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| Genre/forme : | Handbooks, manuals, etc |
|---|---|
| Format : | Livre |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
James S O'Rourke |
| ISBN : | 9780131727984 0131727982 0131008021 9780131008021 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 150354643 |
| Description : | 93, [51] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Contenu : | Introduction What this book is about ... i Assembling a Career Portfolio ... ii Chapter One: Assessing Yourself Daydreaming as a way of identifying your goals ... 1 Developing a Personal Profile ... 2 The role of your Personal Profile and Career Planning Guide ... 3 Developing your Career Planning Guide ... 3 Using your Personal Profile and Career Planning Guide ... 4 Classroom projects ... 5 Personal Profile and Career Planning Guide ... 7 Chapter Two: Your Personal Statement What it looks like ... 9 Your writing style ... 10 How to begin ... 10 Writing the first draft ... 10 Revise, revise, revise ... 11 Sample personal statement ... 13 Chapter Three: Your Resume What is a resume? ... 15 The keys to effective resume writing ... 16 What are employers looking for? ... 16 Writing a resume that works ... 18 What should a resume contain? ... 19 What to avoid in your resume? ... 21 Remaining honest and truthful ... 22 Non-traditional formats ... 23 Classroom projects ... 24 Chapter Four: Employment Correspondence What is a cover letter? ... 27 Writing a cover letter ... 28 Your list of references ... 31 Follow-up, thank-you letters ... 32 Chapter Five: Researching the Companies You Most Want to Work for Beginning your research ... 35 Preparing for your interview with useful information ... 36 Finding business information on the Internet ... 38 Selecting an Ethical Employer ... 42 Chapter Six: Marketing Yourself Online Getting hired by getting wired ... 46 What to avoid in online job hunting ... 48 Classroom projects ... 49 Chapter Seven: Interviewing for a Job Goals of an interview ... 51 Planning for an interview ... 52 What are interviewers looking for? ... 52 What turns interviewers off? ... 53 Mock interviews ... 56 Telephone interviews ... 57 Case interviews ... 58 Behavioral-based interviews ... 59 Getting ready for the real thing ... 61 Chapter Eight: The Day of the Interview Interview objectives ... 63 What to wear ... 63 What not to wear ... 64 What to bring with you ... 65 Greeting skills ... 66 Nonverbal skills ... 66 Listening skills ... 67 Being on the mark when you're on the spot ... 67 What not to say in an interview ... 68 Questions you should be prepared to answer ... 69 Questions you do not have to answer ... unless you want to ... 71 Handling illegal or unethical questions ... 72 Questions you might want to ask ... 72 Wrap-up skills ... 73 Chapter Nine: When You're Offered a Job Accepting an offer ... 75 Declining an offer ... 75 Asking for an extension ... 76 Negotiating the terms of an offer ... 76 What if you don't hear from them? ... 78 A final thought ... 79 Case Study #1: Looking for work after graduation: One woman's story ... 81 Case Study #2: The Recruiting Process at Ford Motor Company ... 83 Case Study #3: The Ethics of Resumes and Recommendations: When Do Filler and Fluff Become Deception and Lies? ... 87 References ... 91 Appendix A: Letters of Application/ Cover Letter ... 95 Appendix B: Thank-You Letters and Letters of Acceptance ... 105 Appendix C: Undergraduate Resumes ... 115 Appendix D: Graduate Resumes ... 127 |
| Responsabilité : | James S. O'Rourke IV. |
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de rockfordcareercollege mise à jour 2009-06-04