Preparing for success in corporate America : college guide / by La Shawn Samuel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samuel, La Shawn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development--United States.

Career development.

Vocational guidance--United States.

Vocational guidance.

Business--Vocational guidance--United States.

Business.

Success--United States.

Success.

Physical Description:

xii, 120 p.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN. : AuthorHouse, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Preparing for Success in Corporate America - College Guide is a basic guide that provides fundamental and practical information to help college students effectively prepare for success in the corporate job market. This guide is a must for college students and was designed to help them understand the active role they must take in planning for life after college and the steps required to posture themselves for corporate success. It takes the reader through a comprehensive planning and preparation process, which covers every stage of the transition to ensure professional achievement. What makes Preparing for Success in Corporate America - College Guide unique is that most of the material in this guide offers proven and effective advice and guidance for succeeding in the work force, based on the author's twenty-plus years of professional experience in the areas of career planning, professional development, and human relations. Readers will learn what other successful professionals are doing to thrive in the work force, and what is needed to meet and exceed an employer's expectations. The tips and techniques are here: How to build a slam-dunk resume. How to prepare for an interview and to land a job. How to keep a job after landing one. And most of all: How to remain competitive in an ever-changing job market. This book offers a step-by-step, easy-to-read guide to the principles of career success and provides the reader with unwritten corporate rules that can't be found in most other guides. Preparing for Success in Corporate America - College Guide offers straightforward samples of professional cover letters resume, thank-you letters, acceptance letters, and resignation letters that produce maximum results. The samples alone supply a wealth of good ideas that save the reader precious time and provide proven methods of getting the attention of

potential employers.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Chapter 1 Competing in a Competitive Job Market

Chapter 2 Planning and Preparing for Success

Chapter 3 Building a Slam-dunk Résumé

Chapter 4 Landing the Interview

Chapter 5 Interviewing with Proficiency and Confidence

Chapter 6 Landing the Job

Chapter 7 Ingredients for Success: Initiative, Motivation, Confi dence, Integrity, Mentoring, and Professional Attire

Chapter 8 Knowing When it's Time to Move On

Chapter 9 Reaching Down and Lifting People Up

Chapter 10 Bringing it All Together

Appendix A - Career Action Plan

Appendix B - Sample Chronological Résumé

Appendix C - Action Verbs

Appendix D - Sample Cover Letter ( General Cover Letter)

Appendix E - Sample Employer Contact/ Interview Log

Appendix F - Thank- you Letter (After a Face-to-face Interview)

Appendix G - Acceptance Letter (After Accepting a Job Offer)

Appendix H - Declination Letter (After Declining a Job Offer)

Appendix I - Post-rejection Letter (Follow- up after Being Rejected for a Job Offer)

Appendix J - Resignation Letter

Suggested Reading

About the Author.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-18711-9

9786611187118

1-60557-117-2

1-4356-1703-7

OCLC:

189779578