Publisher’s acknowledgements
Get that job! – how this book can hep
Step 1 WHO ARE YOU? Taking stock taking control
Before we begin
1. The changing world of work
And your vision of success
2. Introduce yourself
A five-minute exercise on your past and future
3. Redundancy and coping with stress
Coping with the pressures of jobsearching
4. Taking stock
Where have you been? What will the future hold?
5. Managing your finances
Budgeting and where to go for help
6. Your needs and wants in life
Clarifying what you want from life
7. Your own skills and knowledge
Your unique set of skills and knowledge
8. Your personality
An enlightening personality profile
9. Your communication and working style
A personal insight
10. What do you want from your job?
Putting work into perspective
11. Your work-life balance
Balancing the two
12. Your values
What is really important to you in your life?
13. Your life’s achievements
Sing your own praises
14. Getting feedback from others
Developing a balanced view of yourself
15. Get a coach
A ‘sounding board’ for your ideas
Step 2 WHERE ARE YOU GOING? – A new direction
Before we begin
16. Your new direction
Identifying and evaluating new options
17. Setting your goals
Setting long and short-term goals
18. Creating your own job
Working for yourself, interim, consulting and portfolio working
Step 3 HOW WILL YOU GET THERE? – How to get the job you want
Before we begin
19. Managing your jobsearch
Project and time management skills
20. Networking: contact development
The benefits of networking and how to do it
21. Using the telephone
Techniques to help you
22. Letters and e-mails
Tips and model formats
23. Writing your CV
What to include, how to lay yours out
24. How to complete application forms
Why and how you should complete them
25. Selling yourself
Your features and benefits
26. How to be a better listener
Don’t miss a thing
27. How to create a positive image
Impact through body language and dress
28. Your way in: finding vacancies
Reactive and proactive jobsearching
29. Finding your job on the Net
Finding a job using the World Wide Webt
30. How recruiters pick candidates
The recruiter’s shopping list
31. Preparing for your interview
How to succeed
32. How to shine in assessment centres
What they are; inside knowledge
33. How to give a presentation Prepare, plan, practise - present
34. Recruitment tests and evaluations
Personality, skill and aptitude evaluations
35. What if you don’t get the job you want?
Learning from experience
36. What if you DO get offered the job you want?
Negotiating the best package
37. Saying goodbye to your employer
Departing diplomatically
38. Starting and keeping your new job
New kid on the block
Thank you
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