Knock'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers

Martin Yate

Description

This is the guide to living life on your terms. It's tough landing that first job out of school and starting your climb up the professional ladder in such an uncertain world. In Knock 'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers, you will learn how to climb the ladder of success and get what you want out of life. You'll learn how to: -Develop social networks that deliver results for the new professional you -Build a resume that gets you interviews -Complete your job search in record time with a killer plan of attack -Turn job interviews into job offers and paychecks -Build a professional brand that delivers credibility -Bring your entrepreneurial dreams to life Working your way through the proven job search and interview strategies form the inimitable Martin Yate, you'll gradually discover a blueprint for professional success. You'll immediately begin to make sense of the world of work, start your career on the right foot, and gain access to the corporate inner circle and win promotions way ahead of your college peers. You can get what you want out of life, and live a meaningful life on your terms-you just have to learn how to do it. In Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers, you'll develop a practical career plan that puts you in control, with commonsense strategies that really can bring your dreams to life. You need never be unemployed, never be without income streams. In short, you can score the job you want and learn to survive and prosper over the long haul with a brand new approach to professional success that always put you first. How will you guide your professional destiny?

Sujets

• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Job hunting

Informations

• Publié par: Jumpingdude Media
• Date de parution: 10 mars 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780983973461
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the following people for their help in bringingKnock’em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekersto life: William Yate for the sure editorial hand and copyediting skills that allowed us to bring in a great book with almost impossible deadlines. My friend and spouse Angela Yate for her research, production, and conscientious communications work throughout. Tabatha Marshall for her technical genius and production skills. And my friends and colleagues who served as the book’s Brain Trust, and whose comments added another enriching dimension to the work.

DEDICATION

That you may learn to control your destiny and get what you want out of life

Copyright © 2014, 2013 by Martin Yate CPC All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews.

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cONTENTS

his Is Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

he Knock ’em Dead Brain Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Part ï: Welcome to tHe Professïonal World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

cHaPter 1 Wake Up, Stand Up, Lively Up Your Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How business works, why jobs exist, and what this means for you.

cHaPter 2 We Are All Professional Scizoprenics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 We all develop a new, valid, and independent persona when we enter the professional world. Your dedication to the development of this professional self, and the transferable skills and professional values that underlie it, will determine the trajectory of your career.

cHaPter 3 he Entry-Level Resume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Your resume is the most important financial document you will ever own. When it works, you do, and when it doesn’t work, you don’t either. Learn how to build a resume that impresses, even if you don’t have any work experience.

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4 Knock ’em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for FirstTime Job Seekers

Part ïï: netWorkïng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

cHaPter 4 How to Build Networks for Today and Tomorrow . . . . . . . . 76 A successful job search depends on what you know and who you know. Learn how recruitment works and how to integrate networking into every job search strategy. Build deep, resilient, and relevant professional networks for your first job search and the subsequent strategic moves of a successful career.

cHaPter 5 Successful Job-Searc Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 How to find and leverage internships and summer jobs, plus the best approaches to finding a professional job.

cHaPter 6 How to EXecute a Network-Integrated Job Searc . . . . . . . . .114 How to integrate networking strategies into every aspect of job search and quadruple your interviews.

Part ïïï: tHe ïntervïeW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

cHaPter 7 Prepare to Turn Your Job Interviews Into Job Offers . . . . . 134 Learn the preparation strategies that set the stage for turning job interviews into job offers.

cHaPter 8 Meet Your Interviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 How interviewers organize interviews, how they think, why they do the things they do, and how to prepare.

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cHaPter 9 Knock ’em Dead at te Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 How to answer the toughest, most frequently asked job interview questions.

Part ïv: after tHe ïntervïeW . . . . . . . . . . 179

cHaPter 10 Out of Sigt Can Mean Out of Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Followup tactics to maintain your visibility and advance your candidacy.

cHaPter 11 Job Offer Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 How to negotiate money, benefits, and the employment contract, plus questions to help you evaluate the opportunity.

Part v: lïfetïme career-management str ategy: HoW to get WHat you Want out of lïfe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

cHaPter 12 Starting on te Rigt Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 How a professional establishes a foundation for future success at a new job.

cHaPter 13 Climbing te Ladder of Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 How to secure your job, gain acceptance with the inner circle, and win promotions.

6 Knock ’em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for FirstTime Job Seekers

cHaPter 14 Canging Jobs, Canging Careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 When and how to change jobs and careers on your timeline.

cHaPter 15 Lifetime Career-Management Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 How to navigate a successful professional career, and achieve financial security and independence. Realize your dreams and make a fulfilled and meaningful life for yourself.

aPPendïx heKnock ’em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for FirstTime Job Seekers240Brain Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional, biographical, and contact information for each member of the panel of experts.

