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It's Your Career - Take Control!
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It's Your Career - Take Control!

Everything You Want to Know About Finding and Landing Your Next Job

Davies-Black Publishing, 2004 更多详情

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If you’ve been downsized or fired, have recently graduated from college or graduate school, or are simply unhappy with your career choices, this book lays out a systematic process for finding a new job - one that you will enjoy and that will fit your abilities. Catherine B. Beck recommends starting with a couple of exercises in self-knowledge. First, create a "product profile" of yourself, to help you understand the skills you’ll bring to your next position, and then write your ideal job description. She provides detailed advice on setting up a home job-search office, writing a professional-looking resume, surviving the job interview and negotiating a job offer. getAbstract recommends this guide to new graduates, employees who want a change and career coaches looking for useful advice to give their clients.

Summary

Why Are You Here?

Before you begin looking for a new job you must understand, deep down inside, why. The answer is obvious if you were laid off or worked at a temporary job that ended. But if you are changing careers, determine what it is about your current career that no longer satisfies you. Write the answers down. Be specific, because you will want to avoid those factors in the future.

Consider the pros and cons of staying in your current career or leaving. Changing careers does not have to mean starting from scratch. You may be able to move laterally, improve your skills and advance to the next level until you reach a position where you are satisfied and fulfilled.

Create Your "Product Profile"

Your first step, once you understand why you are looking for a new job, is to write a profile of the "product" you will "sell" to potential employers. List your skills, values, interests, accomplishments and personal characteristics. Think about how your hobbies, education and athletic activities translate into employable skills, and add these abilities to your list. Describe your strengths and weaknesses honestly.

Write down the title of each job you...

About the Author

Catherine B. Beck has been a career consultant and management coach for more than 20 years. She has worked in more than 30 industries and 250 organizations, including Fortune 500 companies.


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