Career Success (Paperback, CD-ROM, 2nd)

CONTENTS Preface-Success Starts Here: Step Right Inxi Acknowledgmentsxvi Self-Assessment-Before You Get Startedxix Chapter One: as a Path of Life 1 Defining Success2 Discovering Who You Are: Your Values2 Discovering Who You Are: Your Beliefs13 Discovering Who You Are: Your Self-belief18 Your Basis for Success20 Determining What You Want to Accomplish: Your Dreams20 Determining What You Want to Accomplish: Your Goals23 Formulating Your Action Plan28 Following Your Path to Success31 How Close Are You to Success?34 Chapter TWO: in the Job Search4 1 At the Crossroads of Success42 Matching Yourself to a Career43 Setting a Career Objective53 Components of a Successful Job Search55 Conducting a Successful Job Search56 Making It Happen for You! Nancy Link, Vice President Thomson University, ITP64 Developing a Personalized Job Search67 Writing Your Resume73 Resume Requirements83 Obtaining References and Letters of Recommendation83 Writing Cover Letters84 Preparing a Portfolio86 Completing Employment Applications87 Launching Your Job Search87 Attaining and Maintaining a Positive Attitude87 Chapter THREE: Before, During, and After the Interview 93 Types of Interviews94 Preparing for the Interview95 Making It Happen for You! Connie Davis, The Arc of the United States101 What Interviewers Look For in a Candidate102 How Interviewers Treat Candidates103 How to Put Your Best Foot Forward in an Interview104 Handling Typical and Tough Interview Questions110 The All-Important Follow-up Letter116 Second Interviews120 When You Are Not Selected For a Job121 When You Are Offered a Job122 Assessing a Job Offer124 The Art of Negotiating: Salary, Benefits, Perks129 Declining a Job Offer130 Accepting a Job Offer130 Chapter FOUR: Through Networking 133 What Is Networking?134 Informal Versus Formal Networking134 The Win/Win Aspects of Networking136 Making It Happen For You! Michelle Buenau-Ciccone, AT&T137 Being Open to Opportunities138 Promoting Yourself139 Paying Attention140 Taking Action143 Getting Involved152 Volunteering152 Appreciating Those Who Make Success a Little Easier157 Chapter FIVE: On the Job 165 Obtaining Support For Your Vision166 Knowing the Requirements of Your Job167 Cultivating the Right On-the-Job Attitude167 Assembling a Working Wardrobe169 Making It Happen For You! Julie Rosenthal, Banta Integrated Media170 Basic Communication Skills172 Listening172 Speaking175Effective Conversations177 Speaking on the Telephone178 Writing180 Managing Your Time183 Procrastination183 "I Just Dont Have Enough Time!"185 Wasting and Misusing Time188 Managing Your Time191 Being Organized is Key191 Time Management Tools196 Your Planner196 Strategies for Managing Your Time201 Meeting the Demands of Others201 Just Say No202 Using Bits and Pieces of Time202 Chapter SIX: for Life 207 How Mentors Assist in Achieving Goals208 Finding and Working with a Mentor209 Becoming a Mentor212 How Life-long Learning Contributes to Life-long Success213 Ways to Become a Life-long Learner214 Building Blocks of Commitment to Success221 Soaring to Success221 Self-Assessment-After Youve Finished225 : Interview Notes227 PREFACE