This book vividly portrays the authors experiences spent during a lifetime of talking and communicating with people from all walks of life, in a variety of situations across several careers as a police officer, probation officer, university lecturer and as a union representative. It is deliberately written in an entertaining, informative and humorous style. While not intended to be a 'how to' manual on public speaking and communicating there are plenty of lessons to learn from the author's...

Successful Job Interviews is presented by Les King who started working with computers at the age of 18 and spent several years in programming, systems design and IT project management before moving into the area of staff recruitment over 25 years ago.Job interviews are a form of public speaking that we all have to endure for time to time.The key to a successful interview is a structured presentation putting over all of the information or 'sales points' that you wish to conv...

An affectionate and humorous gallop through the authors four decades of community policing across the Midlands counties of England from the early 1970s until his retirement in 2003. As the author says, All cops who have served for some time could both tell and write some good stories. In that respect this book is not unique. I hope that what is unique is that this story picks up the emotions, the characters and the true feelings that so often are not described when cops recount their exper...

Successful Debt Collection is presented by Les King, a small-business entrepreneur who also has a background in computer programming, systems design and IT consultancy.He is currently owner and manager of Eurofile IT Recruitment Limited who specialise in the placement of Information Technology personnel and also provide a PC/network support service aimed at small businesses.Other business interests have included the management of a 'property maintenance' company and consult...

The Curriculum Vitae or Résumé is an advertisement for the individual, whose primary objective is to show your experience in a compact and easily-digestible form.A good CV is your primary marketing tool.Although this eBook is based primarily on the experience gained from recruiting Information Technology personnel, all job seekers will benefit from the advice presented within these pages.

Although today's PC is small and cheap, it has tremendous functionality compared with the typical mainframe computers of 25 years ago.If you run a business, hold down a demanding job or simply lead a busy life, there are huge benefits to be gained from the effective use of computers.Hopefully, this eBook will help non-technical readers to realise the potential of the not-so-humble PC.

Do You Know How To; Negotiate - Overcome Objections - Sell a Price Increase? The World’s Top Sales People Do. Now it’s Your Turn... In our competitive market place, winning business and beating the competition are fundamental for successful organisations. In any competition, teams will be made up of naturally gifted “superstars” and those less talented players. One thing is always true though, whatever the individual level of performance, everyone needs to train and hone their skills in or...

14 ways to maximise the exposure of a small business to new clients without having to spend thousands on extensive marketing campaigns and expensive advertising.

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Manage Your PRPublic Relations, in the broader sense, can be defined as a method of effectively communicating with your audience to ensure they understand your company's goal and objectives. You can win a lot of customers by developing a positive image for your company through effective PR. Hence the right PR strategy is very important for any start-up business.In 30 minutes, learn how to: (a) Define your need for PR, (b) Approach the medi...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - The proper and efficient use of time can make all the difference between effectiveness and ineffectiveness. Some people are highly organized while many others get drowned in the chaos caused by the demands of their work and that of others. In fact, some are so poorly disorganized that they just can't invest their time in the right activities and tasks, no matter how much they try.In 30 minutes, learn how to: (a) Schedule effectively, (b) Use appropriate ...

Job interviews can be scarier than jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. One of the worst parts is being asked a question and having no clue how to respond. As you go about your job quest, take some time to go over these questions and have an inkling as to how you will answer to them if you are asked. This book contains 400 questions so you'll be more than prepared for whatever an interviewer throws at you.It's impossible to foresee every question an interviewer will ask ...

From #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin, an unlucky spy gets one last chance at redemption.Miles Flint is a spy who has been making some serious mistakes. His last assignment led to the death of a foreign official in London, and after getting too close to his current subject he wound up in police custody. But something is wrong at the agency that has nothing to do with Miles' errors. Why did his last suspect know more about Miles' assignment than Miles did? Why...