Best Resumes for $75,000 + Executive Jobs, 2nd Edition

Book Description

A cutting-edge resume and job search guide for executives in the 75K and above salary range-featuring the patented Expansionist Theory(TM)

Written by a veteran career advisor, this one-of-a-kind resource is packed with essential tips, tools, and advice for executives beginning a job search. This totally revised and expanded edition of the original bestseller is a complete job search guide that will help you launch a search with the same competitive edge held by clients of Montag Associates-who enjoy a placement success rate that far surpasses the outplacement industry norm. As shown through real-life case histories, clients and readers who combined the power resumes developed in Part I with the market-tested search theories in Part II have repeatedly outmarketed, outsmarted, and outdistanced the competition.

Featuring over 60 real-life skills and achievement-oriented resumes-all with accompanying cover letters-this Second Edition contains invaluable pointers on defining and packaging marketable skills and achievements, a question-and-answer section, and new chapters and appendices covering such vital topics as launching the job search, the executive interview, the top ten rules of the job market, and an executive guide to the Internet. There's a provocative new chapter documenting the impact of predatory greed on a stressed-out workforce-who can wrest control of their careers by executing a multistep, high-volume job search process that distinguishes the Expansionist Theory. While the competition dawdles, clients and readers get results. So will you.

Thorough and accessible, Best Resumes for $75,000+ Executive Jobs, Second Edition is a must-have for any executive looking for a competitive edge in the twenty-first century job market.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent resource.......2002-11-07

I bought both this book and "Rites of Passage..." at the same time. This book was so full of information and examples that I sent "Rites of Passage..." back. I didn't need it. This is an excellent resource.

A good guide to writing effective resumes.......2000-08-02

This is an excellent book. The author has done a great job in pulling together the elements which spell success in the quest for employment. I recommend it.

Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "The Accelerated Job Search" docwifford@msn.com

FANTASTIC!! A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS A GREAT JOB!.......1999-05-22

I really enjoyed reading this book, not only was it professionally written in a very pleasant, and interesting manner, it really helped me focus in on my own marketablity. A great buy for under $20 and the author really proved he cares very much about his readers. Everything you need to create your resume and start receiving job offers is contained in this book. After reading this book and reworking my resume, (Chapter 2 - Defining Your "Success Stories" And Skills was of special interest to me), I was able to land a position, I never would have gone after before. Chapter 6 has sample resumes and cover letters that also helped greatly in creating my own!! Do not hesitate to buy this book. It may wind up changing your life the same way it has changed mine. There are many great ideas that are proven to work and great ideas that will get you work!! Thank you. ;o)

ADD THIS BOOK TO YOUR JOB SEARCH LIBRARY TODAY!.......1999-05-21

As a repeat buyer who purchased both the first and second editions of Mr. Montag's book, I am a satisfied customer indeed. This new and expanded second edition is now a complete job search guide that has given me a real competitive edge--the upgraded quality of my letter/resume packages (developed in Part I) plus a multi-step job search process (detailed in Part II) have produced results. I particularly like the fact that each of the sample resume/letter packages represents a real-life client that Mr. Montag has served and helped over the past two decades. Unlike many resume books that include sample resumes written by people other than the author, each and every letter/resume package in this book was originally researched and prepared by Mr. Montag himself. Bluntly speaking, I followed the book because every recommended step in this text was personally market-tested and proven by the author himself. He backs up every word with first-hand experience. The bottom-line is that the quality of the first edition obviously led to this excellent second edition. I recommend this book without reservation. Add it to your library today.

not up to par.......1999-04-14

The book is very badly written with lots of repetitions. The resumes presented are in the functional style that is normally used when you have something to hide. Not the favorites for executives or headhunters. The book is targeted for line managers or people with less than 10 years on the work force.

Customer Reviews:

One Great Book.......2002-03-12

This is an awesome book. I read it for a research paper, and the author is really compassionate about what he writes. I'd reccomend it to anyone, really. It deserves much more recognition than it ever got. Ethopia and it's people are so interesting, and Skelton's description of his exspieriences are captivating. Read it if you got it, and if you don't got it get it!

Life in Ethiopia, Africa in the 70s.......2001-01-05

VOLUNTEERING IN ETHIOPIA provides valuable insights into understanding and appreciating the African people of this country.

This book focuses on the Peace Corps experiences of Group XIV in Ethiopia in the early 1970s.

The author, who is now an international lawyer, vividly describes their volunteer experiences in this African country, which range from the challenges of dealing with cultural shock and personal rejection to the joys of finding meaningful and fulfilling contributions.

