Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction.................................................................1
Chapter 2—Some Points to Ponder...............................................3
Chapter 3—Dealing with Yourself................................................
11
Dealing with Stress.....................................................................
11
Dealing with Resentment and Bitterness.....................................
15
Setting Goals..................................... ……………………............
17
Keeping Your Spirits Up..............................................................
17
Chapter 4—The “Whats”.............................................................
19
“What do you bring to the party?”................................................
19
“What do you want to do?”...........................................................20
Gathering
the Data.......................................................................22
Making a
Decision........................................................................27
Chapter 5—How
to get a Job....................................................... 31
Suspects.....................................................................................
31
Prospects.....................................................................................33
The Job
Campaign........................................................................38
Setting Up
Interviews...................................................................
41
Telephone
Skills............................................................................44
Prepping
For an Interview.............................................................45
Types of
Interviews.......................................................................48
Traditional...........................................................................48
Behavior Based..................................................................49
Situational...........................................................................49
Panel...................................................................................50
Others..................................................................................50
First Impressions............................................................................51
Controlling
the Interview..................................................................52
Interview
Questions........................................................................53
Closing............................................................................................56
Follow
Up........................................................................................58
Answering
Newspaper Ads..............................................................59
The Newspaper Ad...............................................................62
Your
Answering Letter...........................................................62
Dealing
with Recruiters....................................................................63
Internet
Searches............................................................................64
How the
People You Deal with Get Paid……………………………….68
Newspapers..........................................................................69
Internet Sites..........................................................................69
Recruiters..............................................................................69
Staffing Firms.......................................................................70
Book Authors........................................................................70
Your
Resume..................................................................................70
Evaluating
a Job Offer....................................................................
74
After You
Get a Job.........................................................................77
Chapter 6—Other
Things That You May Want to know....................79
Doing a
Professional Job of Getting Fired…………………………….79
Sign Up
For Unemployment Compensation...................................... 81
Budget.............................................................................................
81
Job Loss
Support.............................................................................82
Know Your
Rights.............................................................................82
Fair
Employment..............................................................................84
Employment
Discrimination...............................................................84
Extra
Acknowledgements............................................................................87