Extent:
Online-Ressource (363 p)
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Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Language: English
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Description based upon print version of record
Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Your Treasure Hunt Begins; Part I: New Tools for New Times; Chapter 1: Best Messages: Land Jobs and Leap Ahead; A Brief Kaleidoscope of Letter Types; Digital Is Destiny; Memorable Job Search Letters; Why Job Letters Are the Future; Chapter 2: Mobile Meets Job Search; The FAQs of Mobile Job Search; Who Mobile Benefits Most; What Mobile Offers Everyone; Say Hello to Job Search Apps; Greet Mobile Company Job Pages
Consider These Message TipsCheck Out Sample Mobile Messages; Mobile Job Search in the Digital Age; Chapter 3: Newcomer Letters that Persuade; 13 Messages to Outrun Rivals; More Cool Job Letters Ahead; Part II: Essential Job Search Letters; Chapter 4: Job Ad Reply Letters and Notes; Watching for Smooth Moves; Making Contact with Cover Notes; Feasting Your Eyes; Chapter 5: Getting Help: Networking Letters; Zooming In on Purposeful Networking; Finding the Best Places to Network; Networking Letters to Note; Help on the Way - Samples Ahead; Chapter 6: Prospecting Letters
Pitch with Immediate PromiseSend Digital Mail or Postal Mail?; Techniques to Tap; On with the Letters!; Chapter 7: After-Interview Letters; Great Reasons to Write After Interview; Tackling the Mechanics of Your Letter; Letters to Lift You Above the Crowd; See Samples That Jell the Sell!; Part III: Creative Fresh Messages; Chapter 8: Social Media Messages; Social Media Is a Tool You Can Learn; Meet Three Big Social Players; Suggestions for Social Searching; Short and Sweet Social Messages; "If You Don't Ask, You Don't Get"; Chapter 9: Branding Statements, Bios, Profiles, and Speeches
Differing Points of ViewButtoning Down Your Brand; Creating a Marvelous Bio; Aiming High with a Bio Flyer; Perfecting an Online Profile; Going Up in an Elevator Speech; Common Threads for Your Search; Chapter 10: Interview Leave-Behind Docs; A Leave-Behind Brings You to Mind; 15 Leave-Behind Topics to Remember; Writing Effective Leave-Behinds; Review Samples of Leave-Behinds; Chapter 11: References and Recommendations; Reference ABCs You Don't Want to Miss; With the Right References, You Rock!; Handle Reference Problems Skillfully; Put Time on Your Side
Chapter 12: Online Portfolios, Prezis, and VideosBest Prospects for Telling Your Story; Rewards of Online Presentations; Attract Interest with a Work Portfolio; Electrify Employers with a Prezi; Video: Hiring Tool or Turnoff?; Virtual Job Search is Racing Ahead; Chapter 13: Getting Ahead in the Job You Have; Messages That Grow Your Career; Cover Your Bases with Workplace Docs; Part IV: Best Writing Elements; Chapter 14: Writing Your Way to a Job; Zooming In on the Basics; Advantages of Stand Out Letters; Disadvantages of Stand Out Letters; Unfreezing Writer's Block
Ugly Typos, Sloppy Letters, Few Offers
ISBN: 978-1-118-43641-7 ; 978-1-118-43642-4 ; 978-1-118-43641-7
Source:
ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011829347