Rev. ed. of: VGM's careers checklists. c1991. Includes index.
Contents:
Section 1. Key skills in career planning and decision-making. 1. The ten commandments of career satisfaction and success -- 2. Seven rules for a more successful career -- 3. Knowing what you do best -- 4. How motivated are your skills? -- 5. What do you like to do? the power of interests -- 6. A second look at your interests -- 7. 25 work-related values -- 8. Personality type -- 9. Working conditions -- 10. Some things you need to know about career testing -- 11. Choosing the right test -- 12. Brainstorming for job ideas -- 13. Researching the job market through informational interviewing -- 14. Questions to ask in informational interviews -- 15. Informational interviewing worksheet -- 16. Tapping into the Internet for occupational information -- Section 2. Resumes and cover letters. 17. Building blocks of a good (chronological) resume -- 18. Your resume in action : verb(alizing) your accomplishments -- 19. One size does not fit all : choosing the best resume format -- 20. The brave new world of electronic resumes -- 21. From good to great : making your resume stand out -- 22. Putting your education to work -- 23. Sample profiles -- 24. Keywords are winning words -- 25. What can you do for us? The power of accomplishments -- 26. Sample resumes -- 27. Resume planner -- 28. Cover letters : why you need them -- 29. How to wreck a cover letter -- 30. Rules of the cover letter writing road -- 31. Cover letter greatness -- 32. Cover letter worksheet -- 33. Sample cover letters -- 34. Cover letter template -- Section 3. A-job-hunting we will go. 35. Testing your readiness IQ -- 36. Job hunting while still employed -- 37. Seven job search myths -- 38. Company research -- 39. How to recover from involuntary terminations -- 40. The Psychological challenge -- 41. Where the jobs are -- 42. Help wanted -- 43. Is anybody home? -- 44. Taking advantage of career fairs -- 45. The recruiter connection -- 46. Recruiter worksheet -- 47. Can an employment agency help you? -- 48. Employment agency worksheet -- 49. More job search myths -- 50. Networking strategies for success -- 51. Network in action -- 52. 8 ways to manage the reference process -- 53. Job search insanity -- 54. Do you need a career counselor? -- 55. What career counselors do -- 56. Finding the right counselor for you -- 57. Long-distance job hunting -- 58. Working globally -- 59. Managing your finances during a job search -- 60. Time management for job hunters -- 61. Job search checklist -- 62. Secrets of a successful job search -- Section 4. The interview. 63. Interviewing : what employers look for -- 64. The art and skill of preparation -- 65. Body English -- 66. Interview do's and don'ts -- 67. Listening skills 101 -- 68. Expecting the unexpected -- 69. "Food, glorious food" and other challenges of mealtime interviews -- 70. Typical questions -- 71. "Tell me about yourself." -- 72. "Where do you want to be five years from now?" 73. The 25 most popular behavioral questions -- 74. Strategies for dealing with behavioral questions -- 75. The consultative selling approach to interviewing -- 76. Problem-solving questions -- 77. "What are your weaknesses?" -- 78. Red flags : dealing with employer objections -- 79. Overcoming objections --
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