Getting the Job You Want After 50 For Dummies
Paperback Engels 2015 9781119022848Samenvatting
Your guide to navigating today?s workplace and snagging that perfect job
Whether you?re searching for a new job by choice or necessity, consider this book your life raft. You?ll find all the resources you need to job–hunt from building an online presence and revitalizing your résumé to negotiating a salary and landing that job!
The power of people harness the power of the people you know friends and family, former colleagues, social media contacts, and more to network your way to your next job
Mirror, mirror on the wall rehab your résumé and cover letter, build a positive online presence, acquire social media street smarts, and market yourself on LinkedIn
Hang your own shingle join the growing ranks of the self–employed with advice on launching your own business, working as a freelancer, turning a hobby into a profit, and cashing in on your natural gifts
Scope it out discover which jobs are in demand and expected to grow, what they pay, and whether you?re qualified
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Part I: Getting Started with Finding a Job After 50 5</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Scoping Out Your Prospects 7</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Using Skills to Your Advantage 31</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Harnessing the Power of Other People 47</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Tackling Common Financial Issues 69</p>
<p>Part II: Launching Your Job Search 85</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Scoping Out Promising Job Markets 87</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Joining the Growing Ranks of the Self ]Employed 115</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Dealing with Special Circumstances 141</p>
<p>Part III: Marketing Yourself 155</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Rehabbing Your Résumé and Cover Letter 157</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Creating a Strong Online Presence 179</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Marketing Yourself on LinkedIn 205</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Clearing the Application Hurdle 229</p>
<p>Part IV: Taking the Stage: The Interview and Its Aftermath 241</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Prepping for a Job Interview 243</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Acing Your Job Interview 263</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Negotiating for What You Want 279</p>
<p>Part V: The Part of Tens 299</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Ten Great Jobs for Workers Over 50 301</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Ten Common Interview Questions Answered 307</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Ten Steps for Career Changers 313</p>
<p>Index 321</p>
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan