At least 30 percent of American companies, from American Express and Bank of America and IBM to Marriott, Procter & Gamble, Time Warner, and a host of smaller firms, subject their employees to one or more personality tests each year. Why do they do it? Employers want to hire and retain employees who are qualified, confident, resilient, even-tempered, and loyal. Personality assessments, like coaches, help them identify potential problems. The corporate world is intense. Employers need to know how their staff will deal with the inevitable pull of priorities between a regimented corporate life and family responsibilities.
Under normal conditions--and under stress--how do you deal with conflicts, solve problems, and arrive at results? Will you overlook important details? Find it difficult to interact with your colleagues? Disrupt a team? Threaten your supervisor?

Employers care how you make sense of the world because they want you to be reliable-as reliable as the test they're subjecting you to. You will be hired--or retained--because the test shows you will pose the least financial risk to your employer.

Can these tests be "beaten"? The short answer is no. But you can certainly learn more about them and, based on that knowledge, have a better idea of the answers each test is looking for.

Employment Personality Tests Decoded will show you:
* Why corporations require tests.
* Details of the most popular tests.
* How to prepare for each type of test and assess your score.
* What good (positive) attitudes employers want to see on personality assessments and profiles.
* How to solve problems, get results, and simplify answers for clarity.
* Your legal rights when taking corporate personality assessments.
* How to ace team-building and leadership assessments, even under stress.

With Employment Personality Tests Decoded, you'll never again have to worry that you will fail to get the job you want--or keep the job you love-because you couldn't pass the personality test!

Conflict Management in the Workplace, 3rd edition - How to manage disagreements and develop trust and understanding

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REVIEWS: “One of the best books I have read on conflict resolution in my 30+ years in the field.” Office of Mediation, The World Bank “…contains great ideas, simply explained.” Dr Pam Spurr, Psychologist and Life Coach, LBC Radio “Offers many tried and trusted approaches to ensure that conflicts are managed so that they are positive and creative rather than a process of disintegration.” Sir John Harvey-Jones” AUTHOR BIOG: Shay and Margaret McConnon are co-founders of People First, an international training and consultancy group that runs courses on ‘Winning Relationships in the Workplace’. They work with leading companies in Europe and the USA.

You know the job you want and you are going to apply for it. You know you can do the job, but how do you convince the person you are applying to? You write yourself a great CV, that's how. And, that's exactly what this book will help you to do. The best way to secure a job interview is to write a CV that highlights your skills, achievements and experience in such a way that the reader is motivated to meet you. This book will take you through the self-assessment and skills evaluation process, show you how to tailor those skills to the job you are applying for and present your CV and covering letter in the best way. It even includes some interview preparation tips to see you through the next phase.

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