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1 online resource |
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Listen Alaska
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notice to Readers; Preface; Misleading Unemployment Statistics; Challenges for Educators; A New Era; In This Edition; Introduction; Disappearing Benefits; Facing the Truth; How This Book Is Organized; Chapter 1: How the Workplace Has Changed; Chapter 2: What Exactly Do You Have to Offer?; Chapter 3: How to Market Yourself; Chapter 4: The Role of the Internet; Chapter 5: Guidelines for Post-secondary Students; Chapter 6: Create Your Own Job; Chapter 7: Getting Started; Chapter 8: Managing Your Career; 1 How the Workplace Has Changed |
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Looking for Work Instead of a JobIs that all there is?; The rise of the temporary or contingent worker; Outsourcing; Reshoring; A new relationship; The shift to smaller companies; A new set of expectations; No more entitlements; A need to take the broader view; Facing reality; It's not all bad; Most Employment Opportunities Are Hidden; Where are the opportunities?; Finding employment opportunities; Why Contracting Makes Sense; Myths about contracting; What employers are looking for; Make It Easy to Get Hired; Guess who gets offered the job?; Employee Referral Programs; Trying before buying |
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The Need for Self-PromotionWhy you have to self-promote; Managing your own career; Summary; A Note About the Quizzes; 2 What Exactly Do You Have to Offer?; What Is Important and Relevant for You?; Get some help; Be patient with yourself; An ongoing process; How Career Fit Are You?; Defining Your Personal and Career Profile; Who are you?; What are your values?; Education and training; Weaknesses; Appraising your career; Skills; Achievements; Interests; Types of work; Your career/life highlights and lowlights; Personal life; School/college/university; Career; Summarizing your career |
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Succeeding as a ContractorMarket yourself continually; Broaden your vision; Hone your communication skills; Commit to continuous learning; Stay on top of the market; Go where the action is; Watch your finances; Avoid stock options; Manage your time effectively; Increase your physical/mental fitness; Practical benefits of exercise; Stay flexible; 3 How to Market Yourself; Sales and Marketing Defined; Myths About Selling; What makes you different?; Preparing for an interview or meeting; The marketing metaphor; Marketing Tools; Advertising; Design an advertising plan |
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Who are your potential customers?What value are you offering?; How much will you charge?; Spread out your funds; Build customer loyalty; Get publicity; Professional and community associations; Get others to promote your business; Social marketing; Direct marketing; Multiply yourself; Your communications network; Résumés and Marketing Materials; Cover letters; Marketing letters; Résumés; Comments on the traditional résumé in Sample 3; Comments on the traditional résumé in Sample 4; The Twenty-First Century Résumé; The format; Sample profiles; Brochures; Websites; Getting Organized |
| Summary |
A comprehensive guide to finding meaningful employment with tips on how to define what you have to offer employers, how to market and sell yourself, how to network effectively and how to use social media tools to find employment |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Job hunting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Temporary employment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Skills.
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Job hunting
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Temporary employment
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857281029 |
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085728102X |
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9780857280992 |
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0857280996 |
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