Job Search Tools
Thank you for visiting the Career Store. The tools below will help position you for complete career satisfaction and success.
Interviewing Strategies for Success ($15)
In today's extremely competitive world of work, the key to interview success lies in changing the interview conversation from a canned candidate-interviewer exchange to a real world Q&A about solving the business challenges of a global economy.
In this Special Report you will learn how to turn an interview into a business conversation. In addition, you will learn two essential questions that you absolutely must ask during an interview, how to refocus the conversation when it veers off track, and what you should never assume the interviewer knows about your experience.
Acing the Interview career cards and Interviewing Strategies for Success package ($29.99)
This package combines the best of both worlds. Get the Acing the Interview career cards and Interviewing Strategies for Success and Save $5.
Acing the Interview Cards $19.99
Career Success Discovery Cards $19.99
Beyond the Résumé Strategy Cards $19.99
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Career Action Planning Session
Are you, or is someone you know, struggling with a job or career issue? In one focused Career Action Planning session we can get to the heart of any career or job issue and make a plan to solve it.
During this one-on-one coaching session let me help you develop a plan to get to the bottom of your career or job search challenge. Leave with a written action plan that identifies what's working, what needs attention, and next steps; also includes an audio file of the feedback portion of our discussion.
Settle for More: Negotiating Knock Your-Socks-Off Offers, Raises, and Promotions
You will learn:
- Key components for negotiating win-win
- Why you must negotiate
- How to deal with common fears about negotiating
- 10 Keys to getting paid what you are worth!
- How to handle special “What if” issues
- How to respond to offers and buy time
- 8 Guidelines for negotiating
Beating the Job Search Blues: How to Bounce Back to Your Future
You will learn:
- What everyone is thinking but no one is talking about
- How to regain your equilibrium
- When it pays to take a step back
- 11 Ideas for re-igniting your job search
- 5 Ways to refresh your spirit
- How and why you must quiet your inner critic
Thank Your Way to the Top: Letters that Close the Sale
You will learn:
- 6 Essential elements of a perfect thank you letter
- Who should receive a thank you letter
- About a template for thank you letters that close the sale
- How to help the employer make the decision to hire you
- How to write a keeping in touch letter
- What to do after you receive a rejection letter
6 Degrees of Separation: Networking Letters that Get Results
You will learn:
- 7 Reasons to write a networking letter
- When to write a networking letter
- Who should write a networking letter
- What to include
- Do’s and Don't's of a great networking letter
- About a template for a networking letter that gets results
Beyond the Résumé: 12 Out-of-the-Box Strategies for Landing Your Dream Job
You will gain:
- Tips for making connections that work!
- Strategies that make you irresistible to hiring managers, and
- Ideas that create pre-interview buzz
Recession-Proof Your Career: Strategies for Thriving in Challenging Times
You will learn:
- Strategies for thriving in challenging times
- Twenty-first century rules for career success
- How often you should update your Résumé
- What you should do to stay on top of your game
Learn the basics and more. These Special Reports cover every aspect of your career from career exploration to job search and from negotiation to performance evaluations. Includes:
- Settle for More: Negotiating Knock Your-Socks-Off Offers, Raises, and Promotions
- Beating the Job Search Blues: How to Bounce Back to Your Future
- Thank Your Way to the Top: Letters that Close the Sale
- Beyond the Resume: 12 Out-of-the-Box Strategies for Landing Your Dream Job
- Staying on Track: The indispensable Guide to a Shorter Job Search
- 6 Degrees of Separation: Networking Letters that Get Results
- I’ve Been Laid Off, Now What? Strategies for Retaining Control of Your Career During Difficult Times
- Powerful Performance Appraisals: An Essential Guide to Acing Your Next Annual Review
- Career Exploration Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering your Dream Career
- Recession-Proof your Career: Strategies for Thriving in Challenging Times
Staying on Track: The Indispensable Guide to a Shorter Job Search
You will learn:
- To evaluate your job search readiness
- Twelve signs that your job search has stalled
- To overcome job search road blocks
- Steps for taking your job search in a new direction
Career Exploration Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering Your Dream Career
You will learn:
- A process for developing clarity about what you want
- About resources for identifying and exploring career options
- Nine practical ways to investigate careers BEFORE you make a final decision about whether it is the right choice for you
Powerful Performance Appraisals: An Essential Guide to Acing Your Next Annual Review
You will learn:
- The questions most likely to be on your manager's mind prior to your review
- The value of personally identifying and quantifying your achievements before the review conversation
- The steps and general timeline to follow to achieve a successful performance appraisal
I've Been Laid Off, Now What? Strategies for Retaining Control of Your Career During Difficult Times
You will learn:
- Five common mistakes people make after a layoff and how to avoid them
- Why it makes sense to emphasize your recent experience
- How to get started with your job search
- How to create value in the hiring manager’s eyes
