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" Job search magic : "
Susan Britton Whitcomb.
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BL
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1031449
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b785819
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| Main Entry
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Whitcomb, Susan Britton,1957-
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Job search magic : : insider secrets from America's career and life coach /\ Susan Britton Whitcomb.
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Indianapolis, IN :: JIST Works,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xii, 532 pages)
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159357150X
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: 1593572883
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: 9781593571504
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: 9781593572884
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| Contents
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Part 1. Career Foundations -- Chapter 1. Getting at the Heart of Job Search Success -- What vs. How -- 10 Secrets to a Successful Search -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 2. Getting Your Job Search Plan Together -- Five Phases of a Job Transition -- Plan A-Create a SMART Goal -- Plan B-Give Yourself Options -- Job Search Resources and Budget -- Your Support Team -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 3. First Things First: Focus on the Magic F.I.T. -- Why Job Seekers Jump at the Wrong Opportunities -- Identify Your Magic FIT -- Using Online Assessments to Discover Your Magic F.I.T. -- Coaching Questions to Decide on the Best Career Direction -- Finalize Your Magic F.I.T. -- Create Your Focus Statement -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 4. Capture Your Value with "Smart" Success Stories -- Conveying Value to Employers -- Inventorying Your Success Stories -- Questions to Elicit Success Stories -- Using the SMART Format to Answer Behavioral Interview Questions -- Writing Your Success Stories -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 5. Communicate Your Value Via a Career Brand -- How Can a Career Brand Help? -- The Elements of Your Brand -- Verbal Branding-Creating Your Sound Bites -- Visual Branding-Look and Act the Part! -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 6. Manage the "Buoy Factor"-How Mindset Can Sink or Support You -- The Buoy Factor -- The "I CAN" Mindset -- Gauge Your Buoyancy -- Inspire Daily -- Control the Controllables -- Act Now -- Never Give Up! -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 2. Resumes and Career Marketing Documents -- Chapter 7. The Blueprint for a Magic Resume -- Two Tried-and-True Winning Formats: Chronological and Functional -- Selecting Category Headings -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 8. How to Write Great Keyworded Copy -- Keywords -- The Objective or Focus Statement -- The Qualifications Summary -- Professional Experience -- Skills -- Education, Credentials, Licensure -- Affiliations and Other Supporting Material -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 9. Accomplishments: The Linchpin of a Great Resume -- Words to Woo Employers -- Strategies for Presenting Accomplishments -- Where to Find Material for Your Accomplishments -- Impact-Mining: Probing Questions to Unearth Hidden Treasures -- Sifting Through the Accomplishments You've Gathered -- Use Impact Statements to Portray Yourself as the Right Fit -- Finalizing Your Resume with Formatting, Editing, and Proofing -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 10. E-Resumes, Cover Letters, and Other Career Marketing Documents -- Creating ASCII Plain-Text Resumes -- Creating an ePortfolio -- Getting on the Blog Bandwagon -- Cover Letters and Other Correspondence -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 3. Job Search Strategies -- Chapter 11. Tap the Hidden Job Market with a Targeted Search -- The Difference Between Openings and Opportunities -- Determine Your Search Strategy-Targeted or Traditional -- Seven Steps to a Targeted Search -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 12. Cover Your Bases with Traditional Search Strategies -- Why People Continue to Use Traditional Search Strategies -- The Seven Venues of a Traditional Search -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 4. Interviews -- Chapter 13. Pass Online Prescreens and Telephone Interviews with Flying Colors -- Navigate Online Prescreening Tools -- Ace Formal Assessments -- Make a Great First Impression in Telephone Interviews -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 14. The 4 Cs of Interviewing-Connect, Clarify, Collaborate, and Close -- Phase 1. Connect with the Interviewer-How to Create the Right Chemistry -- Phase 2. Clarify What Needs to Be Done -- Phase 3. Collaborate on How to Do the Job -- Phase 4. Close with Professionalism-How to Wrap Up and Win -- Measure Your Performance in a Post-Interview Analysis -- The 4 Cs in Second and Subsequent Interviews -- Sample Follow-Up Letter and "Leave-Behinds" -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 15. Score Points in Behavioral Interviews -- How to Spot a Behavioral Interview Question -- What Employers Look for in Behavioral Interviews -- How Employers Use Competencies to Develop Interview Questions -- Mining Job Descriptions for Competencies -- Linking Competencies to Your SMART Stories -- Why SMART Stories Are Critical in Behavioral Interviews -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 16. Ace Frequently Asked Questions, Industry-Specific Questions, and Illegal or Awkward Questions -- Master Your Industry-Specific Questions (ISQs) -- Field Illegal and Awkward Interview Questions -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Part 5. Salary Negotiation and Job Success -- Chapter 17. Negotiate Your Salary: The Secrets to Knowing and Receiving What You're Worth -- Preparing for the Salary Dance -- How to Deflect Salary Questions Until the Offer -- When an Offer Is Made -- How to Initiate a Counter-Offer -- Negotiating Additional Elements of Your Compensation Package -- Get the Offer in Writing and Think It Over -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Chapter 18. 10 Tips for a Great Start in Your New Position -- Your Results -- Your Relationships -- Chapter Wrap-Up -- Appendix A. Magic Job Search Tips -- Appendix B. Worksheets to Catalog Professional History.
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| Abstract
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For the first time, a winning coaching technique is applied to the interview process to help you connect with employers and collaborate on how you can serve their needs. Plus, the innovative "R.O.I." interviewing technique will ensure that every one of your answers is on target. Whether you're facing a telephone, panel, stress, or behavioral interview, this book will boost your interviewing competency, courage, and confidence.
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Job hunting.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Careers-- Internships.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Careers-- Job Hunting.
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Job hunting.
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| Dewey Classification
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650.14
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HF5382.7.W485 2006eb
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