You're Hired! Power Tactics (eBook)

Job Search Strategies That Work

Rae A. Stonehouse (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
636 Seiten
Distributed via Smashwords (Verlag)
978-1-9994754-9-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Looking for work or changing careers?While looking for a new job and going through hiring interviews can be exciting for some people, for many of us it can be a stressful experience.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!Looking for work and going through job interviews isn't something we do every day. It is difficult to become skilled at an activity if you don't practice regularly. You're Hired! Power Tactics is a compilation of the contents of the following books in the You're Hired! Job Search Strategies That Work series: You're Hired! Resume Tactics You're Hired! Leveraging Your Network You're Hired! Job Interview PreparationIt is often said that ';resumes are your ticket to job searching success.' Are your resumes ready to land you that ever-elusive job interview?Yes, you read that right. Resumes plural. The days of one-size-fits-all resumes are long gone.Your resume needs to be a living, breathing document that you customize for each job opportunity.You won't win a lottery if you don't have a ticket and you are unlikely to be invited for a job interview if you don't have a dynamic, effective resume that features you as the solution to a problem. Your resume is your ticket that leads to being invited for an interview where you can expand upon your value.Youre Hired! Resume Tactics - Job Search Strategies That Work, offers resume writing tactics to maximize your job searching effectiveness and get you invited for an interview.Many job search industry professionals say that networking is the single most effective strategy for landing your next job. How's your networking working?You may think you don't know anyone who can help you with your job search. But you know more people than you think, and they are willing to help you. However, you need to reach out and connect with them first.Youre Hired! Leveraging Your Network Job Search Strategies That Work, offers tactics to help you reach out to build and leverage your personal and professional network.';It's not who you know it's who knows you know'Youre Hired! Leveraging Your Network -- Job Search Strategies That Work puts you to work in learning how to use best practices to create a professional network that will increase your success in landing your job.Is the thought of an upcoming job interview keeping you awake at night?While looking for a new job and going through hiring interviews can be exciting for some people, for many of us it can be a stressful experience. 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!Your resume got you the interview. Now what?Youre Hired! Job Interview Preparation -- Job Search Strategies That Work, systematically builds your skills to excel at interview questions and help you sleep at night.Hiring managers are under pressure to hire the right candidate. Your task is to become the only choice. The right choice!

Inhalt

You’re Hired! Resume Tactics:

2. Resumes Overview

3. Grammar and Spelling/Formatting

4. Contact Information

5. Objective Statement: in or out?

6. Written elevator speeches or summary/branding statements with titles

7. Cover Letters

8. Experience Section - Skills & Accomplishments

9. Education

10. Using Keywords in Your Resumé

11. Marketing Your Transferrable Skills

12. Using Action-Oriented Words

13. References Introduction

14. Branding Your Resumé

15. Leveraging Your Digital Footprint/Using Social Media

16. CV to Resumé

17. Additional Resources

18. Developing Your USP

 

You’re Hired! Leveraging Your Network:

Section One: Creating & Leveraging Your Network Web

3. Introduction to Your Network Web

4. Leveraging Your Connections

5. Tips for Strengthening Your Job Search Network

6. Dress for Success

7. Business Card Presentation & Etiquette

8. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On

9. Follow-up is Everything!

10. Top 15 Networking No-Nos

11. Linkedin Revisited

Section Two: Reference Strategies

12. Maximizing Your References

13. Match Your References to the Target Job

14. Professional Reference Questions List

15. Personal Reference Questions List

16. Go on The Offence

Section Three: Additional Resources

 

You’re Hired! Job Interview Preparation:

Section One: Introduction to Job Interviewing

2. The Initial Phone Call

3. Introduction to the First Interview

4. Dress for Success

5. Organizing Your Presentation

6. You Got an Interview. Now what?

7. Job Interview Dos

8. Job Interview Don’ts

Section Two - Four Basic Interviewer Personality Types: Overview

9. Type 1 are Outgoing and Direct

10. Type 2 are Self Contained and Direct

11. Type 3 are Self Contained and Indirect

12. Type 4 are Outgoing and Indirect

Section Three: Interview Questions

13. Common Interview Questions

14. Interview Questions to Assess Your Education

15. Work Experience Questions

16. Resume Related Interview Questions

17. General Interview Questions

18. Questions to Assess Your Analytic Skills

19. Communication Skills Assessment Questions

20. Decision-Making Process Questions

21. What Would Others Say About You Interview Questions

22. Strengths vs Weaknesses Interview Questions

23. Supervisor Role Specific Questions

24. Personal ‘Get to Know You’ Type Interview Questions

25. Illegal Interview Questions

26. Be a STAR!

27. Questions to Ask an Interviewer

28. Using “Tie Down” Techniques to Move the Interview Along

29. Job Search/Interview Mistakes & How to Correct Them

30. Making the Follow-up Phone Call

Section Four: Additional Resources

31. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On

32. Your USP

33. Legal vs Illegal Job Interview Questions Handout

34. Behavioral/Competency Based Interview Questions Handout

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.12.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: interviewing • job interview preparation • job interviews • Job Search • job search books • job search solutions • Resume • Resume Writing
• ISBN-10: 1-9994754-9-6 / 1999475496
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9994754-9-9 / 9781999475499