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| Why is it So Much Work to Get a Job? | |
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| Roadmap to Employment, Chapter by Chapter | |
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| Common Barriers to Employment | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Finding the Right Job or Career | |
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| Matching Interests to Occupations | |
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| Identify Your Talents and Skills | |
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| The Ideal Work Environment and Important Job Criteria | |
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| Understanding Personal Limitations Helps You Make Better Career Decisions | |
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| Performing a SWOT Analysis | |
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| Self-employment | |
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| Researching Occupations | |
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| Getting Started with Preliminary Research | |
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| More Sources of Preliminary Research | |
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| Steps for Conducting Preliminary Research | |
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| Advanced Career Research | |
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| Personal Presentation | |
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| You are Communicating Nonverbally throughout the Job Search | |
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| Resume and Cover Letter | |
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| Personal Appearance | |
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| Speech | |
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| Facial Expression | |
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| Body Language | |
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| Actions and Behaviors | |
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| Marketing Yourself to Employers | |
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| Understanding the Employer's Perspective | |
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| Is it Lying or Marketing? | |
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| Your Resume is a Marketing Tool | |
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| How to Write an Effective Resume | |
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| Demonstrate Your Qualifications | |
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| The Basic Resume Format | |
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| Big Resume Mistakes to Avoid | |
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| Decoding the Language of Job Openings | |
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| How to Write a Convincing Cover Letter | |
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| Quick Tips for Resume Writing | |
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| Developing an Effective Job Search Plan | |
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| A Review of Job Search Strategies | |
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| What Networking Is and Why You Shouldn't Fear It | |
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| Three Job Networking Strategies for the Not So Socially Savvy | |
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| How to Create a Job Search Plan | |
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| Interviewing | |
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| Knowing What to Say | |
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| Navigating the Interview | |
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| Preparing Answers to Interview Questions | |
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| Common Interview Questions and What They Mean | |
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| Answering Behavioral Interview Questions | |
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| Questions to Ask the Interviewer | |
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| How to Research a Company | |
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| Concluding the Interview | |
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| Salary Negotiation | |
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| Finding and Managing References | |
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| If You Don't Get the Job | |
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| Disclosure and Accommodations | |
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| Anti-discrimination Laws | |
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| How to Disclose in a Solution-focused Way | |
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| Dos and Don'ts of Disclosing | |
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| Creating and Sustaining Momentum | |
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| Getting and Staying Motivated | |
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| A Body in Motion | |
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| Build Your Confidence | |
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| Setting and Attaining Goals | |
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| From SMART Goal to Action Plan | |
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| Managing Anxiety | |
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| More Anxiety Management Strategies | |
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| Concluding Thoughts | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |