Unlock the hidden job market
Subtitle: 6 steps to a successful job search when times are tough
By: Duncan Mathison and Martha I. Finney
Contributors: Finney, Martha I.
Publisher: FT Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780137032495
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Break away from the herd. The job market is tight : it's time to take back control of your career ; Don't trust the official "system" : it's not working in your favor; title: Make five mindset fixes to get your search on track. Stay home or stay in control : beliefs that can kill your job search ; The HJM search is a different kind of numbers game ; You don't have to have a job to get a job ; Make your passion your most competitive asset ; Think like a hiring manager; title: Connect your hottest skills to what hiring managers really care about. Ability, motivation, fit : the top three factors for the ideal job ; Maybe you were fired for fit, not failure : recovery from a job disaster ; Don't have the exact experience? No problem!; title: Upgrade your networking to get better results. How to make networking really work, really ; How to network without sounding phony, lame, or desperate ; Make your networking strictly business ; Seven essential signs that your networking is working; title: Power up your job search. Opening day : how to organize your HJM search campaign ; Backdoor research for uncover HJM targets ; Your resumé is not your friend ; Your power tool : the targeted opportunity profile ; Find the hot issues to uncover the hot jobs; title: Get the interviews that count and run them like a pro. It's not rude to intrude ; Get past the gatekeepers ; What to say after "hello" ; Disrupt HJM targets' delay tactics and rejections ; Own the agenda to make every minute count ; Get their attention : tell your story in two minutes flat ; Flipping the HJM meeting into a job interview; title: Negotiate everything. How to nudge a dud ; Collaborate on creating your job description ; Negotiating your new job; title: You have what it takes to get the right job.