Oct 20, 2009 | ISBN 9781580089470
“a clear process for job search that will work at any age.”
—Syndicated “Working Strategies” career columnist Amy Lindgren
“Career guru Donald Asher has updated his job search bible…perfect for every soon-to-be college grad who hasn’t thought beyond finding paid employment in order to get out of his parents’ house.”
—BookPage
Contents
PART 1
You Need to Reconsider Everything You Know about Your Employment Interests
1 Life Planning versus Getting a Job 3
2 Yes, It’s All about You 20
3 What Gets You Excited? Your Top Five Issues in This World 31
4 A Little Future Visioneering 43
5 Advanced Issues in Life Planning: More than Enough Ideas 53
6 A Different Kind of Choice 74
Part 2
Finding Out about Your Interests in the Real World
7 Prepare to Learn More 85
8 Are You Ready for Networking? 93
9 Volunteer and Internship Opportunities 107
10 Summer Jobs, and “The Most Important Summer of Your Life” 119
11 More Education 134
12 How about High-Risk Choices? 143
Part 3
Now It’s Time to Actually Get a Job
CASE STUDY: How I Got My First Job 158
13 Start with a Job Target 161
14 Visualize the Job You Want 171
15 Troubleshooting Your Job Search 184
16 The Job Interview 203
In Conclusion 227
Index 229
About the Author 234
