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The Ultimate Job Hunter's Guide

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The Ultimate Job Hunter's Guide

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9780618050406
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061805040X
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/28/2000
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Summary

Offering concise coverage of essential job-hunting and career strategies, this flexible, how-to book can supplement any business course or serve as the foundation of a career development class. The Fourth Edition features increased technology coverage and strategies for long-term career success. Exercises develop students' skills in goal setting, interviewing, assessing values, and writing both resumes and cover letters.

Preface

xiii

Planning Your Job Search

(6)

Job-Search Steps

(5)

Conduct a Self-Assessment

(1)

Prepare Your Resume

(1)

Target Potential Employers

(1)

Write Cover Letters

(1)

Obtain Letters of Recommendation

(1)

Fill Out Job Applications

(1)

Go to Interviews

(1)

Take Employment Tests

(1)

Organize and Survive the Job Hunt

(1)

Evaluate Job Offers

(1)

Get to Work

(1)

Plan Your Future

(1)

Conducting a Self-Assessment

(14)

Know Yourself

(6)

Begin at the Beginning

(2)

Recognize Your Assets

(2)

Take Action to Be Your Best

(1)

Evaluate Your Priorities

(1)

Choose the Right Job for You

(2)

Set Career Goals

(2)

Try Job-Shadowing

(1)

Volunteer!

(1)

Take a Career Test

(1)

Call in the Professionals

(1)

Preparing Your Resume

(37)

How to Write a Resume

(11)

Style and Impact

(1)

basic Elements of a Resume

(2)

Language of Resumes

(1)

Resume Dos and Don'ts

(2)

Action Verbs for Resumes

(2)

Skills Identification

(1)

Types of Resumes

(19)

The Chronological Resume

(1)

The Functional Resume

(19)

What to Do About Gaps in Your Job History

(1)

Resume Alternatives

(1)

Resume Software

(1)

Make Your Resume Computer Friendly

(4)

Using Keywords

(1)

Posting Your Resume

(1)

Targeting Potential Employers

(18)

Generate Job Leads

(4)

Networking Chart

(2)

Keeping Track of Your Contacts

(1)

Turn Dead Ends into Live Contacts

(1)

Read the Classifieds

(2)

Finding All the Job Ads

(1)

Making Contacts at Job Fairs

(2)

Research Companies

(3)

Conducting Informational Interviews

(3)

Should You Relocate for Job?

(1)

Long-Distance Job Hunting

(2)

Have You Considered...?

(11)

Federal Jobs

(2)

Types of Federal Jobs

(1)

Why Consider a Federal Job?

(1)

Finding Federal Jobs

(2)

Check Out Local Government Positions, Too

(1)

Working for a Nonprofit Organization

(2)

Working for a Small company

(1)

Starting Your Own Company

(2)

Taking a Different Job Path

(1)

Further Education

(2)

Taking Your Job Hunt On-Line

(8)

Pounding the Virtual Pavement

(7)

The New Medium for Job Seekers

(1)

What Is the Internet?

(1)

Using the Internet to Job Hunt

(1)

It's Fast; It's Convenient

(1)

Show Employers You Know Your Way Around the Internet

(1)

Accessing the Internet

(1)

Get Wired, Get Hired

(4)

Searching the Internet

(1)

The Right Site

(2)

Writing Cover Letters

(14)

Elements of the Cover Letter

(1)

the Write Stuff

(3)

Try It!

100

(1)

Alternative Letter-Writing Strategies

100

(1)

Types of Cover Letters

101

(1)

Sample Letters

101

(8)

Obtaining Letters of Recommendation

109

(6)

References Available upon Request

110

(5)

Who Can Give You a Letter of Recommendation?

110

(1)

How Do You Get a Letter of Recommendation?

110

(1)

What Should a Letter of Recommendation Say?

111

(1)

How Many Recommendations Are Enough?

111

(1)

When Should You Submit Your Letters of Recommendation?

111

(4)

Filling Out Job Applications

115

(6)

The Application Form

116

(3)

Typical Application Questions

117

(2)

Sample Employment Application

119

(2)

Interviewing

121

(32)

Prepare for the Interview

122

(3)

Types of Interviews

123

(2)

Create a Good first Impression

125

(7)

Rules of Business Etiquette

126

(1)

Dress to Impress

127

(1)

presenting Yourself on the Telephone

128

(2)

The Telephone Interview

130

(2)

How to Handle Interview Stress

132

(3)

Put Things into Perspective

132

(1)

Sweaty Palms Are Not a Crime

133

(1)

Hide Your Nervousness

134

(1)

Questions Asked in Job Interviews

135

(4)

Questions an Interviewer Might Ask You

135

(3)

Illegal Interview Question

138

(1)

Questions to Ask an Interviewer

138

(1)

You've Got Personality

139

(3)

Personal Profile Keys

139

(1)

Professional Profile Keys

140

(1)

Achievement Profile Keys

140

(2)

Mind Your Body Language

142

(1)

After the Interview: Follow Up

143

(4)

Career Search Organization Chart

146

(1)

Nontraditional Ways to Get an Interview

147

(1)

Reasons for Unsuccessful Interviews

148

(2)

Handling Rejection

150

(1)

The Right Frame of Mind

150

(1)

Ask for What You Want

151

(2)

A Final Note on Follow-up

152

(1)

Passing the Test

153

(5)

Employment Tests

154

(4)

Drug Testing of Job Applications

154

(1)

Skills Tests

154

(1)

Psychological Tests

155

(2)

Physicals

157

(1)

Probation Period

157

(1)

Backdoor Your Way into a Job

158

(8)

Taking an Indirect Approach to Job Hunting

159

(7)

Multiple Jobs for Experience and Contacts

159

(1)

Temping

160

(2)

Freelancing

162

(1)

Entry-Level Positions

162

(1)

Internships

163

(1)

Volunteer Work

164

(2)

Organizing and Surviving the Job Hunt

166

(9)

Take Care of Yourself

167

(5)

Think of Job Hunting as Your Job

167

(1)

Practice Time Management and Self-Discipline

167

(1)

Set Goals

168

(1)

Find Outlets for Stress

169

(1)

Job Hunter's Do List

170

(1)

Job Hunter's Time Planner

171

(1)

Troubleshooting for Job Hunters

172

(3)

Evaluating Job Offers

175

(9)

Choose the Best Job for You

176

(2)

Negotiate Your Salary

178

(2)

The End Is in Sight

180

(4)

The Acceptance Letter

180

(1)

The Rejection Letter

181

(3)

Getting to Work

184

(13)

Your First Few Weeks on the Job

185

(1)

Your First Year on the Job

185

(4)

Tips for Working with Your Manager

189

(1)

Managing Relationships on the Job

190

(2)

Finding a Mentor

192

(1)

How You Will Be Evaluated

192

(1)

The Importance of Staying Current

193

(1)

Alternative Work Arrangements

194

(1)

When to Move On

195

(2)

Planning Your Future

197

(13)

Trends in the Work Force

198

(12)

Top Careers for the Twenty-first Century

200

(1)

Fast-Growing Occupations

200

(2)

The Unsung Benefits of the Two-Year Degree

202

(1)

Job Security---A Thing of the Past?

203

(1)

Where Do Jobs Come From?

204

(1)

A Changing Work Force

205

(1)

The New Rules for Career Success

206

(4)

You Can Do It!

210

(15)

Success Stories

211

(11)

Advice from Those Who've Made It

222

(3)

Index

225

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