Taking Charge of Your Career : The Essential Guide to Finding the Job That's Right for You.

FC -- Praise -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: If not now, when? What is holding you back? -- 1 Overcoming fear and risk -- 2 Finding the right motivation and attitude -- 3 Limiting beliefs -- 4 The power of choice -- 5 I didn't choose to make a change - it's been forced on me -- 6 Finding the time and momentum to make it happen -- 7 The money question -- 8 Qualifications - or the lack of them -- 9 Finding support -- 10 How to decide on a direction -- Part II: Understanding yourself and what you want -- 11 Defining your top skills and strengths -- 12 What do you value? -- 13 What are your interests and passions? -- 14 What is your ideal working environment? -- 15 Your relationship with previous managers -- 16 Taking care of your needs -- 17 What do I want out of life? Defining your long-term plan -- 18 Putting this together - evaluating options -- 19 Brainstorming options -- 20 Optional extras - psychometric and career tests -- Part III: Now what? How to research, brainstorm and move forward -- 21 Researching - separating perception from reality -- 22 Creating an action plan -- 23 Returning to work -- 24 Retirees and third age workers -- 25 Portfolio careers -- 26 Starting your own business -- 27 How to choose a career coach -- Part IV: Job search strategy: Getting interviews and securing the job -- 28 What is your personal brand? -- 29 What you want from a career versus what an employer wants from you -- 30 Applying for jobs -- 31 Networking -- 32 Job fairs -- 33 Advertising -- 34 The world of recruitment companies -- 35 Covering letters -- 36 CVs/resumés -- 37 Using social media to job search -- 38 Interviews -- 39 Negotiating the job and the salary -- 40 The first 100 days -- 41 Long-term career management -- 42 Final thoughts.

References and Resources -- Bibliography -- Index.

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