The Job Searchers Handbook

by Robbins, Carolyn R.

Edition:

3rd

ISBN13:

9780131555334

ISBN10:

0131555332

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2006

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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Comprehensive in scope and maintaining its committment to hands-on learning, the latest edition of The Job Searcher's Handbook effectively incorporates technological advances, providing job seekers with innovative ways to market themselves to prospective employers. Using her extensive experience in the career placement field, Robbins gives valuable insights regarding employer preferences, successful resume writing, and interview techniques. Visit our Student Success Supersite at www.prenhall.com/success Features include: bull; bull;Majors Exploration bull;Career Advice bull;Web Links bull;Tips from Successful Students bull;Student Bulletin Boards bull;Faculty Resources

Preface

Taking Inventory

(36)

Personal Values: How They Affect Job Choices

(4)

Worksheet: Personal Values

(2)

Values Mountain

(4)

Worksheet: Personal Values Mountain

(2)

Worksheet: Personal Values Wheel

(1)

Attitude

(3)

Worksheet: How's Your Attitude?

(1)

Interests, Wants, and Needs

(8)

Worksheet: What Do I Want?

(1)

Worksheet: Priorities Chart

(1)

Worksheet: Who Am I?

(2)

Worksheet: Inventorying Your Strengths

(1)

Worksheet: Skills and Abilities Assessment

(1)

Worksheet: Skills and Abilities Wheel

(1)

Success Through Goal Setting

(10)

Guidelines for Setting Goals

(7)

Worksheet: Goal Setting

(2)

Benefits You Can Sell to the Employer

(3)

Sample Benefit Statements

(2)

Worksheet: Benefit Statements

(1)

The Bottom Line

(3)

Worksheet: My Marketing Appraisal

(2)

The Paper Trail

(72)

Resume Preparation

(1)

Gathering Information

(1)

Organizing Your Information

(1)

Resume Styles

(7)

Chronological Format

(2)

Functional Format

(1)

Hybrid Format

(3)

Targeted Format

(1)

Electronic Format

(1)

Points to Remember for All Resumes

(2)

Writing the First Draft

(10)

Job Objective

(1)

Education Section

(1)

Employment History Section

(1)

Related Professional Experience

(1)

Additional Headings

(1)

Personal Information

(1)

References

(2)

Worksheet: Reference Page

(4)

The Final Draft

(4)

Completing the Final Draft

(2)

Completing the Electronic Resume

(2)

Functional Skills Inventory

(8)

Worksheet: Resume Worksheet

(3)

Sample Resumes

(12)

Cover Letters

(19)

When Do You Use a Cover Letter?

(1)

Guidelines for Constructing the Letter

(3)

How to Create All Your Cover Letters from One Letter

(15)

Follow-Up Letters

(2)

The Application for Employment

101

(8)

Troublesome Areas

102

(7)

Organizing, Searching, and Planning

109

(24)

Organizing

110

(11)

Where Do You Begin?

110

(1)

The Informational Interview

111

(2)

Making Calls for Information and Job Openings

113

(3)

Worksheet: Telephone Log

116

(1)

Worksheet: Informational Interview Record

117

(2)

Worksheet: Library Search Reports

119

(2)

Searching

121

(7)

Where Are the Jobs?

121

(3)

Direct Contact---Visits or Calls to Potential Employers

124

(1)

Using the United States Postal Service

124

(1)

Networking

124

(2)

Worksheet: Networking Prospects

126

(1)

Searching for Jobs on the Internet

127

(1)

Planning

128

(5)

Worksheet: Daily Performance Planner

130

(1)

Worksheet: Performance Record and Summary

131

(2)

Interviewing Made Almost Easy

133

(38)

How Not to Interview

134

(1)

Successful Interview Preparation

135

(5)

What Does the Company Do?

135

(2)

Where Is the Company Located?

137

(1)

What Is Professional Dress?

137

(2)

Worksheet: Interview Day Checklist

139

(1)

How Interviews Are Conducted

140

(3)

Before the Interview

140

(1)

Types of Interviews

141

(1)

How Employers Evaluate You

142

(1)

What Employers Are Really Looking For

143

(2)

Interpersonal Skills

144

(1)

Personality

144

(1)

Are You a ``Match''?

144

(1)

Conduct in the Interview

145

(2)

General Guidelines

145

(1)

Body Language

146

(1)

Questions You Could Be Asked and How to Answer

147

(6)

Behavioral Screening Questions

151

(1)

Dealing with Difficult Questions

152

(1)

Additional Interview Questions

152

(1)

Your Turn to Question

153

(2)

Questions Not to Ask

154

(1)

Legal and Illegal Pre-Employment Questions

155

(1)

How to Close the Interview

156

(1)

Follow-Up After the Interview

157

(1)

What to Do Between Interviews

158

(1)

Dealing with Rejection

158

(1)

Evaluating the Job Offer and Negotiating Salary

159

(6)

Negotiating Your Salary

160

(2)

Worksheet: Determining Your Price Tag

162

(1)

Worksheet: Your Bottom Line

163

(1)

Worksheet: Your Negotiating Line

164

(1)

Negotiating Your Benefits

164

(1)

Negotiating the Offer

165

(6)

Negotiating Tips

165

(2)

Additional Considerations

167

(1)

Worksheet: Employee Benefit Checklist

168

(3)

Appendix

171

(14)

Postal Service Guidelines

172

(1)

Figuring Monthly Income and Expenses

173

(1)

Monthly Income and Expense Form

174

(2)

Post-Interview Self-Evaluation

176

(2)

Attire/Grooming Tips

178

(3)

Sample I-9 Form

181

(3)

Works Consulted

184

(1)

Index

185

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