Job search magic: insider secrets from America's career and life coach
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1. Verfasser: Whitcomb, Susan Britton (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Indianapolis, IN JIST Works ©2006
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Part 1. Career Foundations -- Chapter 1. Getting at the Heart of Job Search Success -- What vs. How -- 10 Secrets to a Successful Search -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 2. Getting Your Job Search Plan Together -- Five Phases of a Job Transition -- Plan A-Create a SMART Goal -- Plan B-Give Yourself Options -- Job Search Resources and Budget -- Your Support Team -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 3. First Things First: Focus on the Magic F.I.T. -- Why Job Seekers Jump at the Wrong Opportunities -- Identify Your Magic FIT -- Using Online Assessments to Discover Your Magic F.I.T. -- Coaching Questions to Decide on the Best Career Direction -- Finalize Your Magic F.I.T. -- Create Your Focus Statement -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 4. Capture Your Value with "Smart" Success Stories -- Conveying Value to Employers -- Inventorying Your Success Stories -- Questions to Elicit Success Stories -- Using the SMART Format to Answer Behavioral Interview Questions -- Writing Your Success Stories --
- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 5. Communicate Your Value Via a Career Brand -- How Can a Career Brand Help? -- The Elements of Your Brand -- Verbal Branding-Creating Your Sound Bites -- Visual Branding-Look and Act the Part! -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 6. Manage the "Buoy Factor"-How Mindset Can Sink or Support You -- The Buoy Factor -- The "I CAN" Mindset -- Gauge Your Buoyancy -- Inspire Daily -- Control the Controllables -- Act Now -- Never Give Up! -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 2. Resumes and Career Marketing Documents -- Chapter 7. The Blueprint for a Magic Resume -- Two Tried-and-True Winning Formats: Chronological and Functional -- Selecting Category Headings -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 8. How to Write Great Keyworded Copy -- Keywords -- The Objective or Focus Statement -- The Qualifications Summary -- Professional Experience -- Skills -- Education, Credentials, Licensure -- Affiliations and Other Supporting Material -- Chapter Wrap-Up --
- Chapter 9. Accomplishments: The Linchpin of a Great Resume -- Words to Woo Employers -- Strategies for Presenting Accomplishments -- Where to Find Material for Your Accomplishments -- Impact-Mining: Probing Questions to Unearth Hidden Treasures -- Sifting Through the Accomplishments You've Gathered -- Use Impact Statements to Portray Yourself as the Right Fit -- Finalizing Your Resume with Formatting, Editing, and Proofing -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 10. E-Resumes, Cover Letters, and Other Career Marketing Documents -- Creating ASCII Plain-Text Resumes -- Creating an ePortfolio -- Getting on the Blog Bandwagon -- Cover Letters and Other Correspondence -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 3. Job Search Strategies -- Chapter 11. Tap the Hidden Job Market with a Targeted Search -- The Difference Between Openings and Opportunities -- Determine Your Search Strategy-Targeted or Traditional -- Seven Steps to a Targeted Search -- Chapter Wrap-Up --
- Chapter 12. Cover Your Bases with Traditional Search Strategies -- Why People Continue to Use Traditional Search Strategies -- The Seven Venues of a Traditional Search -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 4. Interviews -- Chapter 13. Pass Online Prescreens and Telephone Interviews with Flying Colors -- Navigate Online Prescreening Tools -- Ace Formal Assessments -- Make a Great First Impression in Telephone Interviews -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 14. The 4 Cs of Interviewing-Connect, Clarify, Collaborate, and Close -- Phase 1. Connect with the Interviewer-How to Create the Right Chemistry -- Phase 2. Clarify What Needs to Be Done -- Phase 3. Collaborate on How to Do the Job -- Phase 4. Close with Professionalism-How to Wrap Up and Win -- Measure Your Performance in a Post-Interview Analysis -- The 4 Cs in Second and Subsequent Interviews -- Sample Follow-Up Letter and "Leave-Behinds" -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 15. Score Points in Behavioral Interviews --
- How to Spot a Behavioral Interview Question -- What Employers Look for in Behavioral Interviews -- How Employers Use Competencies to Develop Interview Questions -- Mining Job Descriptions for Competencies -- Linking Competencies to Your SMART Stories -- Why SMART Stories Are Critical in Behavioral Interviews -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 16. Ace Frequently Asked Questions, Industry-Specific Questions, and Illegal or Awkward Questions -- Master Your Industry-Specific Questions (ISQs) -- Field Illegal and Awkward Interview Questions -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 5. Salary Negotiation and Job Success -- Chapter 17. Negotiate Your Salary: The Secrets to Knowing and Receiving What You're Worth -- Preparing for the Salary Dance -- How to Deflect Salary Questions Until the Offer -- When an Offer Is Made -- How to Initiate a Counter-Offer -- Negotiating Additional Elements of Your Compensation Package -- Get the Offer in Writing and Think It Over -- Chapter Wrap-Up --
- Chapter 18. 10 Tips for a Great Start in Your New Position -- Your Results -- Your Relationships -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Appendix A. Magic Job Search Tips -- Appendix B. Worksheets to Catalog Professional History
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