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CHECKLISTS

101 Proven Time-Saving Checklists to Organize and Plan Your Career Search

ArleneS. Hirsch

JOB SEARCH CAREER

By Arlene S. Hirsch

Job Search and Career Checklists

101 Proven Time-Saving Checklists to Organize and Plan Your Career Search

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Also by Arlene S. Hirsch: How to Be Happy at Work

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hirsch, Arlene S., 1951-

Job search and career checklists : 101 proven time-saving checklists to

organize and plan your career search / y Arlene S. Hirsch.

p. cm.

Rev. ed. of: VGM's careers checklists. c1991.

Includes index.

ISBN 1-59357-118-6 (alk. paper)

1. Vocational guidance--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Job hunting--Handbooks,

manuals, etc. 3. Career development--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

HF5381.H517 2005

650.14--dc22 2004025534

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ISBN 1-59357-118-6

About This Book

The job market is a place of staggering confusion and complexity that requires savvy

career decision-making and job hunting skills. This book has been created in check-

list format to help you identify and develop the skills that you need to be successful

in the job market.

This book is written for anyone who is involved in making a career choice, career

change, or job change. The checklists in this book can be used either as stand-alone

exercises or as a comprehensive career guidance manual. You can work through the

checklists on a step-by-step basis or go directly to those checklists that address your

specific needs and concerns.

The book is divided into five sections. The first section is designed to help you

chart a career path. It uses a variety of self-assessment exercises along with job

market exploration tools to help you

understand where fit you best in

the world of work.

The second section is designed to help you write an effective resume and cover let-

ter. You can use these checklists to determine which format to use, learn how to

effectively present information about accomplishments and experience, and discover

other valuable resume tips. This section also provides extensive information about

how to write great cover letters that not only get read, but make employers sit up

and take notice.

The third section covers the essential components of a job search strategy: network-

ing, informational interviewing, direct marketing campaigns, Internet research, and

other valuable tools to create and implement a successful job search campaign.

In the fourth section, you will find lots of information about the interviewing

process: how to prepare for an interview, anticipate both typical and difficult ques-

tions, develop rapport, manage illegal queries, and negotiate salary and other forms

of compensation.

The final section addresses a number of critical career decisions: how and when

to leave a job, change careers, go back to school, or start a new business. Taken

together, these five sections should enable

you to decide upon and implement

effective changes in your work life.

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