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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Prepare Yourself Personally and Financially For Success | |
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| Prepare Yourself Personally to Win in Today's Hyper-Competitive Job Market | |
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| First: Stop Looking Back and Move Forward | |
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| Second: Ask for and Encourage Support from Your Family and Friends | |
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| Third: Take Charge of Your Change - Immediately | |
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| Fourth: Assess Who You Are and What You Want to Be | |
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| Prepare Yourself Financially for the Transition Period | |
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| Your Personal Financial Review | |
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| First: Analyze Present Income Sources | |
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| Second: Appraise Assets | |
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| Third: Evaluate Present Expenses | |
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| Develop a Financial Action Plan | |
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| Sell Your Sizzle and Win the Job You Want | |
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| The Five Basic Steps to Your Successful Job Search Marketing Plan | |
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| Get the Inside Scoop on Companies You're Interested in | |
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| Find Out What's Important to a Hiring Manager-Make It Important to You | |
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| Become a "Hero" to a Hiring Manager-Then Make Him a Hero to His Company | |
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| Move to and Stay "Uppermost in Mind" to Get the Job You Want - Now | |
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| Super-size Your Sales Skills and Remember to Ask for the Sale - the Job | |
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| R�sum�s that Open the Door to Job Interviews | |
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| The Purpose of Your R�sum� | |
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| The Purpose of a Cover Letter | |
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| Choose the Right References | |
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| Network Your Way into the Hidden Job Market | |
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| Networking - A Job-Seeker's Top Priority | |
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| Networking - The Cost and Time Savings Advantage | |
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| Networking - A Growing Trend for the Foreseeable Future | |
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| Social Networks from a Job Search Perspective | |
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| Annihilate Job Interview Weaknesses and Win the Job You Want | |
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| Professional Vs Amateur Interviewers | |
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| Standard Interview Questions You Should Expect to be Asked | |
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| Two Never Fail Questions You Can Ask an Interviewer | |
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| What's the Purpose of Your Interview? | |
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| The Types of Interviews | |
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| Follow-up for Success - Win the Job You Want | |
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| How You Can Stay "Uppermost in Mind" with the Hiring Manager | |
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| Follow-up Calls to Hiring Managers | |
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| Follow-up Even If You Are Not the One Hired | |
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| Negotiate a Win-Win-Win Compensation Package | |
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| What's in a Job Offer? | |
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| Know What You Can and Should Negotiate For | |
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| What Is Negotiable in an Offer? | |
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| How Should You Strategize Your Negotiations? | |
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| Bonus Secret: Job Fit - A Mutual Attraction in a Successful Job Search | |
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| Cultural Fit - What Makes Your Prospective Company "Tick"? | |
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| Bonus Secret: Other Methods of Job Search to Consider | |
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| Responding to Advertisements and Internet Job Postings | |
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| Recruiting and Executive Search Firms | |
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| Staffing, Contract and Temporary Agencies | |
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| Job Fairs | |
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| Cold Calling or Walk-In | |
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| Mass Email or Direct Mail Distribution R�sum� | |
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| Addendum | |
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| Index | |