You're Hired! Job Search Strategies That Work (eBook)

Rae A. Stonehouse (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
356 Seiten
Distributed via Smashwords (Verlag)
978-1-9994754-1-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Searching for and landing a job can be a stressful, demoralizing experience, especially, if you dont know how to do it properly. The old ways dont work anymore. Finding rewarding work ... is work!Youre Hired! Job Search Strategies That Work, puts you to work in learning how to use best practices to land your dream job.This book provides strategic techniques to maximize your job searching effectiveness. Strategies include: Understanding the psychology of job-searching Envisioning your success Crafting & fine-tuning your resume Creating your network web of contacts Leveraging your references How to excel at interview questions... and much more!Nobody can make a promise that if you follow their program, you will be guaranteed the results you are looking for and we wont either. However, were confident that if you follow the strategies outlined in this book, you will be successful in landing a job.From our experience, one of the biggest problems that job seekers often face is that they feel that they are coming from an inferior position and they dont have a lot of personal power. The belief being that the Employer has the superior position and has all the power. Yes, they have the job and they have the power to give you the job ... or not. What you may not realize is that many Hiring Managers are under similar pressures as you, the job seeker. They have the pressure of finding the right candidate for the vacancy they need to fill. They are accountable to their superiors should the person they hire not work out.Hiring managers are under pressure to hire the right candidate. Your task is to become the only choice. The right choice!

Inhalt

Overview of Topics & Content   

Introducing the PDCA Model      

The Psychology of Job Searching               

Envisioning Your Success             

Resumes: Your Ticket to Job Searching Success  

Grammar and Spelling/Formatting          

Contact Information      

Objective Statement: in or out?

Summary Branding Statements

Cover Letters    

Experience Section: Skills & Accomplishments    

Education           

Using Keywords in Your Resumé

Marketing Your Transferable Skills           

Using Action-Oriented Words    

References Introduction              

Branding Your Resumé 

Leveraging Your Digital Footprint/Using Social Media      

CV to Resumé   

Introduction to Your Network Web    

Leveraging Your Connections

Tips for Strengthening Your Job Search Network

Dress for Success

Business Card Presentation & Etiquette

Whole Lotta Shaking Going On

Follow-up Is Everything!

Top 15 Networking No-Nos

Linkedin Revisited

Job-Search – Reference Strategies           

Match Your References to the Target Job             

Professional Reference Questions List    

Personal Reference Questions List           

Go on The Offense         

 The Initial Phone Call  

The First Interview

Organizing Your Presentation

You Got an Interview. Now what?

Job Interview Dos

Interview Don’ts

Four Basic Interviewer Personality Types

Common Interview Questions

Illegal Interview Questions

Be a STAR!

Common Job Searching Mistakes & Prevention

Questions to Ask an Interviewer                                               

Using “Tie Down” Techniques to Move the Interview Along   

The Follow-up Phone Call                                                     

 Working with Staffing Agencies & Recruiters

What Kinds of Jobs Do Staffing Agencies Offer?

Working with Job Recruiters

Job Searching Tips from the Pros      

Personal Marketing & Promotion

Branding Overview

Self-Promotion

                                  

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.10.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Interview • job interview preparation • job interviews • Job Search • job search books • job search solutions • Resume • Resume Writing
• ISBN-10: 1-9994754-1-0 / 1999475410
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9994754-1-3 / 9781999475413