A Practical Guide to Getting the Job you Want: Find Your Dream Job

by Denise Taylor

Overview

A Practical Guide to Getting the Job You Want supports you through all the stages of finding your perfect job – from organisation and preparation to the different ways to implement a job search campaign. In a challenging job market you need to create a resumé that will sell you, and to be well prepared for interview.

Both new graduates and those returning to the job search will learn simple yet effective techniques from award-winning career psychologist, Denise Taylor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785784651
Publisher:	Icon Books, Ltd. UK
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	4.60(w) x 6.50(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

About the author iii

1 Introduction 1

2 Be clear on your goal 7

3 Understand your target using research 21

4 Networking 29

5 Fact-finding interviews 45

6 The CV 57

7 Getting ready for your job search 75

8 Creating your message - the pitch 87

9 Linkedln 93

10 Making applications 107

11 Cover letters 125

12 Hidden job market 135

13 Interview preparation 151

14 The interview 165

15 Phone and Skype interviews 179

16 Staying motivated 185

17 The job offer 197

Index 203