Your Career : How to Make It Happen

by Levitt, Julie Griffin

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6th

ISBN13:

9780538729666

ISBN10:

053872966X

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Pub. Date:

10/6/2005

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Cengage Learning

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Practical assignments throughout connect you directly with the business community, employers and the Internet. This best-selling book provides everything needed to gain competitive advantage in the workplace. It is ideal for a course on Professional/Career Development, Job Search, Resume Writing, and Interviewing. Your Career: How to Make it Happen provides thorough coverage of career self-assessment, employer research, job search/interviewing and career building strategies. The book also contains extensive instructions and examples of market-driven electronic, traditional, and web resumes, as well as cover letters.

PART 1 PLANNING YOUR CAREER

Reach Your Full Career Potential

(14)

The Changing Workplace

(1)

Get the Competitive Edge With Nine Success Strategies

(11)

Apply the Nine Success Strategies

(1)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(1)

Take a Look at Yourself

(20)

Knowing Yourself---A Must for Your Career Success

(2)

Self-Assessment

(2)

Self-Assessment Resources

(1)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(14)

What Do Employers Want?

(16)

What Employers Want

(1)

Career Planning Resources

(2)

Successful Career Planning Requires Flexibility

(1)

Set Your Career Target

(1)

Your Career Portfolio

(2)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(9)

Prepare for a Changing Workplace

(16)

Manage Your Personal Finances

(1)

Understand What Globalization Means to Your Career

(1)

Explore Contemporary Workplace Issues

(5)

Work Responsibly With Others

(4)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(4)

PART 2 YOUR JOB SEARCH

Organize Your Winning Network

(8)

Networking Offers Big Benefits

(1)

Your Personal Support System Is Your Coaching Team

(1)

Develop a Large Network---The No. 1 Source of Job Leads

(5)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(1)

Engineer an Efficient Job Search

(16)

Sources of Job Leads

(8)

Personal Awareness of Market Trends

(1)

Organizing an Effective Job Search

(1)

Planning Time for Your Job Search

(2)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(4)

Investigate Job, Application, and Hiring Procedures

(10)

The Career Information Survey

(4)

Job Qualifications Profile: A Snapshot to Persuade Employers

(2)

Checklist

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

(3)

Research Prospective Employers

101

(14)

Complete Industry, Employer, and Job Research for Big Payoffs!

102

(1)

Learn What You Should Know

103

(1)

Use Many Sources of Information

103

(3)

Research Local and Small Firms

106

(1)

Develop and Expand Your Career-Related Vocabulary

107

(1)

Apply Your Industry, Employer, and Job Research

108

(1)

Research Interviewers

109

(1)

Checklist

110

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

110

(5)

PART 3 CAREER SEARCH DOCUMENTS

Prepare a Winning Resume

115

(54)

What Is a Resume?

116

(2)

What Makes a Winning Resume?

118

(1)

Prepare to Write Your Resume

118

(1)

Four Steps to Preparing Your Resume

118

(11)

Format Your Resume Correctly

129

(4)

Prepare and Format Your Electronic Resume

133

(3)

Distributing Your Resume

136

(1)

Special Resume Reminders

137

(1)

Career Change Resume Tips

137

(2)

Internet Resources for Resume Information

139

(1)

Sample Resumes

139

(1)

Checklist

140

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

140

(29)

Perfect the Application and Cover Letter

169

(26)

Preparing the Employment Application

170

(8)

Jump-Starting Your Cover Letter

178

(6)

Developing Winning Cover Letter Content

184

(3)

Distributing Your Complete Job Search Paper Package

187

(1)

Preparing an Electronic Cover Letter

187

(1)

Maximizing Your Online Job Search

188

(1)

Tapping Into Your Network for Job Leads

189

(2)

Following Up With a Telephone Call

191

(1)

Checklist

192

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

192

(3)

PART 4 YOUR INTERVIEW

Interview Like a Pro

195

(24)

Know the Core Elements of Successful Interviewing

196

(9)

Listening: The Silent Power Play

205

(4)

Use Your Portfolio Items and Interview Marketing Kit

209

(2)

Avoid Interview Disqualifiers

211

(1)

Wrap Up the Interview in Your Favor

212

(1)

Close the Interview Skillfully

212

(3)

Checklist

215

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

215

(4)

Master the Art of Getting Interviews

219

(12)

Direct Requests for Interviews

220

(5)

Indirect Strategies for Landing Interviews

225

(5)

Checklist

230

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

230

(1)

Be Prepared for Any Interview Style

231

(12)

The Interview Connection

232

(1)

The Structured Interview

232

(8)

The Unstructured Interview

240

(1)

The Bad Interview

241

(1)

The Unsuccessful Interview

241

(1)

Checklist

242

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

242

(1)

Navigate Interview Questions and Answers

243

(16)

Focus on Your Job Qualifications

244

(1)

Prepare for Interviewer Questions

244

(6)

Plan Now: Your Questions Count!

250

(2)

Apply Q-and-A Savvy Strategies

252

(1)

Checklist

253

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

253

(6)

Ace Employment Tests and Negotiations

259

(12)

Ace Employment Tests

260

(1)

Prepare for Drug Screening and Background Checks

261

(1)

Research Salary and Benefits Ahead of Time

262

(2)

Negotiate for Top Salary and Benefits

264

(1)

Evaluate and Negotiate Job Offers

265

(3)

Checklist

268

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

268

(3)

Practice for Your Successful Interview

271

(10)

Gain a Competitive Advantage Through Interview Practice

272

(1)

Review Interview Techniques

272

(1)

Schedule a Practice Interview

273

(1)

Follow Guidelines for Practice Interviews

273

(2)

Have Interviewers Fill Out the Critique Form

275

(1)

Checklist

276

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

276

(5)

Interview and Follow Up

281

(10)

Interview Game Strategies

282

(1)

Good Follow-up Moves

282

(6)

Waiting-Game Strategies

288

(1)

Checklist

289

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

289

(2)

PART 5 AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW

Prepare Your Next Move If You Don't Get the Job

291

(10)

Counter Rejection With Success Strategies

292

(1)

Is ``No'' Always the Final Answer?

292

(2)

Reverse a Job Rejection: A True Case

294

(1)

Consider Another Position in Another Department

295

(1)

Don't Be Afraid to Reapply

296

(1)

Be Persistent

296

(1)

Follow Up on Your Job Search Performance Evaluation

297

(1)

Checklist

298

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

298

(3)

You're Hired! Take Charge of Your Career

301

(20)

Adjust to Your New Job

302

(1)

Get Off to a Successful Start

303

(7)

Succeed in Today's Changing Workplace

310

(1)

Manage Your Career Development/Advancement

311

(3)

Maintain Your Network and Career Management Files

314

(1)

Checklist

315

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

315

(6)

Make Successful Job and Career Changes

321

(26)

Know the Difference Between a Job and a Career

322

(1)

Know When You Should Change Jobs

323

(1)

Know When You Should Change Careers

324

(2)

Resign Professionally

326

(1)

Know When You Should Consider Relocating

327

(3)

Use Relocation to Grow, Not to Start Over

330

(1)

Know What to Do If You Lose Your Job

331

(2)

Conclusion

333

(1)

Checklist

334

(1)

Critical Thinking Questions

334

(3)

Appendices

Appendix A: Sample Business Letter and E-Mail Formats

337

(3)

Appendix B: Career Management and Marketing Tools

340

(4)

Appendix C: Reference Reading

344

(3)

Glossary

347

(5)

Index

352

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