Win the job you want! : 7 secrets hiring managers don't tell you, but we will! / Pat Andrew & Eleanor Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrew, Pat.

Contributor:

Hill, Eleanor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job hunting.

Résumés (Employment).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oviedo, FL : HigherLife Development Services, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over 24 million people are unemployed or under employed in America. If you are one of these people, you have picked up the right resource to give you the motivation and professional insight you need to Win the Job You Want! Authors, Patricia Andrew and Eleanor Hill have done the hard part for you. They have contacted Hiring Managers from across the county to find out what makes them choose one candidate over all others for a job. They provide you with the most comprehensive, accurate information on what Hiring Managers want to see in a job candidate. And now, they are ready to share their find

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Secret 1: Prepare Yourself Personally and Financially For Success; Prepare Yourself Personally to Win in Today's Hyper-Competitive Job Market; First: Stop Looking Back and Move Forward; Second: Ask for and Encourage Support from Your Family and Friends; Third: Take Charge of Your Change - Immediately; Fourth: Assess Who You Are and What You Want to Be; Prepare Yourself Financially for the Transition Period; Your Personal Financial Review; First: Analyze Present Income Sources; Second: Appraise Assets

Third: Evaluate Present ExpensesDevelop a Financial Action Plan; Secret 2: Sell Your Sizzle and Win the Job You Want; The Five Basic Steps to Your Successful Job Search Marketing Plan; Step One: Get the Inside Scoop on Companies You're Interested in; Step Two: Find Out What's Important to a Hiring Manager-Make It Important to You; Step Three: Become a "Hero" to a Hiring Manager-Then Make Him a Hero to His Company; Step Four: Move to and Stay "Uppermost in Mind" to Get the Job You Want - Now; Step Five: Super-size Your Sales Skills and Remember to Ask for the Sale - the Job

Secret 3: Résumés that Open the Door to Job InterviewsThe Purpose of Your Résumé; The Purpose of a Cover Letter; Choose the Right References; Secret 4: Network Your Way into the Hidden Job Market; Networking - A Job-Seeker's Top Priority; Networking - The Cost and Time Savings Advantage; Networking - A Growing Trend for the Foreseeable Future; Social Networks from a Job Search Perspective; Secret 5: Annihilate Job Interview Weaknesses and Win the Job You Want; Professional Vs Amateur Interviewers; Standard Interview Questions You Should Expect to be Asked

Two Never Fail Questions You Can Ask an InterviewerWhat's the Purpose of Your Interview?; The Types of Interviews; Secret 6: Follow-up for Success - Win the Job You Want; How You Can Stay "Uppermost in Mind" with the Hiring Manager; Follow-up Calls to Hiring Managers; Follow-up Even If You Are Not the One Hired; Secret 7: Negotiate a Win-Win-Win Compensation Package; What's in a Job Offer?; Know What You Can and Should Negotiate For; What Is Negotiable in an Offer?; How Should You Strategize Your Negotiations?; Bonus Secret: Job Fit - A Mutual Attraction in a Successful Job Search

Cultural Fit - What Makes Your Prospective Company "Tick"?Bonus Secret: Other Methods of Job Search to Consider; Responding to Advertisements and Internet Job Postings; Recruiting and Executive Search Firms; Staffing, Contract and Temporary Agencies; Job Fairs; Cold Calling or Walk-In; Mass Email or Direct Mail Distribution Résumé; Addendum; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-935245-63-5

OCLC:

823724140