| About the Author |
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| Preface |
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Chapter One Who Are You and What Do You Want? |
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Theoretical Underpinnings |
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Decision Making: Planful or Painful? |
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Chapter Two Keys to Self-Assessment |
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Interests: Can't I Do What I Like? |
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) |
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How Holland and O*Net Match Up |
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Actors, Producers, and Directors |
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Values: What Is Really Important to You? |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (14) |
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48 | (3) |
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Achievement Experiences Skills Exercise |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (4) |
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Chapter Three The College Years |
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Freedom and Responsibility |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (4) |
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Internships and Cooperative Education |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
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Student Organization Exercise |
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Chapter Four People, Paper, and Pixel Chase |
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What Do I Need to Know About? |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Information Interview Evaluation Worksheet |
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Shadowing Evaluation Worksheet |
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Chapter Five Put Yourself on Paper |
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Basic Principles of Resume Writing |
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Three Simple Rules: One Page ..., Ten Years ..., Perfect |
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Your Entire Life Flashes Before You |
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Tell Us About Your Education |
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98 | (2) |
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What Do You Want? The Most Difficult Phrase You'll Ever Write |
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Veterans---Welcome to Your Next Mission: You |
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When Cover Letters Go Bad |
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Guidelines for Your Cover Letter |
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The Art of Follow-up: The Thank You Note |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (6) |
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Resume Development Worksheet |
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125 | (2) |
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Chapter Six Sample Job Search Letters and Resumes |
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130 | (23) |
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Chapter Seven Finding People Who Can Help |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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Building Your Personal Brand |
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Networking 101: Put Your Plan into Action |
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188 | (3) |
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The Care and Feeding of References |
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201 | (8) |
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Chapter Eight Job Search Strategies |
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How Long Is This Going to Take? |
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209 | (1) |
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Researching Potential Employers |
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212 | (2) |
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What To Do About Want Ads |
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What About Personnel Agencies? |
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Phone Friendly Job Search |
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217 | (1) |
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World Wide Waste of Time? |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (1) |
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What Can You Do About It? |
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Most Common Mistakes Committed by On-line Job Searchers |
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224 | (1) |
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What To Do if You Get Stuck |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (14) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (2) |
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Chapter Nine Interviewing |
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Interviewing as a Communication Process |
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What Do They Want From Me? |
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246 | (1) |
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What's It Take to Get a Job Around Here? |
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Lights, Camera, Interview! |
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Get the Exam Ahead of Time |
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250 | (4) |
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254 | (4) |
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Overview of Interview Day |
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258 | (4) |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (6) |
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272 | (2) |
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Show Me the Money: Salary Negotiations |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (6) |
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Chapter Ten Career Shock: You're Not in Class Anymore |
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285 | (24) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (1) |
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Wallets, Wishes, and Reality |
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290 | (2) |
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What the Well Dressed Worker Is Wearing |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (3) |
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301 | (8) |
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302 | (3) |
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305 | (2) |
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How Far Will My Paycheck Go? |
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307 | (2) |
| Appendix A Policies of Cooperative Education |
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309 | (2) |
| Appendix B Telephone Reference Checking Form |
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| Appendix C Equal Opportunity Law and Regulations |
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| Appendix D Resources for Ex-Offenders |
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| Endnotes |
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| Resources |
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