The Adventures of Johnny Bunko

January 6, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Meet Johnny Bunko. He’s probably a lot like you. He did what everybody – parents, teachers, counselors — told him to do. But now, stuck at a dead-end job, he’s begun to suspect that what he thought he knew is just plain wrong. One bizarre night, Johnny meets Diana, the unlikeliest career advisor he’s ever seen. Part Cameron Diaz, part Barbara Eden, she reveals to Johnny the six essential lessons for thriving in the world of work.

Johnny Bunko is an unusual career guide written in Japanese Manga style by Dan Pink. In a simple and creative way it presents six lessons a young person needs to know to be successful in their work and career.

I’ve pieced together the publicly available images from the book into a slide presentation. The book can be purchased here. You can download the slide presentation here.

Phrasemail Business English Course

December 22, 2009 admin 2 comments

Phrasemail is a 12-week course in Business English originally designed to be delivered as daily emails. This is the entire course in one pdf file. It is intended for Elementary to Pre-Intermediate learners of English.

You can download this course, and other documents, from here.

Good advice for job seekers

September 10, 2009 siamenglish Leave a comment

Grant Thornton have published an excellent series of short pdf guidelines on the subject of Executive Recruitment. They are written for the Thai job market and provide good advice for cv/resume and cover letter preparation.

Here is an example. You can download all the guides by visiting the link above or my Scribd documents here.

Effective Job Interviews

September 8, 2009 siamenglish Leave a comment

Over at Applicant.com there is a useful list of seven Slideshare presentations for job seekers. One I liked in particular was Effective Job Interviewing From Both Sides of the Desk by Andy Lester.

I’ve found that in Thailand, graduates and job-seekers with only a few years experience are often unprepared for interviews because they have not considered how they will respond to the most common interview questions. This slideshow is a good primer for some of these questions and the level of preparation necessary to impress in an interview.