Change Your Job, Change Your Life : High Impact Strategies for Finding Great Jobs in the Decade Ahead

by Krannich, Ronald L.

• ISBN13: 9781570231940
• ISBN10: 157023194X
• Edition: 8th
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK

Summary

Foget about those trendy theories and anecdotes expounded by others on jobs, careers, and employment. Here's the book that tells it like it really is from the job search trenches.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Prepare for the New World of Work	1	(12)
Welcome to the Future	1	(1)
The New World of Work	2	(2)
Power of Choice, Promise of Persistence	4	(1)
Welcome to the Rest of Your Life	5	(1)
Shape Your Future	5	(1)
Beyond ``Getting''	6	(1)
Examine the Evidence	6	(1)
Empower Yourself	7	(1)
Organize and Discipline Your Thinking	8	(1)
Select the Right Resources	9	(1)
Redirect and Re-Energize Your Life	10	(3)
Part I PREPARE FOR TURBULENCE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Career and Re-Career in a Boom/Bust Economy	13	(15)
Work and Meaningful Lifestyles	13	(2)
Working in a Boom/Bust Economy	15	(1)
Facing a New Cowboy/Casino Economy	15	(2)
Employment in a Dual Society	17	(1)
Take Re-Careering Initiatives	18	(1)
Predict and Prepare For Uncertainty	19	(3)
Beware of Incomplete Approaches	22	(2)
Career and Re-Career For Today and Tomorrow	24	(1)
Approach the Subject Differently	25	(1)
Achieve Results	26	(2)
33 Coming Changes Affecting Your Career	28	(25)
Images of the Future	28	(1)
Turn Turbulence Into New Opportunities	28	(2)
Face New Demographics	30	(4)
Experience the Impact of New Technologies	34	(2)
Prepare For 33 Coming Changes	36	(14)
Be Realistic	50	(3)
The Best and Worst Jobs For the Future	53	(18)
Beware of Changing Occupational Profiles	53	(1)
Expect Job Growth For Most Occupations	54	(5)
Examine Growing and Declining Occupations	59	(7)
Determine the ``Best'' Jobs For You	66	(2)
Look For Exciting New Occupations	68	(1)
Implications of Future Trends For You	69	(2)
Myths, Competencies, and Planning Your Success	71	(44)
Careering and Re-Careering Prerequisites	71	(1)
Understand Key Myths and Realities	72	(13)
Find Jobs and Change Careers	85	(1)
Understand the Career Development Process	86	(3)
Organize and Sequence Your Job Search	89	(1)
Test Your Careering Competencies	90	(1)
Career Planning and Job Search Services	91	(1)
Make Wise Choices	91	(3)
Consider Alternative Services	94	(7)
Choose the Best	101	(1)
When in Doubt, Take Purposeful Action	101	(1)
Use Time Wisely	102	(4)
Plan to Take Action	106	(2)
20 Principles For Job Search Success	108	(2)
Take Risks and Handle Rejections	110	(2)
Consider Forming a Support Group	112	(3)
Part II DEVELOP POWERFUL CAREERING AND RE-CAREERING SKILLS
Identify Your Skills and Abilities	115	(11)
Identify Your Skills	115	(1)
Types of Skills	116	(1)
Your Strengths	117	(1)
Ask the Right Questions	118	(1)
Functional/Transferable Skills	119	(2)
Identify Your Skills	121	(1)
Checklist Method	122	(1)
Skills Map	123	(1)
Autobiography of Accomplishments	123	(1)
Computerized Assessment Systems	123	(1)
Online Assessment	124	(2)
Specify Your Interests and Values	126	(11)
Vocational Interests	126	(5)
Work Values	131	(5)
Computer Programs and Online Services	136	(1)
Your Future as Objectives	136	(1)
Know Your Motivated Skills and Abilities (MAS)	137	(11)
What's Your MAS?	137	(1)
The Skills Map	138	(1)
Autobiography of Accomplishments	139	(1)
Motivated Skills Exercise	139	(6)
Other Alternatives	145	(1)
Benefit From Redundancy	146	(1)
Bridging Your Past and Future	147	(1)
Develop a Powerful and Realistic Objective	148	(23)
Goals and Objectives	148	(1)
Examine Your Past, Present, and Future	149	(1)
Orient Yourself to Employers' Needs	149	(1)
Be Purposeful and Realistic	150	(1)
Project Yourself Into the Future	151	(15)
State a Functional Objective	166	(5)
Write Effective Resumes and Letters	171	(30)