The book truly tells about life in this country at this time with honesty and integrity.

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Paperback. This book addresses the question whether the phenomenon of globalization represents a challenge to existing scientific theories in the fields of labour law and industrial relations. Are these theories still able to perform their vital tasks, i.e. to grasp the meaning and impact of changes in the world of work, organization and law? How should we perceive 'globalization'? The book contains a collection or original theoretical perspectives from American, Canadian and European labour law and industrial relations scholars, crossing borders between these disciplines and reflecting on a research agenda for the future.

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how did this book get published?.......1998-10-25

"In a style reminiscent of Erma Bombeck and Judith Viorst" - after reading that review, I was expecting an insightful, humorous account of what it feels like to hit middle age. What a disappointment. The writing is choppy and amateurish...excuse me, I'm having a hot flash.

A wonderful collection of events experienced by older women.......1998-06-14

Just as a hot flash can change our temperature, so the turn of a page can move us from tears to laughter. Ms. Thoele tells it all, from who we are now in mid-life to who we were in the sixties. Her poems are rarely more than a page or two, but they pack a wallop. She talks of child-rearing and empty nexts and illness of a spouse and the "pecularity and perks of aging" and we who are at this stage in life, know of what she speaks. Her midlife motto "I've decided not to worry about that" should be hung on every refrigerator door or pasted on every magnifying mirror. As one reads her poems, one nods in recognition. She not only affirms what we feel and endure, she validates it. She gives us the right to change and to feel better on the inside even though we don't look better on the outside. Her book makes the aging process humorous and acceptable.

Poems to touch a woman's heart.......1998-06-10

Just when a woman becomes aware that she is aging and a cold chill invades her soul it is time to read "Autumn of a Spring Chicken". This lively, witty, and heart-warming book delights and encourages a woman to face her middle years with a smile and the thought that at last someone really understands. Each message is a joy and each poem touches the heart with a truthful and inspiring message. When the book reaches its end all too soon, one is left with a smile and the thought that growing into the middle years won't be so bad after all!

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Beyond his work as a musician (Mekons, Waco Brothers, and solo), Jon Langford has attracted ever-growing attention as a visual artist in recent years. NASHVILLE RADIO is the first collection of his art. It reproduces 215 paintings and etchings, as well as many song lyrics and autobiographical writings. The book also comes with an exclusive CD of Langford performing 18 of the printed songs. Langfords song-paintings fuse publicity-shot portraiture with imagery derived from folk art, Dutch still life, classic Western wear, and the cold, cold warall instilled with his trademark sardonic wit. He applies this completely distinctive style to the depiction of such American musical icons as Bob Wills, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash, but also to more ghostly, marginal figuresblindfolded cowboys, astronauts, and dancerswho are jerked around by the forces of success and exploitation, fame and neglect. Underlying all his work is a deep love of musical lore, twinned with fierce opposition to the death-dealing tendencies in the culture of his adopted homeland, from the killing off of authentic popular music by homogenized, mass-marketed drivel to the embrace of capital punishment as a response to social ills. Langfords work offers an alternative perspective, recalling a time when great visionaries and pioneers thrived at the heart of the mainstreamand the lid wasnt! on so tight.

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get on board the langford express.......2007-08-05

if youre looking at this you should get this... it comes with an acoustic cd, and contains great art in a size much larger than a cd booklet
excellent

Book Description

The intermediate Texas Hold 'Em player is a player who is starting to build upon a foundation of good poker skills. For instance, he or she has come to understand the importance of choosing the right starting hand. The better intermediate player will have the start of a good betting strategy worked out in his head. This Intermediate book leads the intelligent player to review and profitably use the power of position. The author also stresses the value of reading the other players, what a raise by another player tells you and how to apply the odds. Check out the Table of Contents listed below.

Customer Reviews:

Fast read, but out-dated........2003-10-12

The best thing about this book is that it shouldn't take anyone w/a basic understanding of Hold 'Em more then 1 hour to read this tome in it's entirety (72 pages, incl. glossary, large type and lots of 'clip-art' quality illustrations). On the downside, the information and strategy presented in this book are simplistic and somewhat out of date when the original 1987 publication date is taken into consideration. I would recommend this book more for the seasoned player who may enjoy this breezy little read for it's nostalgia value, but for those still learning the game there are much better, more contemporary alternatives out there.

