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Contents

Part 1: Plan to Succeed 1

1 Mapping Your Job Hunt 3

Order! Order! ..........................................................................3
Get a Life ................................................................................4
Right Resume Timing ............................................................7
Good Circulation....................................................................8
A Little Help from Your Friends ............................................8
Boss Wanted ........................................................................8
A Pocketful of Jobs ................................................................8
Online Out-Posts ..................................................................9
The Recruiting Game ............................................................9
Fun at the Fair......................................................................9
Classified Information ..........................................................9
The Mass Message ................................................................9
Keep Your Chin Up..............................................................10
Ducks in a Row ..................................................................10
Out of the Quicksand ..........................................................10
Giving Yourself a Pep Talk ..................................................12
The Interview Scorecard ......................................................13
Big Bucks, Little Bucks ........................................................14

2 A Resume for All Reasons 15
Your Personal Road Map ......................................................15
Changing Directions ............................................................16
Interview Influence ..............................................................16
Your Brochure......................................................................16
Charting Your Course..........................................................16
Easy Answers to Tough Questions........................................16
Write Your Own Recommendation ......................................17
Let the Bargaining Begin ....................................................17
Ready, Set, Network!............................................................18
Beat the Business-Card Strategy ..........................................18
An Intelligent Network ........................................................19
Instant Networking Cards....................................................19
Create the Future ................................................................20
Underscore to Win ..............................................................22
Mini Leads to Maxi ............................................................24
Double Your Networking Power............................................24

3 Winning Resume Wisdom 27
The Commandments............................................................27
Thou Shalt Not Write About Your Past ................................28