for counselors and teachers
* An essential reference book that is a requirement for any career advisement, counseling, or counseling program, library, or resource room
The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is the best reference guide available that lists information about:
* Career Clusters/ GOE Interest Groups
* Holland Codes
* ONET Codes
* Job descriptions
The Handbook has more than 6,500 job descriptions -- more than in any other career research book:
* All job descriptions from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
* Plus thousands more from the ONet and Dictionary of Occupational Titles
The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook combines information from three most authoritative occupational data sources:
* Occupational Outlook Handbook
* O*NET database
* Dictionary of Occupational Titles
How to use the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
The major tools to using the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook are:
* Table of Contents
* Introduction
* Appendix
* Indexes
The Table of Contents lists the following interest clusters or job groupings:
* Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations
* Professional and Related Occupations
* Service Occupations
* Sales and Related Occupations
* Office and Administrative Support Occupations
* Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
* Construction, Trades, and Related Workers
* Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
* Production Occupations
* Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
* Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces
The Introduction section provides information of the following topics:
* Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions
* O*NET and Job Descriptions
* Dictionary of Occupational Titles and Job Descriptions
* 16 GOE Interest Areas
* Holland Personality Types
* OOH Job Descriptions
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions, you receive the listing of the following topics:
* Job Title and ONET Job Numbers
* Significant Points
* Nature of the Work
* Working Conditions
* Employment
* Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
* Job Outlook
* Earning
* Related Occupations
* Sources of Additional Information
The Appendix has information about Tomorrow's Jobs discussing changes in:
* Population
* Labor Force
* Employment
* Industry
* Occupation
* Education
* Total Openings
The Handbook are two (2) Indexes:
* Alphabetized Index of Major Job Titles from Occupational Outlook Handbook
* Alphabetized Index of ONET and DOT Job Titles
Book Description
Job descriptions are essential for recruitment, job evaluation, performance appraisal, training and development, and in grievance and disciplinary cases. This handbook is a comprehensive resource to help managers construct individualized job descriptions, with helpful advice on how to analyze jobs. It presents hundreds of ready-to-use descriptions and features a unique "job description builder" with templates for constructing original job descriptions.
Book Description
Launching a satisfying career takes more than simply knowing what interests you. Besides considering what you like to do, you must also recognize how you like to do it. In other words, you need to identify your career style, and Guide to Your Career will help you do just that! The book features a career-indicator questionnaire to help you match your interests and style to your ideal job, as well as comprehensive profiles of many of today’s hottest careers.
Guide to Your Career includes descriptions of 240 professions in a wide range of fields, including business, law, design, sports, entertainment, and more. We bring you real reports from professionals in each field and crucial stats about each career including average salaries, hours worked per week, education and training required, and much more.
Book Description
Career counselor Alan B. Bernstein helps you identify your interests and style by guiding you through the Birkman Career Style Summary.™ You will answer a series of questions about your personal preferences and then score yourself to identify your Birkman™ colors on a grid. Your Birkman™ colors represent your career interests and style–not only what you like to do but also how you like to do it.
The Princeton Review’s Guide to Your Career features:
• Profiles of more than 200 professions, from accountant to zoologist
• First-hand insight from professionals
• Easy organization so you can find all the careers compatible with your needs and desires
• In-depth information on the hottest careers in a twenty-first century
economy, from the expected (attorney, carpenter, and dentist) to the
unexpected (baseball player, sommelier, and wedding consultant)
• Crucial career data, including average salaries and major associations
Alan B. Bernstein, C.S.W., P.C., is a psychotherapist with expertise in career development and has consulted on strategic training and development programs at major institutions.
Customer Reviews:
Another excellent Princeton Review guide.......2005-04-07
I am a big fan of the Princeton Review guides on colleges. I own several of them. And, I refer to them constantly. My daughter is in high school, and we use this college information almost on a daily basis. Now, she is looking one step beyond and considering different career paths.
I spent an hour doing research on career guides at Amazon. I also did more research by browsing in the best physical bookstore I know off (Stacey's in San Francisco). After conducting this data gathering, I came up with a clear winner, this Princeton Review book. There is just so much more information, more concisely, and clearly presented than in any of the other career guides I browsed through.