If you consider yourself an intermediate player, go buy theb.......2002-04-24

With a few months of internet experience, and a bankroll steadily growing, I considered myself an intermediate player. But I wanted to get a more steadfast grip on concepts such as position and implied odds. I did not find much of value in this book, and especially the casual style of the author annoyed me immensely. If you want poker jokes and elementary card playing skills you might enjoy this book. If you're serious about poker go find something more structured. This book teach you only the basics and is not even good at that.

pro lady.......2002-03-17

the cover is excellent that is the two star rating the rest of the book doesn't carry enough information to make you a solid player like he stated it's not recommended

A poker teacher writes a review.......2001-10-09

I have taught poker for going on to 14 years. For the last nine years I have used books by Andy Nelson as textbooks. I do that because they provide the best and clearest examples for learning the game, especially Texas Hold 'em. The feedback I get from the students is that these books are short and great primers. I start the students out with Book One, and then go to this Intermediate book. By the end of the course, they advance to the Advanced book. Also the price is reasonable. The amount of solid material they get from these books if incredible.
At the end of the course, I also suggest that they each buy Nelson's book, POKER: 101 WAYS TO WIN.

So Much Fluff II.......2001-08-12

This book is not any better than the beginner book, and actually it is worse. Again there are too few examples, and the ones that are present don't seem to convey the point very well. Andy Nelson may be a good hold'em player, but I don't think he can teach well through a book. Again, I would recommend the book by Ken Warren which is much more thorough and cheaper (1 book instead of Andy's three).

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The definitive design and deployment guide for secure virtual private networks

Learn about IPSec protocols and Cisco IOS IPSec packet processing
Understand the differences between IPSec tunnel mode and transport mode
Evaluate the IPSec features that improve VPN scalability and fault tolerance, such as dead peer detection and control plane keepalives
Overcome the challenges of working with NAT and PMTUD
Explore IPSec remote-access features, including extended authentication, mode-configuration, and digital certificates
Examine the pros and cons of various IPSec connection models such as native IPSec, GRE, and remote access
Apply fault tolerance methods to IPSec VPN designs
Employ mechanisms to alleviate the configuration complexity of a large- scale IPSec VPN, including Tunnel End-Point Discovery (TED) and Dynamic Multipoint VPNs (DMVPN)
Add services to IPSec VPNs, including voice and multicast
Understand how network-based VPNs operate and how to integrate IPSec VPNs with MPLS VPNs

Among the many functions that networking technologies permit is the ability for organizations to easily and securely communicate with branch offices, mobile users, telecommuters, and business partners. Such connectivity is now vital to maintaining a competitive level of business productivity. Although several technologies exist that can enable interconnectivity among business sites, Internet-based virtual private networks (VPNs) have evolved as the most effective means to link corporate network resources to remote employees, offices, and mobile workers. VPNs provide productivity enhancements, efficient and convenient remote access to network resources, site-to-site connectivity, a high level of security, and tremendous cost savings.

IPSec VPN Design is the first book to present a detailed examination of the design aspects of IPSec protocols that enable secure VPN communication. Divided into three parts, the book provides a solid understanding of design and architectural issues of large-scale, secure VPN solutions. Part I includes a comprehensive introduction to the general architecture of IPSec, including its protocols and Cisco IOS® IPSec implementation details. Part II examines IPSec VPN design principles covering hub-and-spoke, full-mesh, and fault-tolerant designs. This part of the book also covers dynamic configuration models used to simplify IPSec VPN designs. Part III addresses design issues in adding services to an IPSec VPN such as voice and multicast. This part of the book also shows you how to effectively integrate IPSec VPNs with MPLS VPNs.

IPSec VPN Design provides you with the field-tested design and configuration advice to help you deploy an effective and secure VPN solution in any environment.

This security book is part of the Cisco Press® Networking Technology Series. Security titles from Cisco Press help networking professionals secure critical data and resources, prevent and mitigate network attacks, and build end-to-end self-defending networks.

Customer Reviews:

Falls short on key topics.......2006-05-02

IPSec VPN Design is not a bad technical book. It's what I call a "Cool Whip" book. It looks good, but there is little that is useful or original. It claims to be "the definitive design and deployment guide". It is not. Most of the explanations are academic and dry. There are many examples. Some are useful. Some are not. Many are outdated.

My primary complaint is that it does not cover Pix 7.0. This is a huge oversight for a Cisco Press book published in April 2005. There are several important features in 7.0 such as "hairpinning" or the ability for one spoke (or remote access client) to access another spoke in the hub and spoke model. The book states that hairpinning is not possible and most of the designs are based on this premise.

