The hire tactics!
Subtitle: the four milestones for finding civilian employment
By: by Tom Stein, Greg Wood
Contributors: Wood, Greg (Career counselor), author
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Peterson's
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780768937831; 9780768937824
Subjects: Management; Reference; Skills; Veterans; Retired military personnel; Job hunting; Employment; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Description: Resources ; SECTION 2 ; Fire Your Resume! ; Introduction ; Who Are You? ; Everyone Loves a Vet But ... ; Transforming Military Service into Civilian Speak ; It's Not About Career Planning ; Chapter Four ; The "Traditional" Job Search Approach ; Don't Waste Your Money! ; Chapter Five ; Four Reasons Not to Send a Resume ; Reason 1-Resumes End Up in Human Resources ; Reason 2-Resumes Are Used to Screen You Out ; Reason 3-Resumes Are Not Value Propositions ; Reason 4-Resumes Do Not Differentiate You.
Notes: "Books 1 through 4 of TheHireTactics job search series."

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Testimonials ; About the Authors ; SECTION 1 ; Veteran Employment Tactics ; Introduction ; Welcome to the New Job Reality ; Why The Hire TacticsTM ; The Four Milestones ; Chapter One ; Differentiation is Critical ; C.R.A.P. ; Step 1-Selling Yourself ; Step 2-Defining Your Value ; Chapter Two ; YOU are the Product and YOU are the Salesperson ; Your Marketing Toolbox ; Tool Number 1: Your 10-Second Commercial ; Tool Number 2: Personal Business Cards ; Tool Number 3: Resumes ; Tool Number 4: The Biography.; title: Tool Number 5: Cover Letters Tool Number 6: Management Endorsements ; Tool Number 7: The Post-Interview Packet ; Tool Number 8: References ; Additional Marketing Tools ; Chapter Three ; Creating a Resume and Cover Letter ; The Chronological Resume ; The Functional Resume ; The Combination Resume ; More You Should Know About Resumes ; Sample Biography ; Sample Strategic Value Letter ; Sample Strategic Job Listing Letter ; Strategic Networking Letter ; Strategic Meeting Letter ; Strategic Referral Letter ; Strategic Research Letter.; title: Summary ; Resources ; SECTION 2 ; Fire Your Resume! ; Introduction ; Who Are You? ; Everyone Loves a Vet But ... ; Transforming Military Service into Civilian Speak ; It's Not About Career Planning ; Chapter Four ; The "Traditional" Job Search Approach ; Don't Waste Your Money! ; Chapter Five ; Four Reasons Not to Send a Resume ; Reason 1-Resumes End Up in Human Resources ; Reason 2-Resumes Are Used to Screen You Out ; Reason 3-Resumes Are Not Value Propositions ; Reason 4-Resumes Do Not Differentiate You.; title: Chapter Six ; It's Time to Change Your Mindset! ; Resource 1-Internal Candidates ; Resource 2-Referral/Recommendations/ Word-of-Mouth ; Resource 3-Posting a Job Opening ; Resource 4-Hire a Recruiter ; Chapter Seven ; Tactics for a Successful Job Search in the New Economy ; Tactic #2-Target Companies, Not Jobs ; Tactic #3-Define Your Value ; Tactic #4-Target the Hiring Manager ; Tactic #5-Get Referred to the Hiring Manager ; Tactic #6-Broadcast Your Value, Not Your Resume ; Tactic #7-Initiate a Dialog ; Chapter Eight.; title: Using Social Networks in Your Job Hunt An Introduction to LinkedIn ; SECTION 3 ; Lock and Load! ; Introduction ; Chapter Nine ; 24 Job Interview Questions Military Veterans Must Know! ; SECTION 4 ; Pay Day! ; Introduction ; Negotiating Your True Worth, Not a Salary ; Chapter Ten ; They Made You a Job Offer! ; You Got an Offer! ; Acknowledging Your Offer ; Job Types ; Your Worth in the Marketplace ; Special Note for Newly Transitioned Veterans ; Chapter Eleven ; Key Considerations ; Cash Compensation.