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SettingYour Course | |
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Planning Your Job Search Job Search | |
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Set Your Course Job Search | |
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Gather Your Tools Job Search | |
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Hire an Employer Job Search Step Four: Begin the Search | |
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Conducting a Self-Assessment | |
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Know Yourself Choose the Right Job for You | |
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Set Career Goals | |
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Try Informational Interviewing and Job Shadowing | |
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Planning and Organizing the Job Hunt | |
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Make Job Hunting | |
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Your New Job Organizational Tools for Job Hunters | |
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Managing Your Job Hunting Files, Documents and Notes | |
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Managing Your Attitude During the Job Hunt | |
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Gathering Your Tools | |
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Preparing Your R?sum? | |
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How to Write a R?sum? | |
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Types of R?sum?s | |
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What to Do About Gaps in Your Job History FAQs for Experienced Job Hunters R?sum? | |
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Alternatives R?sum? | |
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Software How to E-Mail Your R?sum? | |
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Writing Cover Letters | |
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Elements of the Cover Letter | |
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The Write Stuff Alternative | |
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Letter-Writing Strategies | |
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An Old Marketing Trick | |
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Use a P.S. to Make Your Case E-Mail vs. Postal Mail | |
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Types of Cover Letters Sample Cover Letters | |
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Obtaining References and Assembling a Portfolio References Available Upon Request Assemble a Portfolio | |
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Hunting for an Employer | |
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Targeting Potential Employers | |
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Generate Job Leads | |
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Turn Dead Ends into Live Contacts | |
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Read the Classifieds Making Contacts at Job Fairs Research | |
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Potential Employers Informational Interviews | |
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Long-Distance Job Hunting | |
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Taking Your Job Hunt Online | |
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Pounding the Virtual Pavement E-mail | |
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Etiquette Searching the Internet | |
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The Right Site Put the Internet to Work for You | |
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Have You Considered...? | |
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Federal Jobs Working for a Nonprofit Corporation | |
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Working for a Small Company | |
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Starting Your Own Business | |
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Taking a Different Job Path | |
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Further Education | |
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Backdoor Your Way into a Job | |
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Part-Time Jobs Working in a Related Position | |
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Temping Freelancing Entry-Level Positions | |
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Internships Volunteer Work | |
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Beginning the Search | |
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Filling Out Job Applications | |
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The Application Form Completing the Application Form | |
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Typical Application Questions | |
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Interviewing Preparation | |
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The Key to Interview Success | |
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Before the Interview | |
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During the Interview | |
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After the Interview Nontraditional Ways to Get an Interview | |
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Reasons for Unsuccessful Interviews | |
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Handling Rejection Ask for What You Want | |
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Evaluating Job Offers Choose the Best Job for You | |
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Negotiate Your Salary | |
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The End Is in Sight | |
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Learning Your New Job | |
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Your First Few Days on the Job | |
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Your First Few Weeks on the Job | |
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Your First Year on the Job Tips for Working with Your Manager | |
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Managing Relationships on the Job Finding a Mentor | |
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The Importance of Staying Current | |
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How You Will Be Evaluated Advice from Those | |
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Who Have Made It | |
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An Invitation to Share | |