I was also disappointed to find that the book failed to cover ACLs and VPNs. This is an critical topic in VPN design. Too many network administrators simply allow full access of one private network to another using "sysopt connection permit-ipsec" without thinking of the security implications. It many circumstances, it may be more appropriate to disable this command and create explicit access lists for resources accessible via VPN. I would have liked to see some examples using both methods and the trade-offs of each approach.

There were a couple of interesting topic areas covered by the book such as VoIP over VPN. Even though it's short on configuration details or examples, I enjoyed learning about the issues involved.

The book is simply not work the money. If you're new to IPSec or just setting up a basic site-to-site VPN, you'd be better off with a simpler guide. And if you're more sophisticated, you will do better digging up examples with Google, even from Cisco's own website.

Essential Guide!.......2006-02-05

If you have fixed sites that you want to be secure, you can link the sites with leased lines and lots of simple security that will work well. But that's an expensive approach.

Further, people in your organization probably travel around and need to access confidential data. How can you lift the firewall for that access and still keep intruders out? It's a harder task.

The presence of moving users means that most secure networks will have some component that's going over the Internet. The Internet is not as secure as leased lines, but it's a lot cheaper. So while you're there, how much else can you do with the Internet?

With IPSec VPN Design, any good network engineer will be in a position to make good choices about architecture, hardware and software.

One of the basic limitations is that encryption ties up a lot of hub space while two sites are connected. The tougher the encryption you use, the more hub space is tied up. You can terminate idle connections faster and free up more space that way. You can also employ simpler means of encryption.

One of the book's great strengths is that it assumes that you know about networks, but not about secure networks. So a neophyte in the area can use this helpful guide. I know, because I'm such a neophyte and the book made great sense to me.

Like all the wonderful Cisco guides, this one is filled with figures to show hardware structures, examples with router and message configurations, and helpful tables that show formats.

Chapter 1 is a brief introduction to VPNs.

Chapter 2 is an overview of IPSec explaining algorithms, digital signatures, security protocols ((transport and tunnel modes, encapsulating security headers and authentication headers), key management and security associations (Diffie-Hellman, IKE and IPSec packet processing).

Chapter 3 looks at more detailed features of IPSec such as IKE keepalives, dead peer detection, idle timeouts, IPSec and fragmentation, and IPSec and GRE).

Chapter 4 is an excellent look at authentication and authorization models.

Chapter 5 examines the pros and cons of different IPSec VPN architectures. I liked this chapter best. The choices are more subtle than you think because you can mix and match bits and pieces of architectures to solve specific problems.

Since so many secure public networks involve applications that can't be down, chapter 6 looks in depth at fault tolerance methods.

Chapter 7 offers some time-saving tips on how to use auto-configuration architectures for site-to-site applications.

Chapter 8 examines application interoperability. I found the sections on mixing voice and data to be especially interesting.

In chapter 9, the book concludes with looking at network-based VPNs.

This book will save anyone examining the feasibility of putting secure data over the Internet a lot of mistakes, time and money.

Get this book today!

Excellent Resource.......2005-09-30

This book is one of the most comprehensive book that I can use to understand & teach IPSec & even design/deploy IPSec networks.

A Definitive Design and Deployment Guide.......2005-06-21

IPSec VPN Design (ISBN 1587051117) focuses on the design and implementation of IPSec VPNs. The authors consider this the "definitive design and deployment guide for secure virtual private networks." There are many theoretical publications covering the foundations of network security, but VPN security design is especially challenging. There are so many variables that even knowing the theoretical concepts, models, tradeoffs, and scalability, it can still be a daunting task. This book is for the advanced/expert in the network security field.

Because of the advanced topics presented in this guide, considerable network management and/or a network engineer level of experience is needed to use the wealth of information presented by authors Vijay Bollapragada (CCIE), Mohamed Khalid (CCIE), and Scott Wainner. It is expected that the reader will have a working knowledge of IP routing, architectures, WAN technologies, Cisco IOS, and network security. The introductory chapters briefly "review" knowledge that the authors expect users to have which results in getting everyone focused on the starting point of this technical guide.

The concept of network security is not the same in all environments as each VPN will have different connectivity and integration platforms. This guide to designing an IPSec type of VPN is Cisco based. The configuration examples and troubleshooting output are Cisco IOS. Many design principles -efficient, reliable, cost effective, fault-tolerant, and scalable -- have commonality in several environments, but again, all illustrations and examples use Cisco technology. This book does design IPSec VPNs from many perspectives.

