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Police officers constantly go on patrol, 24 hours a day in most cities, to make sure that people who are thinking about committing crimes know that they will be caught and punished if they do. This is known as “showing the flag,”or telling the bad guys who’s the real boss in the neighborhood. This is also the backbone of policing technique. Cops look for trouble and hope they don’t find it. Make no mistake – cops are not universally loved. Certainly they are despised by criminals, but they are also thought of by many law-abiding folks as agents of oppression. Most such claims have little validity in the United States, although there is no debating the fact that police forces have been used for devious ends in many other countries. In this country, cops are generally respected and their service to the community valued, even by people who don’t necessarily like them on a personal level. Is this the right role for you? Nobody has ever suggested that being a police officer is easy. The hours can be long, and the work can range from tedious to dangerous to rewarding, and all in the same day. Nobody ever became a cop to get rich. Cops get medals and parades, and suffer from higher rates of suicide and divorce than people in most other professions. Ask most police officers and they’ll tell you that they wouldn’t want to be anything else, even on a bad day. more...

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A job interview begins as soon as you pick up the phone to schedule it. Learn dozens of techniques to help you communicate effectively practice and assess your skills, gain confidence, and discover how to answer even the most difficult questions. Ace the interview, and get that job offer. more...

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In Coach Yourself to Success Talane Miedander shares the same core principles that she applies when personally coaching executives and international business leaders from companies such as AT&T, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Giorgio Armani. Talane shows readers how to tap into their natural motivation and leverage their strengths to achieve the results they desire. more...

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What happens when an educated professional wants to become a stay-at-home mom but not end her career forever? Here is a book for the millions of moms who want to do what's best for their families and for themselves. Monica Samuels and J. more...

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What do you really want to do?. Finding the perfect career isn’t easy, but it’s certainly attainable. This guide offers readers the chance to trade in their unsatisfying jobs for fulfilling careers. This book helps them by providing a process of self-assessment that includes questions on personality, talents, values, interests, and goals; advice on how to make a smooth transition from one career to another; and an action plan to take the steps toward landing the perfect career. -According to The Conference Group, only 48.9% of working Americans are satisfied with their jobs, the lowest level of job satisfaction since pollsters first began surveying the topic in 1995. -Career self-discovery books are among the best-performing in the career category more...

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