Mastering the Job Search Process in Recreation and Leisure Services / Edition 2

by Craig Ross, Sarah J. Young, Brent Beggs

Overview

Mastering the Job Search Process in Recreation and Leisure Services, Second Edition, is a practical guide full of tools and advice for recreation and leisure service professionals. This book simplifies the process of securing a job in recreation and leisure service by explaining every step from both an employer’s and applicant’s point of view.

Based on years of experience in the hiring process, this book reflects research conducted with over one thousand recreation and leisure services practitioners involved in the job search process. The book includes their advice as well as secrets to success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763777616
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/23/2010
Edition description:	2E
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Indiana University, Indiana


Illinois State University, Illinois


Indiana University, Indiana

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Job Search Process: Where to Begin?
Chapter 2 Careers
Chapter 3 Researching an Organization
Chapter 4 Portfolios
Chapter 5 Technology's Impact on the Job Search Process
Chapter 6 Cover Letters and Other Letters
Chapter 7 Resumes
Chapter 8 Interviewing
Chapter 9 The Role and Value of the Internship
Chapter 10 Evaluating the Job Offer
Chapter 11 Navigating the Transition from College to Professional Life
Appendix A Recreation an Leisure Services Professional Organizations and Associations
Appendix B Recreation and Leisure Services Journals and Publications
Appendix C Top Questions Asked By Interviewers
Appendix D Top Questions Asked by Candidates