The organization of IPSec VPN Design is organized into three units: introduction and concepts; design and deployment; service enhancements. This organizes technical material as it moves from a brief review of technologies that use VPNs, to an overview of IPSec architecture, protocols, components, and concludes by examining advanced issues such as voice, multicast, and network-based VPNs.

As an introduction to this topic, an IPSec VPN is configured and packet processing is explained step-by-step using Cisco IOS. The illustrations and diagrams of the topology, end-to-end packet processing, and configuration command output (from show and debug commands) is very helpful to the reader. IPSec protocols and the differences between tunnel mode and transport mode are described.

After an introduction to authentication and security, the authors move into considerable detail and enhanced features of IPSec, scalability, and fault tolerance with dead peer detection or control plane keepalives. There are always unique challenges to implementing VPNs, and this book gives examples from the authors' experience to handle situations for interaction with NAT (Network Address Translation) or PMTUD (Path Maximum Transmission Unit Detection). To end the introduction/concepts unit, authentication/authorization models for remote access users discusses XAUTH (Extended Authentication) and MODE-CFG (Mode-configuration). Cisco's EzVPN connection model and digital certification conclude this unit. The authors then move to applying these concepts to VPN design.

The design and deployment phase considers hub and spoke architecture, failover, fault tolerance, and alleviation of complexity in large-scale situations using TED (Tunnel End-Point Discovery) and DMVPN (Dynamic Multipoint VPN). Advanced enhancements include quality of service (QoS), interoperability with voice and video, and a new type of VPN service known as the network-based VPN.

Topics move from general introductory concepts (Chapters 1-4) to specific design and deployment (Chapters 5-7), and concludes with advanced/integrated service enhancements (Chapters 8-9). The authors have taken care to explain pros and cons of various designs and give alternatives. The "notes" sections illustrate advantages and disadvantages or add relevant comments from the author's experience. Illustrations are appropriate, easily read, and well-designed. There is an abundance of configuration examples, complete with resulting show and debug output, and all with highlighting to assist the learner. These types of real-world examples are easier to learn from than the traditional technical documentation. The index is complete; there is not a glossary which might have been helpful for some readers.

Throughout this guide, Bollapragada, Khalid, and Wainner have managed to write at a level that is appropriate for an advanced topic while using examples that are easily understood. Some network managers may not actually design an IPSec VPN, but still need to understand the principles of security, be able to communicate with technical support, and work with network engineers and service providers in maintaining/troubleshooting the VPN. Advanced understanding and good troubleshooting skills are contained in this guide.

IPSec VPN Design is a well-written, concise guide to designing VPNs in general and IPSec VPNs specifically. It would be helpful to individuals taking their networking skills to another level or those studying for CCIE or Security certifications. It targets network engineers and network designers working at the corporate level or working for the service provider. Bollapragada, Khalid, and Wainner each brought their expertise and considerable experience into the collaboration while authoring this book.

An excellent book published by Cisco Press, 2005, which deserves a rating of 5 on a 1-5 scale.

Sichere Netzwerkkommunikation: Grundlagen, Protokolle und Architekturen (X.systems.press)

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Sichere Netzwerkkommunikation: Grundlagen, Protokolle und Architekturen (X.systems.press)
Roland Bless , Stefan Mink , Erik-Oliver Blaß , Michael Conrad , Hans-Joachim Hof , Kendy Kutzner , and Marcus Schöller
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 3540218459

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Netzwerke werden in allen Bereichen der IT eingesetzt, und es gibt zahlreiche Technologien zur sicheren Netzwerkkommunikation. Doch welche der verfügbaren Techniken lassen sich kombinieren und in der Praxis effektiv einsetzen? Die Autoren geben eine fundierte Darstellung der zentralen Techniken zur Sicherung von Netzwerken, behandeln deren wichtigste Grundlagen und Mechanismen und liefern umfassende Beispiele zu aktuellen Protokollen Internet-basierter Netze. Des weiteren werden komplexe Szenarien analysiert, in denen verschiedene Techniken zur Netzwerksicherung eingesetzt werden. Das vorliegende Werk vermittelt einen systematischen Überblick zur sicheren Netzwerkkommunikation, legt den Schwerpunkt aber auf die praktische Sicherheit von Netzwerken. Es ist damit sowohl für Praktiker in der Netzwerktechnik als auch für Entwickler geeignet, die maßgeschneiderte Sicherheitslösungen für Netzwerke konzipieren möchten.

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Advanced IPSec VPN Design
Vijay Bollapragada
Manufacturer: CISCO (PEARSON EDUCA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K3RFCI

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