Desktop guides. Job applications

''Job Applications'' provides invaluable assistance to people at any stage of job-hunting in the modern world, whether currently unemp loyed or simply looking for a change. It covers in detail every aspect of applying for a job and how best to express your abilities and qualities, from compiling the perfect CV to impressing at interview. Useful appendices address related and important concerns, s uch as identifying your skills and needs, and how to go about the business of finding the job you want. With no issue overlooked, ''J ob Applications'' will help all job seekers look for - and land - the perfect job.

• author: Gary Dexter