The Five O\'Clock Club -- where your professional success gets personal attention. Started in 1986, our mantra is that "we always do what is in the best interests of the job hunter." Our founder, Kate Wendleton, has been a career coach since 1978, when she founded The Five O\'Clock Club and developed its basic methodology to help job hunters and career changers of all levels in job-search strategy groups headed by senior Five O\'Clock Club-certified coaches. Kate, Five O\'Clock Club coaches, and members of our management team have appeared on the Today Show, CNN, CNBC, Larry King, National Public Radio and CBS, and in The New York Times, The Economist, The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune magazine, Business Week and other national media.
Publisher
Course Technology PTR
Volume
Edition
5
Copyright
2013
ISBN13
9781305381124
Release
Format
eBook
Grade Level
College Freshman - College Senior
DDC
TBD
Front Cover.
Other Frontmatter.
Other Frontmatter.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Preface.
Contents.
1: The Five O'Clock Club Method of Job Search.
2: Getting Up to Speed.
3: Steps of the Job Search and the Results of Each Step.
4: Getting Interviews; Building Relationships.
5: Accomplishments: The Backbone of Your Story.
6: Elizabeth: What a Difference a Story Makes.
7: The Seven Stories Exercise® Worksheet.
8: Developing Your Résumé.
9: General Résumé Trends and Guidelines.
10: Maria: Not a Kid Anymore.
11: Andy: His Seven Stories Made the Difference.
12: How to State Your Accomplishments.
13: Start with Your Seven Stories.
14: How to Handle Consulting, Freelance, Temporary, or Unpaid Work.
15: The Steps to Follow in Developing Your Résumé.
16: Writing the Summary at the Top of Your Résumé.
17: Elliott: Getting Back into a Field He Loved.
18: Sample Summary Statements.
19: Electronic Résumés, Online Company Applications, Answering Ads Online, and Having Your Own Website.
20: Using the Internet as a Job-Search Tool.
21: Social Media: Using LinkedIn to Advance Your Career.
22: Résumés for Making a Career Change.
23: Carol: Moving Toward Her Dream.
24: Howard: Repositioned for a New Industry.
25: Stephen: Moving from Nonprofit to For-Profit.
26: Alana: Making a Major Career Change.
27: J. E. Bean: Cashing in on Volunteer Work.
28: Paul: He Thought He Was Making a Career Change.
29: Résumés for Executives.
30: Donald: Repositioned into a New Industry.
31: Louis: Making the Jump from a Technical Role to Executive Management.
32: Tom: What Did He Really Do?.
33: David: Handled His Fear of Discrimination.
34: Martin: Is a One-Page Résumé Better?.
35: Norman: Hiding His Most Recent Job.
36: Janet: Changing Her Job Title; Downplaying Too Many Jobs.
37: Shana: Even Attorneys Use the Five O'Clock Club Approach.
