Now What, Grad? : Your Path to Success after College.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. REFLECT ON YOUR LIFE -- CHAPTER ONE. Life after College, a Time of Transition -- CHAPTER TWO. Align Your Actions with Your Values -- CHAPTER THREE. Develop Your Personal Mission Statement -- PART II. LAND A JOB -- CHAPTER FOUR. Organize Your Job Search -- CHAPTER FIVE. Create Your Skill List -- CHAPTER SIX. Be Super-Employable -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Ace Your Interviews -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Avoid the Worst Mistakes -- PART III. MAXIMIZE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY -- CHAPTER TEN. Manage Your Time Effectively -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Make Your To-Do List Work for You -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Use E-Mail Effectively and Efficiently -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Manage and Reduce Stress -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Increase Your Vitality -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Boost Your Productivity Even More -- PART IV. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Be an Effective Leader -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Run Your Meetings Effectively -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Foster Civility and Courtesy in the Workplace -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. Survive Bad Performance Reviews -- CHAPTER TWENTY. Become a Powerful Speaker -- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Use Stories Effectively -- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Moderate Panels Effectively -- PART V. MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS -- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. Have Your Elevator Speech Ready -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. Build Relationships through Networking -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. Raise Money Successfully -- Afterword -- APPENDIX A. Examples of Personal Mission Statements -- APPENDIX B. Fifty Tips for Success: A Quick Roadmap to Achieving Your Goals -- Index -- About the Author.

This book will teach students the things they need to succeed in the real world, such as how to organize a job search, how to ace job interviews, how to manage time effectively, how to manage and reduce stress, how to be an effective leader, how to run a meeting well, how to survive a bad performance review, how to become a powerful speaker, how to network, and many other skills that are the keys to success and fulfillment.

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