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In order to success in the working world, you need a set of soft skills that let people know you are professional, competent, and will be an asset they would be proud to welcome to their team. These new books, part of LearningExpress's successful 20 Minutes a Day series, tackle in-depth the soft skills all employers look for in the highly competitive job landscape.Write & Speak Like a Professional in 20 Minutes a Day gives lessons on how to present yourself clearly and with confidence in writing and in speech, from job application to day-to-day work tasks. Inside, you will find instruction on:Cover letters and resumesJob interviewsThe first day on the jobMeetings and memosEmailAnd much more!Manage Your Time & Your Life in 20 Minutes a Day will tackle day-to-day organization tips to make your life as clutter-free and structured as possible.



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Miriam Salpeter

Miriam Salpeter is owner and founder of Keppie Careers, a coaching and consulting firm helping job seekers and entrepreneurs leverage social media and other tools to achieve their goals. Miriam has been an invited guest on CNN several times and major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others have quoted her advice. Miriam authors her own blog (http://www.keppiecareers.com) and writes for U.S. News & World Report's "On Careers" column.CNN named Miriam a "top 10 job tweeter you should be following," Monster.com included her in "The Monster 11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Job Search," and respected online resource, Quintessential Careers, called her a "Top 15 Career Mastermind." Miriam is the Social Media Job Search expert for Job-Hunt.org (a best of the Internet career site) and co-founder/director of the Career Collective, a group of social media savvy career coaches and resume writers.In addition to coaching job seekers and small business owners, Miriam is an in-demand writer and speaker regarding job search and social media, and she transforms resumes and creates online social media profiles for clients via http://www.getasocialresume.com.A vice president for a Wall Street firm prior to earning a master's degree from Columbia University, Miriam headed the Career Action Center at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University before launching her own business. She has been empowering job seekers and small business owners for over 14 years.Miriam lives in Atlanta with her husband, Mike, and their three boys. She invites you to connect with her on Twitter @Keppie_Careers and to touch base via her blog.



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