Table of Contents

 

Study Guide The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need .................................................................. 7

Section 1: Career Planning ....................................................................................................................... 11

Setting Career Goals ................................................................................................................................. 12

Seasonal Employment .............................................................................................................................. 16

Finding the Perfect Job ............................................................................................................................ 17

Using Study Abroad Experience To Find An International Job ....................................................... 19

Do You Like What You Do? ................................................................................................................... 21

Politics - Should You Play the Game or Not? ....................................................................................... 22

Finding Your Way .................................................................................................................................... 23

How To Job Search With Cyber Savvy ................................................................................................ 25

Seeing Is Believing - Or Is It? ................................................................................................................. 27

You Get Paid to Do That? ........................................................................................................................ 29

Career Building 101: Gaining the Competitive Edge ............................................................................ 30

A Schedule with Destiny ......................................................................................................................... 32

Why People Get Hired! ............................................................................................................................ 33

Starting Out Strong: Your First Days on the Job ................................................................................. 35

Your Success Will Be Their Success ..................................................................................................... 37

Thinking Global? ....................................................................................................................................... 39

Celebrate!!….You Have Just Been Laid-Off ......................................................................................... 40

Career Coaching: the New Competitive Advantage ............................................................................ 41

Opportunities Worth Exploring: A Perspective ................................................................................... 42

Do You Have a Career Strategy? ............................................................................................................ 44

Everyone a Business: Is Becoming a “Free Agent” for You? ........................................................... 46

Improve Your Performance At Work. Maybe Become A Star! .......................................................... 48

Raise the Bar on Your Career .................................................................................................................. 50

So Few Good Bosses. So Many Frustrated Workers? ....................................................................... 53

The Perfect Job in the Great Outdoors .................................................................................................. 53

How to Select a School District .............................................................................................................. 56

Marketing as a Career Choice ................................................................................................................. 60

Job Offer Juggling .................................................................................................................................... 63

How Do I Get Into Pharmaceutical Sales? ............................................................................................. 62

An Interview with a Pharmaceutical Sales Recruiter ........................................................................... 63

Opportunities in Economics Abound for African-American Students ............................................ 69

Design Your Ideal Career ......................................................................................................................... 74

Jumpstart Your Career in College ........................................................................................................... 77

A Coach's Approach to Your Winning Career .................................................................................... 78

Choosing a Career -- Are You in The Game or on The Bleachers? ................................................... 80

A Two Year Technical Degree: Is It All You Really Need Today? ................................................... 82

Six Steps You Can Take to Navigate Change and Create Your Own Desired Future .................... 83

The New Pioneers ..................................................................................................................................... 91

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? ................................................................................ 92

Know the Characteristics of the Global Business Leader or Find Yourself Wanting Out By the Age of Forty ...... 93

Moving Forward ....................................................................................................................................... 96

The Three Secrets to Lifelong Career Success and Satisfaction ....................................................... 98

Section 2: Job Hunting Tools and Tactics .......................................................................................... 100