Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Pre
Keywords: blooming, plain, different, directed, intelligent, colleges, hyper, cool
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 1580088392
ISBN-13: 9781580088398

Profiling more than 40 innovative and unorthodox schools, COOL COLLEGES is the only guide that reveals which colleges don’t require SAT scores, which ones don’t give grades, and even which ones are totally free--as well as which ones reject more than 90 percent of their applicants. Independently minded students are sure to find the college of their dreams, whether they want to take classes outdoors, design their own degree, or explore other ways to get the most out of their education.

Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Pre
Keywords: graduate, school, choice, way, write, admissions, essays
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-03-01
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 1580088724
ISBN-13: 9781580088725

Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application process and offers a detailed action plan that has proved successful for some of the most competitive programs in the country. The 50 sample essays--selected from thousands of candidates--showcase the best of the best, while the Essay Hall of Shame identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships, and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process.

Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Pre
Keywords: graduate, school, choice, way, write, admissions, essays
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2004-03-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1580080421
ISBN-13: 9781580080422

Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application process and offers a detailed action plan that has proved successful for some of the most competitive programs in the country. The 50 sample essays-selected from thousands of candidates-showcase the best of the best, while the Essay Hall of Shame identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships, and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process. Teaches how to craft a winning essay with 5

Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: ahead, things, doesn, promoted, gets
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2007-05-01
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 1580088201
ISBN-13: 9781580088206

If you want to get ahead, you have to go above and beyond your job description. Examining the factors that put some employees on the road to success while others stagnate, WHO GETS PROMOTED, WHO DOESN’T, AND WHY outlines 10 hard truths of career advancement, offering a strategic plan for making an impression on your employer. Packed with stories from a wide variety of fields and industries, WHO GETS PROMOTED shows how to position and present yourself to your employer so that the next time opportunity knocks, you’ll be the obvious choice for promotion.

Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: blooming, plain, different, directed, intelligent, colleges, hyper, cool
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1580081509
ISBN-13: 9781580081504

Fully revised since the first edition, COOL COLLEGES covers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools. Are you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer? Or just different? Then you need a great school that will challenge, nurture, inspire, and motivate you-and COOL COLLEGES has got ’¬?em. It will also give you the scoop on: What the Ivy league is and what it really wants Totally free schools, including one where financial need is a requirement

Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: job, way, fastest, resume, overnight
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2004-03-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1580080413
ISBN-13: 9781580080415

America’s job-search guru provides a great, job-winning resume overnight, including hot job-hunting techniques, and everything reader’s need to know about HTML, Internet, and scannable resumes.

Author: Donald Asher
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: job, way, fastest, resume, overnight
Number of Pages: 134
Published: 2010-01-12
List price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 158008091X
ISBN-13: 9781580080910

Call from a headhunter? Layoffs getting a little too close for comfort? Hear about a great new internal opportunity? Getting out of the military? Or just frustrated and wonder if you could do better someplace else?  This is the definitive guide to getting you on the market fast. The third edition of The Overnight Resume has been completely revised and updated for everyone—from entry level* to the executive suite—who is serious about getting an interview and landing a job.  *Tip #1: Never use the term “entry level” in any resume. For hundreds more tips that suit your particular case,