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

tHIS iS YOUR LIfE

You dîdn’t coe to tîs book or à good tîe; you càe becàuse you need to tàke your Irst stes înto te workîng word. You need to begîn your roessîonà càreer, get on te àt to roessîonà suc- cess, ànd stàrt buîdîng à îe o your own.You came to tîs book today because tere are tîngs you want out o lîe and you want to learn wat ît wîll take to get tem. Here àre soe îtte known àcts àbout te word you àce:

•You àre àt te begînnîng o wàt wî îkey be à Ity-yeàr càreer. •he stàtîstîcs sày you wî robàby cànge jobs (not àwàys by coîce) àbout every our yeàrs. •You wî robàby àve tree or ore dîstînct càreers over te sàn o your roessîonà îe.

hîs eàns tàt job cànge îs goîng to be à constànt în your work îe, ànd tàt even yourcareer îs îkey to cànge—ànd ore tàn once. No one îs goîng to ànd you à job, às tose eoe în Adîs- sîons îgt àve îîed wen tey took your oney. You àve to tàke resonsîbîîty ànd becoe te àrcîtect o your own success by eàrnîng wàt ît tàkes to nàvîgàte te twîsts ànd turns o à ong càreer, becàuse î you don’t tàke resonsîbîîty or your own success, notîng wî àen. You’ get à Irst job ànd à yeàr or two down te roàd you’ get ànoter, but în seven yeàrs you’ begîn to see ony te bàcks ànd ees o eoe wo were once your eers. At  7

8 Knock ’em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for FirstTime Job Seekers

orty, you wî see your càreer às just àn ongoîng serîes o jobs, ànd by Ity, wen wàge ànd àge dîscrîînàtîon kîcks în, you’ be ost ànd deressed becàuse soeow ît à àssed you by ànd you àve no îdeà were you went wrong. Your àrents grew u beîevîng tàt àrd work ànd oyàty woud be rewàrded wît job securîty ànd steàdîy growîng încoe, às ît àd been or generàtîons. hàt wàs true once, but not àny onger. Your àrents’ generàtîons àve been càugt àt à tîe o trànsîtîon, ro àn erà wen càreer ànàgeent eànt notîng ore tàn gettîng à job, workîng àrd, ànd beîng oyà, to àn erà tàt Nobe rîze–wînnîng econoîst Pàu Krugàn descrîbes às“àn econoy wît no stàbîîty, no guàràntees tàt àrd work wî rovîde à consîstent îvîng, ànd à constànt ossîbîîty o beîng trown àsîde sîy becàuse you àen to be în te wrong àce àt te wrong tîe.” You àre enterîng te word o work àt à tîe wen every roes- sîon ànd every îndustry îs goîng troug ueàvà às eàc àdàts to te treàts ànd oortunîtîes ofered by tecnoogy. But you càn use tîs to your àdvàntàge. Yours îs te Irst generàtîon to grow u în à tecnoogy-drîven word, ànd tîs wî gîve you à dîstînct edge wen you cobîne ît wît sàrt càreer-ànàgeent stràtegîes. Your survîval and success în lîe depend on your abîlîty to guîde te trajectory o your career.You robàby don’t know ànytîng àbout càreer-ànàgeent stràtegy, but àter reàdîng tese àst coue o àrà- gràs coon sense tes you ît’s tîe to deveote întellîgent career- management strategîestàt wî e you get wàt you wànt out o îe. Your Irst ste îs to àce te àcts o roessîonà îe în te twenty- Irst century: Cange îs constant; ît îs a gîven în your proessîonal world.A success- u càreer îs no onger à gîven; ît doesn’t coe às à gît wît te ur- càse o your coege dîoà. he success o your càreer deterînes uc tàt àkes îe wort îvîng; ît îs à crîtîcà àsect o your îe ànd ît needs ànàgeent î you oe to get wàt you wànt out o îe. Wîe you ust àdàt to te reàîtîes o à roessîonà word în wîc tere îs no job securîty ànd no àssured àt to success în return or àrd work ànd oyàty, you àso îve în à word were tere às

Introduction: This Is Your Life 9

never been ore oortunîty. Wen you àdàt to te needs o àn ever-càngîng roessîonà àndscàe, you àre erecty osîtîoned to seîze te àbundànt oortunîtîes tàt àwàys àccoàny à càngîng o te eràs. You grew u wît cànge, ànd by contînuîng to àdàt ànd evove în tune wît à word càngîng àround you, you càn recognîze ànd seîze oortunîtîes tàt never exîsted beore ànd to wîc ost àre stî bînd.

What should I be thinking about?Learning. First jobs aren’t about pay, status, or title. Focus on how your first job will establish a solid foundation for where you want to be in ten years.

Carl Nielson,Principal,www.careercoachingforstudents.net

A Hard Lesson to Learn

In a world o constant cange, your job-searc and career-management skîlls are te most împortant skîlls you can ever develop.Few cororà- tîons àve à sense o oyàty to eoyees; ost ony àve oyàty to te sàreoders, ànd te sàreoders àre ony concerned wît proit—now, tîs quàrter. As àn eoyee, you àre sîy àsmall but împortant cog în te moneymakîng macînery, ànd î àn eoyer càn Ind à wày to àke oney or sàve oney by àutoàtîng or exort- îng your job, gîvîng ît to soeone ceàer, or àkîng ît àrt-tîe, ten your îe às you know ît wî dîsàeàr. hàt’s te wày tîngs àre, so càst of àny îstàken notîons o tîck-ànd-tîn Ideîty to your eoyer ànd ocus your àttentîon wît àser-îke recîsîon on wàt’s best oryourcàreer àndyourîe.

Know yourself.The more you understand yourself—your personality type, learning style, skills and interests, best environment, and values—and the more information you have, the better the choices you will make.

Allison Cheston,Career Connector,www.allisoncheston.com