Career Success
Delmar Cengage Learning
978-1-4180-4927-0 (ISBN)
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Career Success: Right Here, Right Now!, second edition provides students with everything they need to establish a career and achieve success. It is an interactive text that includes self-assessment exercises, planning and organizing strategies and sound advice for every step of the journey to success. Additionally the book is loaded with references to numerous web sites and other reading material for students to use throughout their careers. Included with the text is aCD-ROM that features a 15-minute mock-interview and career success video. The video features a complete interview, demonstrating the techniques for getting through it with confidence. All forms and worksheets included in the text are also available on the CD- ROM as editable documents.
Peter M. Hess is regarded as an expert in strategic career development and professional networking. Peter speaks to college and business groups nationwide as well as serving as a consultant and trainer for numerous Fortune 500 Companies. He has been a featured guest on Fox News, NBC News and Bloomberg Television. He continues to be a source for career related articles in magazines and newspapers across the country including The Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur Magazine.
CONTENTS Preface—Success Starts Here: Step Right In xi Acknowledgments xvi Self-Assessment—Before You Get Started xix Chapter One: as a Path of Life 1 Defining Success 2 Discovering Who You Are: Your Values 2 Discovering Who You Are: Your Beliefs 13 Discovering Who You Are: Your Self-belief 18 Your Basis for Success 20 Determining What You Want to Accomplish: Your Dreams 20 Determining What You Want to Accomplish: Your Goals 23 Formulating Your Action Plan 28 Following Your Path to Success 31 How Close Are You to Success? 34 Chapter TWO: in the Job Search 4 1 At the Crossroads of Success 42 Matching Yourself to a Career 43 Setting a Career Objective 53 Components of a Successful Job Search 55 Conducting a Successful Job Search 56 Making It Happen for You! Nancy Link, Vice President Thomson University, ITP 64 Developing a Personalized Job Search 67 Writing Your Resumé 73 Resumé Requirements 83 Obtaining References and Letters of Recommendation 83 Writing Cover Letters 84 Preparing a Portfolio 86 Completing Employment Applications 87 Launching Your Job Search 87 Attaining and Maintaining a Positive Attitude 87 Chapter THREE: Before, During, and After the Interview 93 Types of Interviews 94 Preparing for the Interview 95 Making It Happen for You! Connie Davis, The Arc of the United States 101 What Interviewers Look For in a Candidate 102 How Interviewers Treat Candidates 103 How to Put Your Best Foot Forward in an Interview 104 Handling Typical and Tough Interview Questions 110 The All-Important Follow-up Letter 116 Second Interviews 120 When You Are Not Selected For a Job 121 When You Are Offered a Job 122 Assessing a Job Offer 124 The Art of Negotiating: Salary, Benefits, Perks 129 Declining a Job Offer 130 Accepting a Job Offer 130 Chapter FOUR: Through Networking 133 What Is Networking? 134 Informal Versus Formal Networking 134 The Win/Win Aspects of Networking 136 Making It Happen For You! Michelle Buenau-Ciccone, AT&T 137 Being Open to Opportunities 138 Promoting Yourself 139 Paying Attention 140 Taking Action 143 Getting Involved 152 Volunteering 152 Appreciating Those Who Make Success a Little Easier 157 Chapter FIVE: On the Job 165 Obtaining Support For Your Vision 166 Knowing the Requirements of Your Job 167 Cultivating the Right On-the-Job Attitude 167 Assembling a Working Wardrobe 169 Making It Happen For You! Julie Rosenthal, Banta Integrated Media 170 Basic Communication Skills 172 Listening 172 Speaking 175 Effective Conversations 177 Speaking on the Telephone 178 Writing 180 Managing Your Time 183 Procrastination 183 “I Just Dont Have Enough Time!” 185 Wasting and Misusing Time 188 Managing Your Time 191 Being Organized is Key 191 Time Management Tools 196 Your Planner 196 Strategies for Managing Your Time 201 Meeting the Demands of Others 201 Just Say No 202 Using Bits and Pieces of Time 202 Chapter SIX: for Life 207 How Mentors Assist in Achieving Goals 208 Finding and Working with a Mentor 209 Becoming a Mentor 212 How Life-long Learning Contributes to Life-long Success 213 Ways to Become a Life-long Learner 214 Building Blocks of Commitment to Success 221 Soaring to Success 221 Self-Assessment—After Youve Finished 225 : Interview Notes 227 PREFACE
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.7.2007 |
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| Verlagsort | Clifton Park |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 185 x 226 mm |
| Gewicht | 545 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4180-4927-1 / 1418049271 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4180-4927-0 / 9781418049270 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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