Your Career How to Make it Happen (with CD-ROM)

by Levitt, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780538729666
• ISBN10: 053872966X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-06
• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

PART 1 PLANNING YOUR CAREER
Reach Your Full Career Potential	1	(14)
The Changing Workplace	2	(1)
Get the Competitive Edge With Nine Success Strategies	2	(11)
Apply the Nine Success Strategies	13	(1)
Checklist	14	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	14	(1)
Take a Look at Yourself	15	(20)
Knowing Yourself---A Must for Your Career Success	16	(2)
Self-Assessment	18	(2)
Self-Assessment Resources	20	(1)
Checklist	21	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	21	(14)
What Do Employers Want?	35	(16)
What Employers Want	36	(1)
Career Planning Resources	37	(2)
Successful Career Planning Requires Flexibility	39	(1)
Set Your Career Target	39	(1)
Your Career Portfolio	40	(2)
Checklist	42	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	42	(9)
Prepare for a Changing Workplace	51	(16)
Manage Your Personal Finances	52	(1)
Understand What Globalization Means to Your Career	53	(1)
Explore Contemporary Workplace Issues	54	(5)
Work Responsibly With Others	59	(4)
Checklist	63	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	63	(4)
PART 2 YOUR JOB SEARCH
Organize Your Winning Network	67	(8)
Networking Offers Big Benefits	68	(1)
Your Personal Support System Is Your Coaching Team	68	(1)
Develop a Large Network---The No. 1 Source of Job Leads	69	(5)
Checklist	74	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	74	(1)
Engineer an Efficient Job Search	75	(16)
Sources of Job Leads	76	(8)
Personal Awareness of Market Trends	84	(1)
Organizing an Effective Job Search	84	(1)
Planning Time for Your Job Search	85	(2)
Checklist	87	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	87	(4)
Investigate Job, Application, and Hiring Procedures	91	(10)
The Career Information Survey	92	(4)
Job Qualifications Profile: A Snapshot to Persuade Employers	96	(2)
Checklist	98	(1)
Critical Thinking Questions	98	(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