The job search checklist
Subtitle: everything you need to know to get back to work after a layoff
By: Damian Birkel
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: AMACOM
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780814432914
Subjects: Unemployed; Job hunting; Life skills guides; Résumés (Employment); Career development
Description: Few events are more devastating than losing your job, and few are as isolating. Birkel gives you a master checklist for the reemployment process, and a step-by-step plan for landing your next job.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Step 1: emotional impact of job loss; title: Job loss grieving; title: Second hand job loss; title: Step 2: life after unemployment; title: Recovery; title: Getting organized; title: Rebuilding your professional identity; title: Step 3: developing a career plan; title: Developing your career plan; title: All important research; title: Personality testing; title: Personal marketing plan; title: Step 4: Crafting an effective resume; title: Resume components; title: Chronological or functional resume?; title: Keywords: the hidden language of the internet; title: Channeling the power of the internet; title: Creating internet friendly documents; title: Step 5: the power of networking; title: The visible job market; title: In-person networking; title: Social networking; title: Step 6: effective interviewing; title: The interview: types and styles; title: Informational interviews; title: The screening interview; title: The interview: concerns and questions; title: Strategies to ace an interview; title: The salary negotiation process; title: Step 7: re-employment; title: hit the ground running; title: Prepared and ready to go; title: Your first 6-months; title: Conclusion; title: Endnotes; title: Index.