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• Mind Tools Book Store
• Job Hunting Skills
  • Introduction to the Job Hunting Process
  • Career Choice - finding your ideal career
  • Career Tests – finding out what jobs you will love
  • Career Research – the good, the bad and the ugly
  • Resume Writing – an insider's view
  • Example Resume - making it talk to the recruiter
  • Resume Tips - helping you to be the special candidate
  • Resume Cover Letter - the instant advantage
  • The Art of Job Hunting
  • Networking – finding jobs before they are advertised
  • Targeting Organizations - job hunting you control
  • Working With Agencies - using existing networks
  • Internet Job Hunting - job hunting the easy way
  • The Ideal Employer – what to look for
  • Interview Skills – to be or not to be, whatever the question
  • Interview Questions - interrogation or negotiation, you choose
  • Interview Tips - reminders and warnings
  • Salary Negotiation - negotiating the salary you deserve
  • Making a Great Start to Your New Job
• Creativity Tools
  • Introduction to Creativity Techniques
  • Reversal - improving products or services
  • SCAMPER - generating new products & services
  • Attribute Listing - creating new products & services
  • Brainstorming - generating many radical ideas
  • Reframing Matrix - generating different perspectives
  • Concept Fan - widening the search for solutions
  • Random Input - making creative leaps
  • Provocation - carrying out thought experiments
  • DO IT - a simple process for creativity
  • Simplex - an integrated problem solving process  
  • Creativity Book Store
• How to Use Time Effectively - Time Management Skills
  • Introduction to Time Management
  • Costing your time
  • Deciding work priorities
  • Activity Logs - seeing how you really spend your time
  • Action Plans - small scale planning
  • Prioritised To Do Lists - the key to efficiency
  • Personal Goal Setting - planning to achieve
  • Time Management Book Store
• Tools for Mastering Complexity
  • Introduction to Complexity Techniques
  • Appreciation - extracting maximum information from facts
  • Drill Down - breaking problems down into manageable parts
  • Cause & Effect Diagrams - identifying the causes of problems
  • Systems Diagrams - understanding the way factors interact
  • SWOT - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats
  • Cash Flow Forecasting - testing the viability of a project
  • Risk Analysis - managing the risks you face
  • Complexity Tools Book Store
• Techniques for Controlling Stress
  • Introduction to Stress Management
  • Stress Diaries - finding your optimum stress levels
  • Psyching Up - raising stress levels to improve performance
  • Anticipating Stress - managing stress by preparing for it
  • Imagery - mental adjustment of stress levels
  • Thought Awareness - managing internally generated stress
  • Self-hypnosis - a powerful relaxation technique
  • Meditation - relaxing by sustaining focused attention
  • Taking Exercise - improving health and reducing tiredness
  • PMR - managing muscular tension and adrenaline
  • Time Management - reducing work stress
  • Improving Attitudes - reducing stress you cause for yourself
  • Slowing down out of work
  • Health & Nutrition - reducing chemical stress
  • Eliminating stress from your environment
  • Stress Management Book Store
• Techniques for Effective Decision Making  
  • Introduction to Decision Making
  • Pareto Analysis - choosing which changes to make
  • Paired Comparison - working out relative importances
  • Grid Analysis - making a choice balancing many factors
  • Decision Trees - choosing by projecting possible outcomes
  • PMI - weighing the pros and cons of a decision
  • Force Field Analysis - analysing pressures for and against change
  • Six Thinking Hats - looking at all points of view
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis - simple financial decision making
  • Decision Making Book Store
• Information and Study Skills  
  • Introduction to Study Skills
  • Concept Maps - taking notes effectively
  • SQ3R - fully absorbing written information
  • Speed Reading
  • Reading Strategies - reading quickly by reading intelligently
  • Review Techniques - keeping information fresh in your mind
  • Study Skills Book Store
• Project Management Skills
  • Introduction to Project Management Skills
  • Estimating time accurately
  • Scheduling simple projects
  • Gantt Charts - planning and scheduling more complex projects
  • Critical Path Analysis - planning more complex projects
  • A Planning Process for Middle-Sized Projects
  • Planning Large Projects & Programmes
  • Project Management Book Store
• Tools to Improve Your Memory
  • Introduction to Memory Techniques Link & Story Methods - remembering a simple list
  • The Number/Rhyme Mnemonic - remembering a simple ordered list
  • The Number/Shape Mnemonic - remembering a simple ordered list
  • The Alphabet Mnemonic - remembering middle length lists
  • The Journey Technique - remembering longer lists
  • The Roman Room Mnemonic - remembering grouped information
  • The Major System - remembering very long numbers
  • Using Concept Maps as a Memory Aid
  • Using Aide Memoires
  • How to... Learn a foreign language
  • How to... Remember Information for Exams
  • How to... Remember people's names
  • How to... Remember long numbers
  • Memory Techniques Book Store