Author: Caryl Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications
Keywords: job, career, savvy, win, mistakes, hire, third, avoid, one
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2007-01-25
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1570232660
ISBN-13: 9781570232664

Job seekers make numerous mistakes that frequently result in self-fulfilling prophecies. This book identifies 17 key mistakes job seekers make, from failing to articulate goals and knowing one’s worth to improperly using Internet resources, looking for jobs in the wrong places, and prematurely accepting a job offer. Each chapter identifies a major mistake and then offers analyses, self-tests, exercises, and resources for avoiding the error in the future.

Author: Ron Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications
Keywords: reflects, value, compensation, professionals, negotiation, tips, salary
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2005-03-25
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 157023230X
ISBN-13: 9781570232305

Drawing on the rich career counseling methods and cases of success associated with leading career professionals, this book reveals a wealth of strategies and tips on how to effectively negotiate a compensation package that truly reflects your value in today’s job market. Outlining numerous salary mistakes job seekers make, as well as offering a quiz to assess your salary negotiating skills, this well focused book shares many insights into becoming a savvy salary negotiator. It shows how to: - determine your market value - respond to questions about salary history or requirements - per

Author: Ron Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications
Keywords: tips, job, perfect, career, savvy, landing, backgrounds, application, letter, people, resume
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2006-04-25
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1570232407
ISBN-13: 9781570232404

This book outlines 150 tips for creating more effective resumes, letters, and applications that can substantially energize a job search. Rich with quizzes, examples, and websites.

Author: Mario Galea
Publisher: Impact
Keywords: drawing, guys, girls, lessons, easy, manga, discover
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2006-02-23
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1581806973
ISBN-13: 9781581806977

Manga has become one of the most popular types of comic-book art, with more and more fans looking to draw in this style. The beginning manga artists will find everything they need in this easy-to-follow book, including: -30 essential demos covering all of the basics, such as facial features, body structure and characters, all of which can be completed with nothing but a pencil -Projects arranged using a progressive approach -- readers first learn how to draw basic bodies, then move on to clothing, props and poses -A fun, inspiring gallery of characters with hundreds of illustrations This valua

Author: V. Shane Colclough
Publisher: Impact
Keywords: creatures, settings, characters, fantasy, realms, draw, fantastic
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-02-02
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1581806825
ISBN-13: 9781581806823

With Fantastic Realms!, readers will discover how to sketch, draw, and color their own fantasy worlds--one of the hottest trends in popular culture today. This instructive guide: -Shares more than thirty step-by-step demonstrations of characters, creatures, and settings, so readers can create every aspect of a fantasy world -Provides texture detail keys and coloring keys so readers can replicate the different effects easily and exactly -Includes templates of drawings so readers can practice inking or coloring on their own Complete with an appendix to help readers invent their own characters an

Author: David Okum
Publisher: Impact
Keywords: drawing, warriors, wizards, monsters, lessons, basic, fantasy, madness, over, manga
Number of Pages: 127
Published: 2006-05-05
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1581807082
ISBN-13: 9781581807080

The perfect guide for manga fans ages 11-16, as well as anyone looking to explore the world’s most popular art style, Manga Fantasy Madness provides essential instruction for drawing a wide variety of fantasy characters and settings. This reference: -Features over 50 easy-to-follow dynamic demonstrations using pencil, colored pencil, and markers -Includes hundreds of action-packed illustrations of popular manga fantasy characters--knights, wizards, elves, princesses, and more--for easy reference and idea generation -Shares added instruction on shapes and 3-D forms, as well as shading, co

Author: Gary Tonge
Publisher: Impact
Keywords: bible, painting, digital, visions, bold
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 160061020X
ISBN-13: 9781600610202

This comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the rapidly expanding area of digital painting features beautifully displayed finished works of art alongside practical demonstrations. Artists will learn to create a wide range of subject matter from futuristic spacescapes and revolutionary vehicles to medieval landscapes and beautiful maidens. An in-depth materials section introduces all the equipment you are likely to need, from computer hardware and software to more traditional art media. A detailed basic techniques section caters to both newcomers to the digital medium and those who wish to brush