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There are few books available which cover the full job-searching, application, interview and negotiation process. The Definitive Job Book is just that - it covers every single aspect of job-hunting in seven chapters. Each chapter includes 'advice from the inside' interviews with HR and recruitment specialists and 'I've been there too' interviews with people who have successfully navigated the recruitment minefield. The Definitive Job Book Is an essential reference for anyone - from graduates starting out, to senior executives seeking a change - to the job-hunting process. You will need only THIS book to get the job of your dreams.

Foreword
Dramatis personae
The recruitment insiders
Throughout the book you will fi nd words of wisdom and cautionary tales from recruitment insiders who will give you some insight on life from their side of the desk and what it means for you
Introduction
This is your personal head-hunting call
How this book will help you
Set the goal
Look at the process
It is not a job for life
The choice to work where you want
Start with who you are
Tools and resources
Talent spotters
The decision to move
Result: call to action!Fed up with your job: you know you need to move
Redundancy and coping with the shock
Walking out on your job
And if you were fi red?The graduate
The best job for you
Practicalities to consider
Facing the fi nancial music
The `Kevin Johnson personal business plan'
Thinking of starting your own business
The right job for you
Jane Chapman's `Who are you really?'Identify your skills and experience
Crafting the perfect CV
Result: the perfect marketing tool
You are unique
The fi ve stages of life
The perfect CV
No shortcuts
The one that is too thin
The one that is too fat
The one that is just right
The right one for you
Creating a career data bank
General rules for creating your `perfect' CV
Truth - the golden rule
Technology to help you
Updating your CV
The e-mail address
Spelling
Common misspelt words on CVs
Photo
The leisure pursuit blacklist
How old are you?Style - find the right font
References
The devil is in the detail
Name, address and contact details
Profile
Describe the company
Achievements and responsibilities
Time to get started: template CVs
How not to do it - real examples
The CV `dos' - how to do it well
Saving the file
Get the letter right
Result: an invitation to interview
What it looks like
What it shouldn't look like
Applying by post
Applying by e-mail
Letters you shouldn't send
What the letter should look like
Mobile telephones
Response rate
Where and how to apply
Result: you target the job you want
Track the process
Timescales and targets
Managing the administration
Industrious research
Running your own business
Becoming an interim
Newspaper, magazine and trade press advertisements
Web based advertisements
Corporate recruitment sites
Finding your way around
Feedback and security online
Trade press and professional bodies
Job fairs, exhibitions and conferences
Outplacement companies - are they an option?Agencies, recruitment companies and executive search companies
How to respond to the head-hunter's call
Talent spotters
Working in the public sector
Some of the differences between the public and private sectors
Building your network and raising your profile
The radar test
Getting on the radar
Building your network - connections
Find a buddy
Widening the net
Introducing yourself
Graduates and networking
Internet networking
How to get in touch
The meeting - more golden rules of networking
Create high volume and high quality job applications
Get past the `Dragon PA'
Coping with rejection
Reading between the lines of the reject letter
High performance interviewing
Result: you are seen at y
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The Definitive Job Book: Rules from the Recruitment Insiders

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