Job Search Essentials 3.0
By Jim Wilson and Brooke DePue
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Job Search Essentials 3.0 — Finding Your Next Career Adventure
Job search can be an exciting time or it can be extremely frustrating. No doubt it's both of these during the course of a search that can be expected to take several months or longer.
If you're recently unemployed, we can empathize with your position. We've both been there, done that, and expect to encounter it again in our careers.
If you're about to conclude your college education, you're very much focused on finding that first job, which includes weaving your college work and part-time employment into a cohesive package to present to prospective employers.
This book is about the essentials of that job search. It is a perfect guide to developing all the elements of your search and making just the right impression with your resume and LinkedIn profile, your cover letter, and during the interview.
Jim Wilson is a freelance writer, communicator, and blogger with extensive experience in publishing and communications. In 2013, he began the blog PathForeWord at www.PathForeWord.com on career development and job search topics. He published his advice and career insight later that year with Job Search Essentials, followed by an updated Job Search Essentials 2.0 in 2014.
In 2015, my daughter, Brooke Wilson, began work as a university career information specialist, working with students daily on their resumes, conducting monthly resume workshops, coaching students and alumni, as well as working with employers in job fairs and other events. As a result, she has become an expert on the job search process, particularly around resumes and LinkedIn.
Given that background, we've combined our efforts and insight to develop this edition of Job Search Essentials, now version 3.0, which is focused exclusively on helping you build the tools you'll need in the search for your next career adventure.
We hope you'll find this book valuable on your PathForeWord.
Jim Wilson, B.A.S., M.A., M.B.A.
Brooke Wilson, B.S., M.S.
Jim Wilson
Retired publishing and communication executive. Freelance writer from blogs to books. Experience ranges from working in electronics and computer technology in my early career; to teaching, writing, and training development in mid-career; to more than two decades of leadership responsibilities for publishing projects and communication initiatives.Undergraduate degree in Electronics, MA in Management, and MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Finance. I've taught undergraduate classes in marketing management, applied decision making, effective writing, and electronics. Author of several homestudy courses and textbooks.
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Job Search Essentials 3.0 - Jim Wilson
Job Search Essentials 3.0
Jim Wilson and Brooke DePue
Published by PathForeWord http://www.PathForeWord.com
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Copyright 2016 by James B. Wilson, Jr. and Brooke M. DePue
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Foreword
In 2013, Jim began developing a considerable bit of expertise on the job search process based on being outsourced. He worked with some of the best outplacement consultants, job search workshops, and job search networks. He started the blog PathForeWord and pulled together all the critical information on the job search process for his readers.
He published Job Search Essentials that year and in late 2014 updated it with a new edition, Job Search Essentials 2.0.
In 2015, Brooke began work as a university career information specialist, working with students daily on their resumes, conducting monthly resume workshops, coaching students and alumni, as well as working with employers in job fairs and other events.
Given that background, we've combined our efforts and insight to develop this edition of Job Search Essentials, now version 3.0.
We hope you find this book valuable on your PathForeWord.
Jim Wilson, B.A.S., M.A., M.B.A.
Brooke DePue, B.S., M.S.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Networking
Resume Tips
Cover Letters
Interview Tips
Job Search Campaign
Summary
About PathForeWord
Introduction
Job search can be an exciting time or it can be extremely frustrating. No doubt it's both of these during the course of a search that can be expected to take several months or longer.
If you're recently unemployed, we can empathize with your position. We've both been there, done that, and expect to encounter it again in our careers. It's a sad fact of life in the dynamic world of work that includes inevitable disruptions due to the economy or advancing technology. And, yes, it