| Why This Book? | p. ix |
| Targeting the Perfect Job in the 21st Century | p. 1 |
| The New World of Work: Are You Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliant? | p. 3 |
| Major Changes in the New World of Work | p. 3 |
| A New Type of Worker Is Emerging | p. 7 |
| Hot Occupations and Cities | p. 11 |
| What It All Means to You | p. 13 |
| The Whole in One | p. 13 |
| Self-Assessment: Establishing Your Professional Self-Profile | p. 15 |
| How Self-Assessment Helps You Identify Your Perfect Job Target | p. 15 |
| The Importance of Being True to Yourself | p. 16 |
| How Self-Assessment Instruments Work | p. 17 |
| The Importance of Determining Your Skills | p. 17 |
| Identifying Your Interests | p. 20 |
| Know Your Personal Characteristics | p. 24 |
| Prioritizing Your Values | p. 25 |
| Career Assessment Instruments on the Market | p. 27 |
| Identifying Your Career Decision-Making Style | p. 28 |
| Putting It All Together: Your Professional Self-Profile | p. 29 |
| The Whole in One | p. 30 |
| Exploring the New World of Work to Identify Your Perfect Job | p. 31 |
| The Importance of Exploring Your Options | p. 31 |
| The 5-Step Climb to Your Perfect Job Target | p. 33 |
| Using "Fit" Tests to Determine Your Perfect Job Target | p. 42 |
| The Whole in One | p. 44 |
| Developing Your Self-Marketing Package | p. 45 |
| The Resume Basics | p. 47 |
| The Purpose and Nature of a Resume | p. 47 |
| What's Important Enough to Put on a Resume--The Components | p. 48 |
| The Fundamental Dos and Don'ts | p. 60 |
| The Whole in One | p. 62 |
| Crafting the Perfect Resume | p. 63 |
| The Inside Strategy for Crafting the Perfect Resume | p. 63 |
| Identify Your Selling Points and Your Message to Recruiters | p. 63 |
| The Top Resume Styles and When to Use Them | p. 64 |
| Choosing the Style That Is Perfect for You | p. 71 |
| The Whole in One | p. 77 |
| Special Types of Resumes: When the Other Styles Don't Work | p. 79 |
| The Adaptable Resume: Multiple Versions of Your Resume | p. 79 |
| The Electronic Resume: Producing Computer-Friendly Resumes | p. 81 |
| Differences between Experienced and Inexperienced Resumes | p. 85 |
| Selling Multiple Skills: The New Combination-Internal Resume | p. 90 |
| When It's All Academic: Marketing Your Education | p. 90 |
| How to Make a Results-Oriented Resume | p. 94 |
| The Whole in One | p. 94 |
| Cover Letters and Portfolios: Completing Your Self-Marketing Package | p. 97 |
| The Purpose and Nature of Cover Letters | p. 97 |
| The Parts and Format of Cover Letters | p. 98 |
| Open-Market Cover Letters: Personalized Letters for Answering Ads | p. 98 |
| Hidden-Market Cover Letters: Networking Letters That Get Your Foot in the Door | p. 102 |
| The 5-Step Plan for Crafting the Perfect Cover Letter | p. 104 |
| The Portfolio: References and Other Supporting Documents | p. 107 |
| Web-Based Portfolios | p. 111 |
| The Whole in One | p. 114 |
| Finding the Perfect Job | p. 115 |
| The 3 Ps to Finding the Perfect Job | p. 117 |
| As You Begin Searching, Always Remember the 3 Ps | p. 117 |
| Where the Majority of Jobs Are Found | p. 123 |
| The Whole in One | p. 124 |
| The Best Job-Search Strategies in the Open Job Market | p. 125 |
| Strategies for the Open Job Market | p. 125 |
| Responding to Job Advertisements | p. 125 |
| Posting Your Resume with an Online Career Center | p. 129 |
| Using Third-Party Employment Services | p. 131 |
| Participating in Job Fairs | p. 136 |
| Using College Career Centers | p. 139 |
| Dealing with the Open Cover Letter Dilemma: To Be, or Not to Be, Assertive | p. 143 |
| The Whole in One | p. 144 |
| The Best Job-Search Strategies in the Hidden Job Market | p. 145 |
| Contacting Organizations through Mass and Targeted Mailing | p. 145 |
| Networking and Information Interviews: The King of the Job-Search Jungle | p. 150 |
| The Whole in One | p. 153 |
| Mastering Information Interviews | p. 155 |
| The 7-Step Plan for Mastering Information Interviews | p. 155 |
| The Whole in One | p. 170 |
| Landing the Perfect Job | p. 171 |
| Interview Prep 101: Get Inside the Interviewer's Head | p. 173 |
| The Big 4 Interviewer Concerns | p. 173 |
| Powerful Questions to Ask the Interviewer | p. 182 |
| Practice Makes Perfect | p. 184 |
| The Whole in One | p. 186 |
| Special Types of Interviews and Tricky Questions | p. 187 |
| Special Types of Interviews | p. 187 |
| Great Answers to Five Tricky Questions | p. 194 |
| The Whole in One | p. 201 |
| Scoring a Perfect 10 on Your Interview Day | p. 203 |
| The Warm-Up: Getting Ready on the Morning of Your Big Day | p. 203 |
| The Perfect 10: The 10 Interview Strategies That Win Jobs | p. 206 |
| Interview Blunders | p. 215 |
| After the Fact ... Thank-You Letters | p. 217 |
| The Whole in One | p. 219 |
| Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers | p. 221 |
| Job Offers and Rejections | p. 221 |
| The Whole in One | p. 227 |
| Succeeding on the Job | p. 229 |
| Success on the Job and in Your Career | p. 231 |
| The 10 Career Commandments | p. 231 |
| May Your Work Enrich Your Life! | p. 242 |
| The Whole in One | p. 242 |
| Personal Job Search Trainer | p. 245 |
| Job Surfing on the Internet | p. 253 |
| Field-Specific Job Surfing | p. 263 |
| Recommended Printed Resources | p. 271 |
| Information Interview Questions | p. 281 |
| Action Verbs and Skills for Resumes | p. 285 |
| Words That Describe Personal Traits | p. 289 |
| The Most Common Interview Questions | p. 291 |
| Index | p. 295 |
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