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This book is designed to provide simple, step by step instructions to help the student through the entire job searching process. Completely up-to-date, the book offers more information on the global workplace environment, electronic resumes, and Internet resources than any other text on the market. Its easy to follow, direct approach makes this book an effective tool for the job search. Hands-on exercises allow students to determine their individual needs, skills, and direction for securing the job that is right for them; sequentially-arranged chapters guide instructors in a logical process to the successful completion of a course.

Carolyn Robbins is a private career counselor, seminar leader, and author who has been involved in the field of Career Development for over 25 years. Acting as a college job placement director, she consistently maintained 85 to 95 percent placement of students and clients in many technical, business and professional fields. Robbins is a member of the University of Colorado at Denver Alumni, has served on the board, authored job search articles, and conducted workshops on resume writing, interviewing, and women re-entering the workforce. Robbins is also the author of an English composition textbook, Beyond the Blank Page: Steps to Writing Well. She is currently designing and teaching Adult Education Classes at the Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte, NE. Robbins's widely used texts are known for their straightforward, succinct explanations and practical orientation.

1. Taking Inventory.

Personal Values

Values Mountain

Attitude

Interests, Wants, Needs

Success Through Goal Setting

2. Documenting Yourself.
Resume Preparation

Resume Styles

Writing the First Draft

The Final Draft

Functional Skills Inventory

Sample Resumes

Cover Letters

Follow-up Letters

The Application for Employment

3. Organizing and Planning.

Organizing

Planning

4. Interviewing Made Almost Easy.

How Not to Interview

Successful Interview Preparation

Benefits You Can Sell to the Employer

The Bottom Line

How Interviews are Conducted

What Employers are Really Looking For

Conduct in the Interview

Questions You Could be Asked and How to Answer

Your Turn to Question

Legal and Illegal Pre-Employment Questions

5. Closing the Job Search Process

Getting and Keeping the Job

Keeping the Job

Appendixes:

· Postal Service Guidelines

· Figuring Monthly Income and Expenses

· Monthly Income and Expense Form

· Post-Interview Self Evaluation

· Attire/Grooming Tips

· Sample I-9 Form

· Sample Resumes and Cover Letters

· Works consulted

· Index

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