| PART 1 PLANNING YOUR CAREER |
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Reach Your Full Career Potential |
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Get the Competitive Edge with Eight Success Strategies |
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Apply the Eight Success Strategies |
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14 | (4) |
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14 | (4) |
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Knowing Yourself Is a Must for Your Career Success |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (1) |
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Self-Assessment Resources |
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22 | (16) |
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24 | (14) |
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38 | (2) |
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Assessing Yourself from an Employer's Perspective |
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40 | (1) |
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Career Planning Resources |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (12) |
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46 | (10) |
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Explore Contemporary Workplace Issues |
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Take Change of Your Success |
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56 | (3) |
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Understan What Globalization Means to Your Career |
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59 | (1) |
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Prepare for the Trends of the 21st Century |
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60 | (3) |
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Work Responsibly with Others |
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63 | (7) |
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66 | (4) |
| PART 2 YOUR JOB SEARCH |
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Organize Your Winning Network |
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Your Personal Support System Is Your Coaching Team |
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70 | (1) |
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Develop A Large Network---Your No. 1 Source of Job Leads |
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70 | (8) |
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76 | (2) |
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Engineer and Efficient Job Search |
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78 | (10) |
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Personal Awareness of Market Trends |
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88 | (1) |
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Organizing an Effective Job Search |
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88 | (1) |
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Planning Time for Your Job Search |
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89 | (7) |
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91 | (5) |
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Investigate Job, Application, and Hiring Procedures |
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The Career Information Survey |
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96 | (7) |
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Discussion of the Survey Results |
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103 | (1) |
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Job Qualifications Profile: A Snapshot to Persuade Employers |
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103 | (5) |
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104 | (4) |
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Research Prospective Employers |
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Complete Industry, Employer, and Job Research for Big Payoffs! |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Use Many Sources of Information |
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109 | (4) |
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Researching Local and Small Firms |
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113 | (1) |
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Develop and Increase Your Career-Related Vocabulary |
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114 | (2) |
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Apply Your Industry, Employer, and Job Research |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (6) |
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117 | (5) |
| PART 3 CAREER SEARCH DOCUMENTS |
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122 | (1) |
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What Makes a Winning Resume? |
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122 | (1) |
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Prepare to Write Your Resume |
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123 | (1) |
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Five Steps to Preparing Your Resume |
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123 | (36) |
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159 | (1) |
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Converting Your Traditional Resume to a Cyber-Resume |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (7) |
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166 | (6) |
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Perfect the Application and Cover Letter |
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Preparing the Employment Application |
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172 | (8) |
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Jump-Starting Your Cover Letter |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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Develop Winning Cover Letter Content |
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183 | (7) |
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Preparing a Cover Letter for the Internet |
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190 | (1) |
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Preparing Your Career Portfolio |
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191 | (1) |
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Tapping Into Your Network for Job Leads |
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192 | (1) |
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Distributing Your Complete Job Search Paper Package |
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193 | (1) |
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Following Up with a Telephone Call |
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194 | (4) |
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194 | (4) |
| PART 4 YOUR INTERVIEW |
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The Core of Successful Interviewing |
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198 | (14) |
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Using Your Portfolio Items and an Interview Marketing Kit |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (1) |
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Wrap Up the Interview in Your Favor |
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215 | (1) |
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Close the Interview Skillfully |
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216 | (8) |
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219 | (5) |
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Master the Art of Getting Interviews |
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Direct Bids for Interviews |
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224 | (5) |
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Indirect Strategies for Landing Interviews |
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229 | (7) |
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234 | (2) |
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Be Prepared for Any Interview Style |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (9) |
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The unstructured Interview |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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The Unsuccessful Interview |
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245 | (3) |
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246 | (2) |
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Navigate Interview Questions and Answers |
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Focus on Your Job Qualifications |
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248 | (1) |
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Prepare for Interviewer Questions |
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248 | (6) |
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Plan Now: Your Questions Count! |
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254 | (3) |
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Apply Q-and-A Savvy Strategies |
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257 | (7) |
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258 | (6) |
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Ace Employment Tests and Negotiations |
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264 | (2) |
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Prepare for Drug Screening |
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266 | (1) |
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Negotiate for Top Salary and Benefits |
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266 | (3) |
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Salary and Benefits Negotiation Tactics |
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269 | (2) |
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Evaluate and Negotiate Job Offers |
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271 | (7) |
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274 | (4) |
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Practice for Your Successful Interview |
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Review Interview Techniques |
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278 | (1) |
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Schedule a Practice Interview |
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279 | (1) |
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Follow Guidelines for Practice Interviews |
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279 | (1) |
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Have Interviewers Fill Out Critique Form |
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280 | (1) |
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Schedule a Dress Rehearsal |
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281 | (7) |
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282 | (6) |
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Interview Game Strategies |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (6) |
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294 | (4) |
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296 | (2) |
| PART 5 AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW |
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So What If You Don't Get the Job? |
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Counter Rejection with Success Strategies |
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298 | (1) |
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``No'' Isn't Always the Final Answer |
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299 | (1) |
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A True Case: Reversing Rejection |
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300 | (2) |
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Another Position in Another Department |
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302 | (1) |
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Don't Be Afraid to Reapply |
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302 | (1) |
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Follow Up on Your Job Search Performance Evaluation |
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303 | (5) |
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304 | (4) |
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You're Hired! Succeed in Your New Position |
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308 | (1) |
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Get Off to a Successful Start |
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309 | (5) |
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Succeed in Today's Changing Workplace |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (1) |
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Maintain Your Network and Database |
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317 | (7) |
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318 | (6) |
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Make Successful Job and Career Changes |
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324 | (1) |
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Know the Difference Between a Job and a Career |
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324 | (1) |
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Understand When You Should Change Jobs |
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325 | (1) |
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Know When You Should Change Careers |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (3) |
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Understand When You Should Consider Relocating |
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331 | (1) |
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Use Relocation to Grow, Not to Start Over |
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332 | (1) |
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Know What to Do If You Lose Your Job |
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333 | (3) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
| Appendices |
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| Appendix A: Sample Business Letters and E-Mail Formats |
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337 | (2) |
| Appendix B: Internet Resources |
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339 | (4) |
| Appendix C: Career Management and Marketing Tools |
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343 | (4) |
| Appendix D: Reference Reading |
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