This career guide answered all the basics questions we had on this vast subject. The Birkman Career test as outlined near the introduction is excellent. Just to verify the accuracy of this test I took it myself. And, it was spot on. I know it will be a great help for my daughter too.
The book describes in detail about 230 different professions or careers. For each profession, the 2004 edition discloses detailed salary information (at the start, after 5 years, after 10 years). It indicates what kind of journals such professionals read. It describes the requirements to enter the field, what it takes to build a foundation in a small section called "Paying Your Dues." It also discloses what kind of careers you can easily transfer your skills into. For instance, an economist can become a statistician, banker, financial analyst, or journalist, among other professions.
At the top of each right-handed page, the book also has four little icons that quickly let you know info about: pay, working hours, educational requirement, and contribution to society associated with a given profession. The book also gives you realistic lifestyle expectation over the next two, five, and ten years for each profession.
Just as its college guides, the Princeton Review packs in an amazing amount of information in just two pages. This time it is not about a specific college, but instead a specific profession. I would think that be more difficult. But, Princeton Review handled it just as elegantly. I strongly recommend this book for any one interested in the subject.
Pretty insightful.......2001-05-30
I found this book to be quite interesting. I especially like the survey that defines what 'color' you are, in terms of one's potential career interests and styles. I was a BLUE-BLUE. It seemed accurate for myself, but others that have taken the test, have not always agreed.
Anyhow, I didn't give the book a 5, because I don't think a book can really tell you what you should do. Career books are at most, good guides. Mostly, you'll need to do a lot of research and soul searching before you can find a job that is suited to you. But, I can say that this book helped to put more perspective on the job hunt. As a recent entrant to the workforce and still discovering what I "want to be," this book helped me to better understand the things that I should be looking for in my next job/career: organizational culture, level of interaction with others, types of skills, etc.
The color analysis is based on a tool developed by Birkman. You can basically find everything in this book on the Princeton Review's site, www.review.com. If you have access to the Internet, this is probably the better and cheaper route. The information is almost the same, with the exception with exercises on recalling some past memories (this is the same exercise that is touted in "What Color is your Parachute?").
One thing that I did not like about the book was that it was too restrictive. Although the colors are guides, it's easy to get stuck into thinking that because you're a certain color, you should stay away from certain jobs. Also, I had hoped that there would be more job profiles. But, I guess you can just about find more job profiles on other websites like.
Happy hunting!
Book Description
Based on the Department of Labor's 2004-2005 "Occupational Outlook Handbook" (the most widely used career book ever), this popular guidebook is ideal for helping young people explore careers. It groups together related job descriptions, making it easy to study job options based on interests. The text stresses the connection between school subjects and needed job skills—important in school-to-career research.
The book is grouped into 11 sections based on the main sections of the very latest "OOH." Within each section are one-page descriptions of related jobs within the category (there are over 270 jobs in the book). Each job description includes
* A brief description of the job
* Details on working conditions
* School subjects related to the job
* Suggested activities for "trying out" the job
* Information on earnings, education, or training needed, and employment outlook
* "Something Extra": A fun and interesting fact related to the job
Key Features:
* Updated to reflect the most recent edition (2004-2005) of the "OOH."
* Describes over 270 jobs that cover more than 88% of the workforce.
* Attractive graphics and presentation that appeal to younger audiences.
* Entertaining and fun content that engages readers as they learn.
* Includes job title index.
Customer Reviews:
Young Person's Pccupational Outlook Handbook.......2000-05-27
This book is a well-organized reference for children from 1stthrough 12th grade, but targeted at those under 12. The book is not adry page by page drool of words. The quick reference information is displayed pictorally. Each job is given a single page, and divided into several components. Each page has a short paragraph explaining day to day responsibilities, and a quick reference section that delineates education required, earnings and job outlook. Younger readers will be interested in the `subjects to study' paragraph which gives the reader a good basis for what academic areas they need to be strong in. Each job description has a `discover more' paragraph that takes the younger reader through a hands on example of what the job entails. The `something extra' section for each job adds interesting facts about the job that are not readily apparent. This book is a must for guidance counselors at all levels and parents should strongly consider adding it to their library.
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