Communicating Positive Images	171	(1)
Writing Resumes	172	(1)
Ineffective Resumes	172	(1)
Types of Resumes	173	(2)
Structuring Resume Content	175	(1)
Producing Drafts	176	(1)
Evaluating the Final Product	177	(1)
Final Production	177	(2)
Job Search Letters	179	(1)
Basic Preparation Rules	179	(1)
Types of Letters	180	(2)
Distribution and Management	182	(1)
Responding to Classified Ads	182	(2)
Self-Initiated Methods	184	(1)
Resume Databases and Online Recruiting	185	(2)
Recordkeeping	187	(1)
Sample Resumes	188	(5)
Sample Letters	193	(8)
Research Alternative Jobs and Communities	201	(16)
Research Purposes	201	(1)
Investigate Alternative Jobs and Careers	202	(4)
Target Organizations	206	(2)
Contact Individuals	208	(1)
Ask the Right Questions	209	(2)
Identify the Right Community	211	(5)
Know What's Really Important	216	(1)
Network For Information, Advice, and Referrals	217	(20)
Focus on Getting Interviews	217	(1)
Prospecting and Networking	218	(1)
Communicate Your Qualifications	218	(2)
Develop Networks	220	(1)
Prospect For Leads	221	(3)
Handle and Minimize Rejections	224	(1)
Be Honest and Sincere	224	(1)
Practice the 5R's of Informational Interviewing	225	(1)
Approach Key People	225	(3)
Conduct the Interview Well	228	(3)
Telephone For Job Leads	231	(1)
Use Job Clubs and Support Groups	232	(2)
Explore Electronic Networking	234	(3)
Interview For Job Offers	237	(21)
New Behavioral and Internet Trends	237	(1)
Interview For the Job	238	(1)
A Communication Focus	239	(1)
Answer Questions	240	(2)
Handle Objections and Negatives With Ease	242	(4)
Encounter Behavior-Based Questions	246	(2)
Develop Strong Storytelling Skills	248	(1)
Face Illegal Questions	248	(1)
Ask Questions	249	(1)
Dress Appropriately	250	(5)
Appear Likable	255	(1)
Close the Interview	256	(1)
Remember to Follow Up	256	(2)
Negotiate Salary, Benefits, and Your Future	258	(13)
Approach Salaries as Negotiable	258	(1)
Look to Your Financial Future	259	(1)
Prepare for the Salary Question	259	(1)
Keep Salary Issues to the Very End	259	(1)
Handle the Salary Question With Tact	260	(2)
Reach Common Ground and Agreement	262	(2)
Carefully Examine Benefits	264	(1)
Offer a Renegotiation Option	264	(1)
Take Time Before Accepting	265	(1)
Know Your Value, Emphasize Your Productivity	266	(5)
Part III CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES
Advance Your Career	271	(9)
Take More Positive Actions	271	(1)
Be Alert to Changing Job Requirements	272	(1)
Beware of Office Politics	273	(1)
Conduct an Annual Career Check-Up	273	(1)
Use Job-Keeping and Advancement Strategies	274	(3)
Assess and Change When Necessary	277	(1)
Revitalize Your Job	277	(2)
Prepare For Change	279	(1)
Find Your ideal Place to Live and Work	280	(24)
Relocate to Career and Re-Career	280	(2)
Target Communities	282	(1)
Know the Growing States and Communities	283	(4)
Consider the Best Places to Work	287	(1)
Find the Best Place to Live	288	(3)
Seek Out the Best Employers	291	(1)
Look For Solid Metro Areas	292	(1)
Select a Location Properly	292	(2)
Consider Your Financial Costs	294	(1)
A Web of Relocation Resources	295	(1)
Conduct a Long-Distance Job Search	296	(2)
Penetrate the Local Job Market	298	(2)
Identify Opportunity Structures	300	(4)
Start Your Own Business	304	(13)
Consider Your Alternatives	304	(1)
Examine Risks and Motivations	305	(2)
Possess the Right Strengths For Success	307	(1)
Know Yourself	308	(1)
Look For New Opportunities	309	(1)
Prepare the Basics	310	(2)
Get Useful Advice	312	(1)
Continue Your Success	313	(4)
Part IV TAKE ACTION TO IMPLEMENT YOUR GOALS
Develop a Realistic Plan of Action	317	(7)
Risk Implementation	317	(1)
Welcome Rejections as Learning Opportunities	318	(1)
Get Motivated and Work Hard	318	(1)
Find Time	319	(1)
Commit Yourself in Writing	319	(1)
Career and Re-Career For your Future	320	(4)
The Author	324	(1)
Index	325	(7)
Career Resources	332