What is this blog about?
Experienced workers, employed for long, continuous periods do not maintain skills and contacts related to finding a new job. When unemployed and having to find a job, they find it necessary to brush up and, in some cases, learn completely new skills in an unfamiliar environment. Major subjects or Categories of the BLOG provide a comprehensive list of the process for skill development leading to getting an interview and employment.
DEFINING YOURSELF: The process of dealing with unemployment, updating your definition of your skills and interests, and setting a course for your job search. Some of the subjects to be addressed are Testing, Psychological Aspects of Unemployment, and Understanding the New Employment Reality.
MARKETING YOURSELF: Understanding the process of marketing in an employment environment. Some of the subjects to be addressed are Branding, Marketing Methods, Marketing Materials, and Market Research.
SELLING YOURSELF: Understanding the process of selling in an employment environment. Some of the subjects to be addressed are Selling Methods and Understanding the "Customer".
BUSINESS CARDS: Some of the subjects to be addressed are Design, What To Say, Where to Get business Cards Them Inexpensively, How to Use Business Cards.
RESUMES: There are as many approaches to developing a resume as there are people writing resumes. Some of the subjects to be addressed are Length, Style, Content, Type Style and Font, Dates and Date Ranges, How To Use Resumes.
COVER LETTERS AND EMAIL: Many different ideas are expressed on this topic. Some of the subjects to be addressed are Length, Style, Content, Type Style and Font, How To Use cover Letters and Email.
QUALIFICATION PROFILES: One of many documents needed in the job search. Some of the subjects to be addressed are: What are they, Format, How to Use Qualification Profiles.
JOB BOARDS: Whether we like it or not, we are in an age of electronic hiring. Some of the subjects to be addressed are Pros and Cons of Job Boards, Searching for a Job, Responding to a Job, Resume Selection Software.
NETWORKING: One of the most important aspects of a job search. Some of the subjects to be addressed are: What is Networking?, Who to Talk To, How to Network, Career Fairs, professional Groups, Special Techniques, Job Clubs, and Electronic Communities.
GETTING THE INTERVIEW: How do you get in the door? What do you do once you get there? Some of the subjects to be addressed are: Gatekeepers, Getting Past HR, Direct Approaches, Controlling the Interview, Interview Methods, Hot Interview Questions, Group Interviews, Peer Interviews, Subordinate Interviews, and Recruiter Interviews.
THE JOB OFFER: Subjects to be addressed are: What to Do While Waiting, What to Expect, Methods of Presentation, Preparation, and Emotions.
NEGOTIATING THE OFFER: Go for the Gold! Subjects to be addressed are: Negotiating Techniques in a Job, Preparation, Adding and Subtracting, and Responding.
RECRUITERS: How do we work with these intermediaries? Subjects to be addressed are: Types of Recruiters, Recruiting Recruiters, Communicating with Recruiters, and Responding to Recruiters.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS: Professional appearance does matter for the impression made during the first 10 seconds of the interview. Subjects to be addressed are: What's right for men?, What's right for women?, Can you be too conservative?, How to find out how to fit in with the culture.
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