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Page i Job Hunting Made Easy Dr. Carol Sonnenblick Michaele Basciano Kim Crabbe

Page ii Copyright 1997 Learning Express, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Job hunting made easy. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-57685-119-2 1. Job HuntingUnited States. 2. Applications for positions. HF5382.75.U6J6324 1997 650.14dc21 97-11420 CIP Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 First Edition For Further Information For information on LearningExpress, other LearningExpress products, or bulk sales, please call or write to us at: LearningExpress 900 Broadway Suite 604 New York, NY 10003 212-995-2566 LearningExpress is an affiliated company of Random House, Inc. Distributed to the retail trade by Random House, Inc., as agent for LearningExpress, LLC Visit LearningExpress on the World Wide Web at www.learnx.com

Page iii Contents Introduction: Why You Need to Read This Book 1 Getting to Know You: Your Interests, Skills, and Values 2 Exploring Careers: Making the Right Match 3 Where Do You Want to Work? Targeting Your Industry 4 Resume Types: Choose the One That Will Work for You 5 Roll Up Your Sleeves: Information You Need Before Writing Your Resume 6 Your Life on One Page: How to Write Your Resume 7 The Resume's Companion: Cover Letters 8 The Search Is On: An Overview of Job-Seeking Methods 9 Open Sesame: The Magic of Networking 10 Creating Opportunities: Targeted Direct Contact 11 Seizing Opportunities: Other Good Job-Hunting Methods 12 Surfing for Jobs: The Internet Job Search 13 The Dreaded Job Application: How to Cope 14 Before the Interview: Preparation 15 Interview Questions: Theirs and Yours 16 Interview Time: Giving a Winning Performance 17 It's Not Over Yet! After the Interview 18 The Long Haul: Maintaining Your Positive Attitude 19 Congratulations! Negotiating the Best Deal 20 Building a Future: Starting Out Right Conclusion Appendix: Additional Resources

Page v Introduction Welcome to the real world! At a time of tremendous change and upheaval, new technologies, and increasing opportunities, you find yourself entering a job market saturated with people out of work. Some are professionals downsized by a changing corporate structure. Others are career changers in search of the perfect job. There are health care workers who have been restructured by a hospital depleted of funds. And then there are people like you: excited, hopeful, and scared to death to enter or re-enter the job market.

Page vi You have come to this book to seek answers. Where do I start? Whom do I call? Who would hire me? What do I put in my resume? What is this thing called networking? How do I write a cover letter? Maybe you have just graduated from school. Or you might have been home with the kids and be about to re-enter the work force after a long absence. Or maybe you've been working in the same job for a long time and don't know how to go about looking for a new one. Whatever your circumstances might be, you will find the information in this book to be a concise, complete step-by-step guide designed to lead you through the process of successful job hunting. How to Use This Book This book presents the entire process of job hunting in a logical, easy-to-use format. The chapters are designed so that you can discover the skills and knowledge needed to attain your goals in twenty easy steps. You will begin the process with easy exercises that will lead you towards self-awareness and career decision-making. Once that is accomplished, you will develop the tools necessary to conduct your job search. You will develop a resume and effective cover letters. You will discover the best ways to job hunt. You will learn about interviewing techniques and appropriate follow-up activities. You will learn how to use the Internet to conduct a high-tech job search. Each chapter covers just one step in the process. If your time is limitedand whose isn'tyou can read a chapter a day in half an hour or so, and cover all the job-hunting basics in less than a month. Be sure to take the time, though, to do the activities in each chapter. They're not busyworkthey're indispensable steps you need to take to get the job you want.

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