Insider's Guide to Finding the Perfect Job : Essential Advice for Enterprising Job Seekers

by ORNDORFF R

• ISBN13: 9780768905915
• ISBN10: 0768905915
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Petersons

Summary

Job-hunting strategies from a university career services director.

Table of Contents

Why This Book?	ix
Part I Targeting the Perfect Job in the 21st Century	1	(48)
The New World of Work: Are You Ready for the 21st Century?	3	(12)
Major Changes in the New World of Work	3	(4)
A New Type of Worker is Emerging	7	(4)
Hot Occupations and Cities	11	(3)
What It All Means to You	14	(1)
The Whole in One	14	(1)
Self-Assessment: Establishing Your Professional Self-Profile	15	(18)
How Self-Assessment Helps You Identify Your Perfect Job Target	15	(1)
The Importance of Being True to Yourself	16	(1)
How Self-Assessment Instruments Work	17	(1)
The Importance of Determining Your Skills	17	(3)
Identifying Your Interests	20	(4)
Know Your Personal Characteristics	24	(1)
Prioritizing Your Values	25	(2)
Career Assessment Instruments on the Market	27	(1)
Identifying Your Career Decision-Making Style	28	(2)
Putting It All Together: Your Professional Self-Profile	30	(1)
The Whole in One	30	(1)
Assignment	31	(2)
Exploring the New World of Work to Identify Your Perfect Job	33	(16)
The Importance of Exploring Your Options	33	(2)
The 5-Step Climb to Your Perfect Job Target	35	(10)
Using ``Fit Tests'' to Determine Your Perfect Job Target	45	(2)
The Whole in One	47	(1)
Assignment	47	(2)
Part II Developing Your Self-Marketing Package	49	(74)
The Resume Basics	51	(16)
The Purpose and Nature of a Resume	51	(1)
What's Important Enough to Put on a Resume--- The Components	52	(12)
The Fundamental Do's and Don'ts	64	(2)
The Whole in One	66	(1)
Crafting the Perfect Resume	67	(16)
The Inside Strategy for Crafting the Perfect Resume	67	(1)
Identify Your Selling Points and Your Message to Recruiters	67	(1)
The Top Resume Styles and When to Use Them	68	(7)
Choosing the Style that is Perfect for You	75	(6)
The Whole in One	81	(1)
Assignment	81	(2)
Special Types of Resumes: When the Other Styles Don't Work	83	(20)
The Adaptable Resume: Multiple Versions of Your Resume	83	(2)
The Electronic Resume: Producing Computer-Friendly Resumes	85	(8)
Differences between Experienced and Inexperienced Resumes	93	(4)
Selling Multiple Skills: The New Combination-Internal Resume	97	(1)
When It's All Academic: Marketing Your Education	97	(3)
How to Make a Results-Oriented Resume	100	(1)
The Whole in One	100	(1)
Assignment	101	(2)
Cover Letters and Portfolios: Completing Your Self-Marketing Package	103	(20)
The Purpose and Nature of Cover Letters	103	(1)
The Parts and Format of Cover Letters	104	(1)
Open-Market Cover Letters: Personalized Letters for Answering Ads	104	(4)
Hidden-Market Cover Letters: Networking Letters that Get Your Foot in the Door	108	(2)
The 5-Step Plan for Crafting the Perfect Cover Letter	110	(4)
The Portfolio: References and Other Supporting Documents	114	(4)
Web-Based Portfolios	118	(3)
The Whole in One	121	(1)
Assignment	122	(1)
Part III Finding the Perfect Job	123	(62)
The 3 P's to Finding the Perfect Job	125	(8)
As You Begin Searching, Always Remember the 3 P's	125	(6)
Where the Majority of Jobs are Found	131	(1)
The Whole in One	132	(1)
The Best Job-Search Strategies in the Open Job Market	133	(24)
Strategies for the Open Job Market	133	(1)
Responding to Job Advertisements	134	(3)
Posting Your Resume with an Online Career Center	137	(4)
Using Third-Party Employment Services	141	(5)
Participating in Job Fairs	146	(3)
Using College Career Centers	149	(5)
Dealing with the Open Cover Letter Dilemma: To Be, or Not to Be, Assertive	154	(1)
The Whole in One	155	(1)
Assignment	155	(2)
The Best Job-Search Strategies in the Hidden Job Market	157	(10)
Contacting Organizations through Mass and Targeted Mailing	157	(1)
Mass Mailing	157	(3)
Targeted Mailing	160	(3)
Networking and Information Interviews: The King of the Job-Search Jungle	163	(3)
The Whole in One	166	(1)
Assignment	166	(1)
Mastering Information Interviews	167	(18)
The 7-Step Plan for Mastering Information Interviews	167	(16)
The Whole in One	183	(1)
Assignment	184	(1)
Part IV Landing the Perfect Job	185	(66)
Interview Prep 101: Get Inside the Interviewer's Head	187	(16)
The Big 4 Interviewer Concerns	187	(10)
Powerful Questions to Ask the Interviewer	197	(2)
Practice Makes Perfect	199	(2)
The Whole in One	201	(1)
Assignment	201	(2)
Special Types of Interviews and Tricky Questions	203	(18)
Special Types of Interviews	203	(8)
Great Answers to Five Tricky Questions	211	(8)
The Whole in One	219	(1)
Assignment	219	(2)
Scoring a Perfect 10 on Your Interview Day	221	(20)
The Warm-Up: Getting Ready on the Morning of Your Big Day	221	(3)
The Perfect 10: The 10 Interview Strategies that Win Jobs	224	(11)
Interview Blunders	235	(2)
After the Fact ... Thank-You Letters	237	(2)
The Whole in One	239	(1)
Assignment	239	(2)
Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers	241	(10)
Job Offers and Rejections	241	(7)
The Whole in One	248	(1)
Assignment	249	(2)
Part V Succeeding on the Job	251
Success on the Job and in Your Career	253
The 10 Career Commandments	253
May Your Work Enrich Your Life!	265
The Whole in One	265
Personal Trainer
Personal Job Search Trainer	269
Appendices
Appendix A Job Surfing on the Internet	279
Appendix B Field-Specific Job Surfing	284
Appendix C Recommended Printed Resources	288
Appendix D Information Interview Questions	293
Appendix E Action Verbs and Skills for Resumes	295
Appendix F Words that Describe Personal Traits	299
Appendix G The Most Common Interview Questions	300