Career Bounce-Back!: Surfing the Emotional Wave

by Birkel, J. Damian; Miller, Stacey J.; Qubein, Nido

• ISBN13: 9780972062909
• ISBN10: 0972062904
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Career Bounce Back Inc

Summary

Enabling individuals to weather the trauma of unemployment, this guide offers real-world advice from a victim and survivor of downsizing and restructuring. Unemployed professionals learn practical steps for managing the grief that follows job loss and methods for guiding and protecting their families through the challenges of unemployment. Solid, effective strategies for recovery and reemployment are featured along with motivational examples of fellow professionals who have successfully re-entered the job market. Covered are issues such as gracefully parting ways with a former employer, coping with feelings of powerlessness and fear, maintaining and rebuilding networks, finding the hidden job market through informational interviewing, and effectively marketing oneself to perspective employees.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xv
Foreword	xvii
Introduction: From Pink Slips to Paychecks: Paving the Way for Job Seekers and Job Changers	1	(2)
History of Professionals In Transition	3	(6)
Organization	9	(2)
A Bridge Is a Terrible Thing to Burn: Parting Company Productively with Your Employer and Colleagues	11	(18)
Pink Slips for All	12	(1)
The Day of Reckoning	12	(1)
Negotiating Again	13	(5)
When and How You Leave	15	(1)
Severance Package	15	(1)
Health Insurance	16	(2)
Getting Legal Help	18	(1)
Spinning Your Story	19	(1)
Taking Care of Business	20	(1)
Taking It with You	20	(2)
Saying a Proper Farewell	22	(1)
Relationships After Termination	23	(1)
Gathering References	24	(1)
Unemployment Compensation	25	(1)
Action Plan Recap	26	(3)
The Stark Truth About Job Loss: Understanding the Process of Transition	29	(18)
Life After Unemployment	30	(1)
The Emotional Wave of Unemployment	30	(3)
Stage 1: Shock and Denial	33	(1)
Coping With Shock and Denial	34	(1)
Stage 2: Fear and Panic	34	(2)
Coping with Fear and Panic	36	(1)
Stage 3: Anger	36	(3)
Coping with Anger	38	(1)
Stage 4: Bargaining	39	(2)
Coping with Bargaining	40	(1)
Stage 5: Depression	41	(2)
Coping with Depression	42	(1)
Stage 6: Temporary Acceptance	43	(2)
Coping with Temporary Acceptance	44	(1)
Moving On	45	(2)
Home and Hearth: Guiding Your Family Through the Challenges of Unemployment	47	(12)
The Worst that Can Happen	47	(1)
You're in It Together	48	(1)
The Family Wave	49	(1)
As the World Turns Downward	50	(4)
Powerlessness	51	(1)
Rising Tensions	52	(2)
What Else You Can Do	54	(3)
Communicate	54	(1)
Establish a New Role for Yourself	55	(1)
Maintain Normality	55	(2)
Payoffs of Unemployment	57	(2)
Begin the Bounce-Back Beguine: Reinventing the Professional You	59	(18)
What Should You Do?	60	(7)
Step 1: Figure Out Where You've Been	62	(1)
Step 2: Compare Work Experiences	63	(1)
Step 3: Do a Quick Take	63	(1)
Step 4: Find the Professional You	64	(1)
Step 5: Dream A Dream	65	(2)
Where Should You Do It?	67	(3)
Step 6: Survey the Field	67	(2)
Step 7: Writing Out a Plan	69	(1)
Exploring Alternatives	70	(3)
Step 8: Create a Mission Statement and Career Summary	72	(1)
Putting Your Job Plan into Action	73	(4)
Establish a Daily Routine	73	(1)
Develop a Winning Attitude	73	(1)
Create an Efficient ``Office'' Space	74	(1)
Track Results	75	(2)
How to Find Good Help Nowadays: Using Low-Cost/No-Cost Job-Hunting Resources	77	(14)
Rebuilding Your Network	78	(1)
Recruitment Firms	79	(5)
Choosing a Recruiter	79	(1)
Of Cold Calls and Cold Shoulders	80	(1)
The Networking Solution	81	(1)
Do Your Homework	82	(2)
Career Counseling	84	(2)
Finding the Right Career Counseling	84	(1)
Low-Cost or No-Cost Alternatives	85	(1)
Job Hunting High-Tech Style	86	(5)
Track Your Online Hours	87	(1)
Electronic Networking	88	(2)
Other Electronic Tools	90	(1)
Campaign for Success: Using Resumes and Cover Letters to Market Yourself Effectively	91	(14)
Making Every Second Count	91	(14)
Putting Resumes and Cover Letters into Perspective	92	(1)
What Use Are They?	93	(1)
Resumes and Cover Letters that Survive the Cut	94	(1)
Multiple Written Pitches	95	(1)
Guidelines for Crafting Resumes	96	(2)
Guidelines for Crafting Cover Letters	98	(1)
Electronic Resumes and Cover Letters	99	(3)
Help with Your Resume and Cover Letter	102	(3)
The Shortest Path to Reemployment: Building a Network of Allies	105	(14)
Speeding Up Your Job Search	105	(2)
The Golden Rules of Networking	107	(1)
Prerequisite: Do Your Homework	108	(1)
How to Begin Informational Interviews	109	(9)
Why You Need Referrals	110	(1)
How to Begin	110	(1)
At the Top	111	(1)
Landing an Informational Interview	111	(1)
Surviving the Telephone Screening Process	112	(1)
Other Timing Tips	112	(1)
When They Don't Respond	113	(1)
Setting Up a Meeting	114	(1)
At the Meeting	115	(1)
Saying Goodbye	116	(1)
Following Through	117	(1)
After the Interview	117	(1)
Random but Wonderful	118	(1)
Cheek-to-Cheek, Pen-to-Paper: Finessing Every Interview and Negotiation	119	(14)
The Final Frontier	119	(1)
The Right Mindset	120	(1)
Transferable Interviewing Skills	121	(1)
Solving the Problem	122	(1)
Project a Winning Attitude	123	(2)
Your Needs	125	(1)
Your Expectations	126	(1)
Second Interview and Beyond	127	(1)
Moving on After Rejection	128	(1)
The Job Offer	129	(1)
Negotiation	130	(1)
Evaluating the Job	131	(2)
Appendix A: PIT's Top Ten Guerrilla Job-Hunting Tactics: Cutting Edge Strategies from Members of PIT Support Groups	133	(4)
Appendix B: The Essential Eclectic Library: Helpful Books, Magazines, and Other Resources	137	(8)
Author's Note	145	(2)
Index	147