Career Achievement - Growing Your Goals

✍ Scribed by Karine B. Blackett

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 369
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
PART 1 You and Your Career: Finding and Cultivating a Great Match!
Chapter 1 Jump-Start Your Career
The Difference between a Job and a Career
Managing Your Career
The Importance of Effective Goal Setting
Writing Down Your Goals
Attitude and Self-Talk
Affirmations
SMART Goals and Stretch Goals
Achieving Your Goals
Career Hacks
Your Career Mission Statement
Creating a Portfolio
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Chapter 2 Skills and Interests—Your Career Assets
Your Values, Interests, and Personality
What Do You Value?
Your Unique Personality
Soft Skills and Adaptive Skills
Hard Skills and Transferable Skills
Job-Specific Skills
Achievements, Accomplishments, Honors, and Awards
Your Brand Identity
Identify Your Skills Gap
Match Your Degree to Goals and Possibilities
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Chapter 3 Where Are the Jobs? Maximize Your Career Options
Rethinking Unemployment
Labor Market Trends and the Changing Employment Landscape
New Landscape of Employment Trends
Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
Working Poor Statistics
Using Sources to Find Employment Opportunities
Targeted Job Search
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
PART 2 Marketing Tools: Promoting Your Skills
Chapter 4 Networking—It’s Always Who You Know
The Importance of Networking
The Hidden Job Market
Where Companies Look for Employees
Mentors
Keep Your Commitments
The Power of the Invisible Network
Networking Opportunities
Leverage Your Career through Networking
Social Media in Your Job Search
Your Social Media Presence
Case Study: Utilizing Social Media
Warm and Cold Contacts
Break Out of Your Comfort Zone
Specific Tools to Enhance Networking Results
Networking Business Card (NBC)
The Power of a Professional Handshake
How to Work a Room
Informational Interview
Organizing Your Contacts
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Chapter 5 Professional Resumes the Easy Way
The Importance of a Professional Resume
The First Cut
How to Get Your Resume Through AI/ATS (Applicant Tracking System)
Types of Resumes
Chronological Resume
Presentation Overview
Functional or Skills Resume
Combination, Hybrid, or Custom Resume
Scannable, Plain Text, E-Resume, or Online Resume
Fonts for All Resumes
What to Include in Your Resume
The Skills FormulaTM
Quantifying Skills
The Skills Formula
Formatting, Saving, and Sending Your Resume
Target the Job
Visual Impact
Maintain Integrity
Resume Formats
Resume Challenges
Portfolios: Putting It All Together
Delivering Your Resume
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Winning Resumes: Real Student Examples for Resumes and References
Chapter 6 Professional Cover Letters and Applications
Creating Professional Cover Letters
Cover Letter Workshop
Putting It All Together
Student Sample Cover Letters
Writing an Effective Cover Letter
Completing an Error-Free Application
Application Guidelines
The Master Application
Challenging Questions
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
PART 3 Moving Forward: Interview, Follow-Up, and Managing Change
Chapter 7 Successful Interviews
The Seven Interview Steps
Seven Steps to a Stellar Interview
Types of Interviews
Standard or Traditional Interviews
Competency-Based/Behavioral Interview
Lunch or Dinner Interview
Nondirective or Work Sample Interview
Panel or Group Interview
Phone Interview
Screening or Prescreening Interview
Second Interview
Stress Interview
Structured Interview
Technical Interview
Understanding and Answering Interview Questions
Standard or Traditional Interview Questions
Competency-Based/Behavioral-Based Interview Questions
Illegal Questions
Answering Illegal Questions
Creating Your Professional Image
Professional Attire Guide
Self-Worth in Interviewing
Project Confidence
Conduct a Mock Interview
Log of Contacts Expanded
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Chapter 8 Follow-Up and Negotiation
The Two-Step Follow-Up Procedure
The Interview Is Not Over until the Thank-You Note Is Sent
Two Thank-You Notes Are Better than One
Thank-You Notes When You Are Turned Down
Applying the Art of Successful Negotiation
Key Negotiation Questions to Ask
Other Questions to Consider
Making a Sound Career Decision
Negotiation Student Success Story
How to Diplomatically Ask for What You Want
Get the Offer in Writing
Job Offer Acceptance Letter
“Don’t Sell the Farm” Yet
Juggling Offers
How to Turn Down an Offer Successfully
Make a Decision—Then Make It a Right Decision
Negotiate Once You Have the Job
Asking for a Raise
Turn the Performance Evaluation into a Negotiation Opportunity
Managing Obstacles and Frustrations
Job Search Rejection Tips
Get Support
Roadblocks, Side Trips, and Detours
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Chapter 9 Step Up Your Career
Making a Professional Impression
Fit into the Company Culture
Have a Positive Attitude
Project Professionalism
Smile and Shake Hands
Take Initiative
Show Confidence
Be an Active Listener
Use Names
Remember Your Netiquette
How to Advance in the Workplace
Meet and Exceed Expectations
Power over Your Schedule
Navigate Office Politics
Moving Forward through Performance Appraisals
If Your Employer Doesn’t Use Performance Reviews
Managing and Advancing a Small Business: The Basics
Managing Job Changes, Stress, and Life Balance
Tips and Tools for Moving Forward No Matter What
Job Loss Triage
Priority Plan of Action
Employees Don’t Quit Jobs; They Quit Bosses
Bully Bosses
Workplace Burnout
Career-Life Balance
Tips to get through Hard Times
Lifelong Learning and Goal Setting
Career Management Plan: Taking Goal Setting to the Next Level
Expand Your Toolbox
Professional Growth and Lifelong Learning
Mentors
Chapter Summary
Skill/Term Check
Key Terms
Appendix A
Appendix B
Glossary
References
Index