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

by Denise Taylor

Overview

Introducing 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:	9781848315242
Publisher:	Icon Books, Ltd. UK
Publication date:	01/03/2013
Series:	Practical Guide Series
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	524 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Denise Taylor is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow with the British Psychological Society and a double award winning career coach with AMAZING PEOPLE. Denise has written 7 books including How to Get a Job in a Recession 2012 (Brook House Press, 2011).
Denise is a regular contributor to The Guardian Career Forums, featured in the national press (The Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Express, The Sun), BBC and local Radio and a range of magazines including Glamour, Esquire and Top Santé. Follow Denise on Twitter @amazingpeople.

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