Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Using LinkedIn in the Job Search

Tuesday, June 7, 7 pm, Computer Training Room (3rd Floor), Main Library
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Have you spent countless hours polishing your resume, but neglected your LinkedIn profile. If your profile is bland and uninspiring, fix it now. Hiring managers, potential clients, and recruiters often search for people on LinkedIn using keywords. If the keywords aren't present, they'll never find you. Steve Frederick of Lucrative Careers, Inc., will show you how to improve your LinkedIn profile and get the job! Registration required. Register online or call 847-448-8630. 

Thursday, May 12, 2016

New York Times Business Best Sellers May 2016



May 15, 2016
This Month    Business
1
THE THIRD WAVE, by Steve Case. (Simon & Schuster.) In the current era, entrepreneurs will use technology to revolutionize
 various sectors of the economy. (†)
2
MONEY: MASTER THE GAME, by Tony Robbins. (Simon & Schuster.) Seven steps aimed at finding financial security and creating an income for life. (†)
3
DISRUPTED, by Dan Lyons. (Hachette Books.) A longtime tech writer, age 52, takes a job at a start-up called HubSpot.
4
SHOE DOG, by Phil Knight. (Scribner.) A memoir by the founder of Nike.
5
DREAM HOME, by Jonathan and Drew Scott. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.) The stars of HGTV’s “Property Brothers” collect their
 advice on buying, selling and renovating houses. (†)
6
THE POWER OF HABIT, by Charles Duhigg. (Random House.) A Times journalist’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits.
7
ORIGINALS, by Adam Grant. (Viking.) A Wharton School professor argues that innovators are made, not born, and offers suggestions
 for how to become one.
8
THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions. Originally published in 2010 and a 2015 movie.
9
ELON MUSK, by Ashlee Vance. (Ecco/HarperCollins.) A technology writer follows Musk’s life from his difficult South African childhood to his involvement in Internet start-ups like the rocket company SpaceX, the electric-car company Tesla and the solar power installation company Solar City.
10
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown.) Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent. Originally published in 2008.


Rankings reflect sales for April 2016.