Manage your job search / Johanna Rothman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothman, Johanna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job hunting.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Practical Ink, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

" Are you a technical person, such as a software developer, tester, writer, or project manager? You know that a job search is tough. You have to network, online and in person. You have to customize your resume for each job, so you can showcase your talent and technical skills. You have to look for a culture that fits you. How do you start? Treat your job hunt like the project it is. Use agile and lean project management approaches that allow you to create a visual system. You'll increase your productivity, track your progress, evaluate your work, gain feedback, and throw out what doesn't work while building on your successes. Learn from your past career to optimize for your next step. Full of tips, stories, and humor, this book shows you how to apply practical techniques to take control of the most important project you'll ever work on: finding your next best job. "

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Learn to Manage Your Job Search Project

Become Your Own Project Manager

Start Using Your Kanban Board

Reflect on the Past Week

Iterate and Organize

Part 2: Choosing a Career, Interviewing, and Deciding on an Offer

Know Your Previous Job Patterns

Write Your Résumé

Prepare for the Interview

Decide How You Will Decide on an Offer

Part 3: Build Your Network

Network, Network, Network

Use Social Media to Network

Part 4: Iterate Through These Job Hunting Traps and Tips

Avoid These Traps

Try These Tips

Part 5: Special Circumstances: New Grad, Career Transition, Over 50

What You Need to Know if You Are in Transition

Just for People Over 50

Part 6: What to do When Your Job Search Takes Longer Than Three Months

It's Been Three Months. Now What?

Glossary

Annotated Bibliography

More from Johanna.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 22, 2018).

ISBN:

9781680501377

1680501372

9781680503883

168050388X

9781680503890

1680503898

9781680501414

1680501410

OCLC:

919515471