Index
advancement, job, 14
age or date of birth and resumes, 31
agents or alerts, job boards, 65
answers, theoretical, 110
application
cover letters, 39
forms, 48-49
assumptive closings, 132
attire, interview, 82-86
Background
checks, 164-165
information, 95-104
behavioral questions, 109-113
body language, 86-90
brag book, 78
building rapport, 94-95
bullets, quantifiable, 28-30
Career Transition
Preparation, 13
check, driving record, 166
chronological resumes, 22
CLASS for problem solving, 140-143
clearance, security, 27
Closing questions and methods, 130-137
assumptive, 132
direct, 133
isolation, 131
set up, 131
subtle, 132
combination resumes, 22-23
common pitfalls, interview, 90-92
common resume format errors, 25
communications, 171-173
commuting and your job, 15
company confidential and resumes, 34
confirming requirements, 104-108
contact information, resume, 25-26
contingency recruiters, 55
contract recruiters, 56
corporate culture, considering the ideal, 16-17
cost of resume writing services, 34-35
cover letter
pitfalls, 44-45
cover letters, 38-45
types of, 39-40
date of availability and resumes, 33
date of birth or age and resumes, 31
DD-214 Form, 46
description, position, 28
development, professional, 14
Different Types of Interviews, 139
digital pictures, 47-48
documentation, being prepared with your, 20-21
door, watching the, 89
drinks, social interview, 150-154
driver’s license, 78
driving record check, 166
drug screening, 165-166
ECIR method, 134-137
education on resume, treatment of, 30-31
e-mail accounts when interviewing, 26
employer job board posts, 64
errors, common resume format, 25
executive resumes, mid- to senior-level, 36
eye contact, 89-90
Facebook, 73-74
finalizing your resume, 37-38
financial research, 54-55
flash drive, 78
follow up, 167-186
font choice, resume, 24
free resume reviews, 35-36
functional resumes, 22
geography, considering, 17-18
headers and footers and whether to use them, 23-24
health status, height/weight and, 32-33
helping others in your job, 14
illegal questions, 101-102
IMPRESS, 143-144
improvement, areas for, 111
independence in your job, 16
industry knowledge, 52-54
information, background, 95-104
inquiry cover letters, 39
interview
attire, 82-86
common pitfalls, 90-92
do’s and don’ts, 81-82
mechanics, 75-92
interview,
phases of the, 93-137
what to bring to the, 77-78
interviews,
different types of, 139-166
problem-solving, 139-143
social, 148-154
telephone, 143-146
video conference, 146-148
isolation closings, 131
job aggregator sites, 64
job boards, 63-67
leadership style, describing your, 111
leisure, 15
length and margins, resume, 24-25
letter of recommendation, 38
linkedin, 69-71
margins and length, resume, 24-25
meals, social interview, 149-150
military and educational records, 46-47
networking cover letters, 40
notes from sales managers, 50
objective statements and resumes, 33
offers and negotiations, 174-186
online applications, 49
organizer, professional, 77
panel social interview, 154-156
paper, type of resume, 24
phases of the interview, 93-137
pictures and resumes, 34
common interview, 90-92
cover letter, 44-45
position description, 28
posting your resume, 65-67
posts,
employer, 64
recruiter, 64
power in your job, 16
presentations, 156-159
prestige, job, 14
problem-solving interviews, 139-143
professional experience, 28
purple sock, 106
Questions for the interviewer, 125-129
questions,
answering behavioral, 112-113
behavioral, 109-113
illegal, 101-102
race and resumes, 33
rapport building, 94-95
reading list, 53-54
recognition events, 50
recommendation, letter of, 38
records, military and educational 46-47
recruiter job board posts, 64
recruiter,
selecting a, 59-61
why use a, 56
recruiters,
other topics when dealing with, 62-63
questions to ask, 61-62
types of, 55-56
references and resumes, 33
resume
contact information, 25-26
format errors, common, 25
length and margins, 24-25
paper, 24
resume writing services, 34-36
cost of, 34-35
resume,
finalizing your, 37-38
font 24
posting your, 65-67
what NOT to put on your, 31-34
resumes
and age or date of birth, 31
and company confidential, 34
and desired salaries, 32
and health status, 32-33
and objective statements, 33
and pictures, 34
and race, 33
and references, 33
and scholarship information, 31
and spouse’s of children’s names, 32
and your date of availability, 33
resumes,
chronological, 22
combination, 22-23
functional, 22
social security number and, 33
types of, 22-23
retained recruiters, 56
salary, resumes and desired, 32
sales awards, 50
sales rankings, 50
scholarships, resumes including, 31
screening, drug, 165-166
security clearance, 27
security, job, 14
selecting a recruiter, 59-61
services, resume writing, 34-36
set up of resumes, 23-25
signed contracts, 50
skill refinement, 10
SOAR Method, the, 113-24
social interview
drinks, 150-154
meals, 149-150
panel, 154-156
social interviews, 148-154
social networking, 67-74
social security numbers and resumes, 33
spouse’s/children’s name and resumes, 32
stress, how do you handle, 112
style, describing your leadership, 111
subtle closings, 132
telephone interviews, 143-146
templates and whether to use them, 23
tests and assessments, 159-164
thank-you notes, 168-171
theoretical answers, 110
timeline, considering your, 19-20
topics when dealing with recruiters, other, 62-63
traffic check, 51
transcripts, 47-48
travel, 15
turn down, the, 173-174
twitter, 71-72
types of cover letters, 39-40
types of resumes, 22-23
Values and goals, prioritizing, 13
varity and your job, 16
video conference interviews, 146-148
walking fast, 87
working with recruiters, 55-63
writing services, resume, 34-36