TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: STARTING A JOB SEARCH: YOUR NEW FULL-TIME JOB............................................................1 Starting a Job Search: Your New Full-Time Job......................................................................................................................2 Create a Job Search Plan.............................................................................................................................................................2 Online Job Search..........................................................................................................................................................................3 Employment Scams........................................................................................................................................................................4 Newspapers and Trade Journals................................................................................................................................................4 Research Businesses.....................................................................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER 2: SUCCESSFULLY MARKETING YOURSELF...................................................................................6 Transfer Skills For a Future Job...................................................................................................................................................7 Examples of Marketing Transferable Skills...............................................................................................................................7 Market Your Resume......................................................................................................................................................................8 Network Your Resume...................................................................................................................................................................8 Submitting Your Resume...............................................................................................................................................................9 Job Fairs............................................................................................................................................................................................9 Use the Phone Effectively............................................................................................................................................................10 CHAPTER 3: NETWORKING: THE MOST EFFECTIVE JOB SEARCH STRATEGY..........................................12 Why Networking is So Critical When Job Hunting................................................................................................................13 Measure Your Ability to Network...............................................................................................................................................14 Top 10 Networking Tips, Tricks and Techniques....................................................................................................................15 10 Common Networking Mistakes.............................................................................................................................................15 Make Networking a Habit............................................................................................................................................................16 Job Clubs..........................................................................................................................................................................................18 Informational Interviews...............................................................................................................................................................18 Making a Contact...........................................................................................................................................................................18 Social Media and The Job Search...........................................................................................................................................20 General Social Media Tips...........................................................................................................................................................21 Research Businesses or Employers.........................................................................................................................................22 CHAPTER 4: CONSIDERING PLACEMENT AGENCIES AND BRIDGE JOBS.................................................25 Private Employment or Placement Agencies........................................................................................................................26 Time to Consider a "Survival" or "Bridge" Job?.....................................................................................................................27
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