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• Cover
• “Your Endorsement”
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Chapter One: Your Wake-Up Call
• The Blunt Truth
• Getting a Clue
• When Passion and Purpose Go Missing
• The Boss Problem
• The Tale of Startup Zach
• The Wrong Reasons to Look for Work
• The Right Reasons to Look
• Chapter Two: Know Yourself
• Look in the Mirror
• The Moment of Self-Truth
• Traits: Your DNA
• Drivers: What Motivates You?
• Competencies: Essential Ingredients for Success
• Experiences
• From Self-Knowledge to Success
• Chapter Three: Be a Learn-It-All
• What Do Learners Look Like?
• The S Curve: Skills, Scale, and Scope
• Your Career-Development Plan
• Your Career-Builder Assignments
• The Four Career Knockout Punches
• From Learner to Leader: Your Career Aspirations
• What Great Looks Like
• Best In Class: The Brain Balance
• How Learning Agile Are You?
• Where Are You Headed with What You’ve Learned?
• Chapter Four: Targeting Your Next Opportunity
• It’s All About Your Effort
• To Get a Job You Need a Plan
• Geography: Where You Want to Live and Work
• Your Company Wish List
• Getting Feedback on Where You Belong
• Targeting Industries and Sectors
• The Job-Search Spiral: Roles and Responsibilities
• The Pivot Point
• Chapter Five: Networking Is a Contact Sport
• Why Networking Mystifies
• The Point of Contact
• Networking 101: Check the Boxes
• The Golden Rule: It’s Not About You
• The Value of Validation
• Networking Your References
• Looking for Winners
• Be Prepared for the Long Haul
• Networking Doesn’t End with a New Job
• Chapter Six: Your Resume: The Story You Tell
• The Resume— in Perspective
• The “Calling Card”
• First Steps: Marketing Yourself
• Constructing Your Resume
• Professional Summary
• No Objectives, Please!
• Professional Experience and Accomplishments
• From a Military to a Civilian Career
• The Creative Resume
• Your Education
• How to Sharpen Your Resume
• Final Notes for Your Resume
• A Living Document
• Chapter Seven: Managing Your Online Presence
• Raising Red Flags
• LinkedIn: A Must-Have Profile
• Your Photo
• Your Introductory Title
• Your Summary
• Your Experience
• Links and Logos
• Recommendations and Endorsements
• Gauging Your Activity
• Chapter Eight: Working with a Recruiter
• Networking the Networkers
• Getting to Know Recruiters
• Recruiting 101
• The Dos and Don’ts of Working with a Recruiter
• Chapter Nine: Your Interview Prep: Don’t Psych Yourself Out!
• Nobody Gets Out of Sixth Grade
• Making the Most of the First Seven Seconds
• The Twelve Deadly Sins of Interviewing
• The Great Unknown: Interview Questions
• Your Mental Game
• Chapter Ten: Your Act In Action
• The Five Interviewers
• Going with the Flow
• How Can You Stand Out?
• Answering the Unexpected
• The Interview Close
• Next Steps
• Meeting with Senior Leaders
• The Offer
• Chapter Eleven: Your Next Job
• The Top 10 Tips for Your New Job
• Become Indispensable—Especially to Your Boss
• Learn all You Can
• Network, Network, Network!
• