Study Guide
The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need
This study guide will be brief and to the point.
If you read and act on the hundreds of pages of tips and techniques in The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need , you will learn:
How to create the perfect career you want and deserve . (Never settle "for making a living" again!)
How to ace any interview and land your ideal job . (Surprising new research shows you how.)
How to build a powerful network of allies who create a steady flow of job leads for you . (This works for any major, in any industry, in any economy!)
How to write a resume and cover letter that makes the phone ring with job offers . (Hard-fought lessons not taught in ANY classroom.)
How to land an internship that leads the job of your dreams . (Do this right and your jealous friends will scream: “You get paid to do that?”)
That's what The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need is all about.
Before going any further, here's the most valuable single piece of advice you'll get from this job search guide or any other. Ready? Only about 5% of the general population has any written goals. And only about 5% of all people ever achieve great success in their careers. This is not a coincidence.
When you chart a path for your career and write it on paper - the job you want, the salary you want to make and the date by which it will all happen, along with what you want to be doing in 5 years, in 10 years, in 20 years - your subconscious mind takes over and starts handing you ideas and insights to make your goals a reality.
In sum, your life is too important to leave it to chance. No captain leaves a port of call without a clear idea of where his ship is headed. If you ask him, he will tell you in exact terms where he is going and when he will get there. Written goals are THAT important.
Do you have a clear picture in your mind of where you're going and when you'll get there? If not, you have plenty of company. And that's why there's so much room at the top of very profession ? so few people actually know where they're going!
If you forget everything else but this one fact after reading The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need, you will have received full value for your time and money spent.
This critical concept of having goals and writing them down is covered in the article on page 92, “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?”
Now that you have a clear career goal in mind, here are the main sections of The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need, along with the key concepts for each:
1. Career Planning. Start here if you still don't know what you want to be when you “grow up,” or simply want to profit from the hundreds of years of cumulative experienced that's waiting to guide you toward the job of your dreams.
2. Resources. Here you'll find a smorgasbord of helpful information, from how to take full advantage of career fairs and your college's career center, to working with recruiters. A great overview of the job search process!