The Ultimate Job Hunter's Guidebook - Tapa blanda

Part I: ON YOUR MARK! PREPARE FOR SUCCESS. 1. Planning Your Job Search. 2. Conducting a Self-Assessment. 3. Researching and Targeting the Job Hunt. Part II: GET SET! CREATE YOUR BEST JOB SEARCH TOOLS. 4. Organizing the Job Hunt. 5. Preparing Your Resume. 6. Writing Cover Letters. Part III: GO! DRUM UP JOB LEADS. 7. Obtaining References. 8. Building a Portfolio or Personal Website. 9. Finding Potential Employers. 10. Social Networking & Building Your Personal Brand. Part IV: CROSS THE FINISH LINE! NAIL THE JOB YOU WANT. 11. Have You Considered? 12. Job Hunting in Tough Times. 13. Filling out Job Applications. 14. Interviewing. 15. Evaluating Job Offers. 16. Learning Your New Job. Answers to "What Do You Know" Quizzes.

Offering concise coverage of essential, up-to-date job-hunting and career strategies, this flexible, how-to book can supplement any business course or serve as the foundation for a career development class. The Sixth Edition continues to focus on real-world applications through a wide variety of numerous experiential exercises and hands-on activities designed for individual or group use. New material in this edition describes all the latest online job and career development sites and how to use them best. New chapter-ending Success Stories focus on individuals who've used their initiative to transition from one career to another.