Charles Schwab

HOW ONE COMPANY BEAT WALL STREET AND REINVENTED THE BROKERAGE INDUSTRY

"This book tells the exciting story of how Charles Schwab revolutionized the financial services industry and shook up Wall Street forever. It is also an essential read for any aspiring entrepreneur."
--Jon Friedman, CBSMarketWatch.com

"A roller coaster ride of how industry-defining, world-changing businesses are built. John Kador shows us the legend behind the myth of Charles Schwab."
--Christine Comaford Lynch, General Partner, Novus Ventures

Charles Schwab: How One Company Beat Wall Street and Reinvented the Brokerage Industry combines a fascinating look inside the walls of one of today's great financial services firms with a razor-sharp portrait of the deeply principled maverick who drove that firm from vision to reality. Both highly entertaining and brutally honest, it paints a compelling picture of the company that brought stock investing to Middle America--and shook the staid brokerage industry to its core.

How do you find the best candidate for any job? Know what questions to ask.

To hire the right talent -- the most vital contribution a manager can make to a company -- it's crucial to learn if a candidate will be a team player, a good leader, or a dud. To get the answers you need as a manager, you have to ask the right questions, and that's why "The Manager's Book of Questions" has been a bestseller for nearly a decade.

Everything you need to know to capitalize on today's hottest job sector!

You've heard about the stock options, BMWs for new hires, the tee-shirts in the boardroom, and careers calibrated in Internet time. So, what does it take to break into the exciting Internet industry - the fastest-growing job market in the world? This true insider's guide, written by computer-industry veteran John Kador, and based on a wealth of revealing interviews with current Net company staffers, gives you up-to-date details and expert projections to help you navigate your way to success:

What jobs are (and will be) out there; Technical and business skills most in demand; Salary ranges, signing bonuses, stock options, and other perks; Things you need to know about atmostphere, attitude, hours, and pace; Tradeoffs between staff verss contract work; Branding yourself for the job you want; What you can expect from real-world Net jobs; 100 hottest Internet companies.

Like your own personal consultant, this book guides you to your best "fit" in the Internet world. A complete package of actual job descriptions, salaries paid, and all the information you need about the working wired world, Internet Jobs! is not only the first in the field - its the only guide you need to a thrillihng, highly-paid Net career.

Put Internet Jobs! and its Website (www.jkador.com/netjob) to work for you today.

THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME

Generating honest, no-nonsense feedback through well-written surveys is the first step to dramatically increasing employee engagement, commitment, loyalty--and your company's bottom line.

"Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys" provides the tools for crafting precisely phrased surveys to deliver accurate information, so you can adjust your organization's practices accordingly. Inside are hundreds of words, phrases, and examples that remove the guesswork from an otherwise daunting process. This handy, time-saving guide helps you write surveys that measure: Employee Engagement Leadership and Management Company Values and Ethics Organizational Culture Satisfaction with Work Environment Career Development

Revised and updated for today's job market, the bestselling handbook for the ahead-of-the-curve job seeker

"Is there anything you'd like to ask us?" This question can paralyze even the most seasoned job applicants. But with "301 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview" at your side, you'll be ready with a response that demonstrates your confidence and ability to see the whole picture and think on your feet.

This second edition of the bestselling job seeker's resource delivers proven, up-to-the-minute tools for job hunters who want to shine in this most crucial part of the interview process. Written with the participation of hundreds of recruiters, job coaches, hiring managers, and Fortune 500 HR specialists, this book is the best available source for the questions that can advance your candidacy and convince interviewers that you're the best person for the job. Other features, including examples of the most powerful questions you can ask--and the questions NEVER to ask--make "301 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview" your go-to guide for get-noticed, get-hired tips and techniques and expert guidance to put you in the driver's seat at your next interview.

John Kador is the author of several books, including "The Manager's Book of Questions" and "How to Ace the Brain Teaser Interview." A professional business writer and consultant, he has produced numerous speeches, annual reports, scripts, case histories, white papers, and news releases for Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Adecco, IBM, Sears, and other corporate clients. He lives in Winfield, Pennsylvania.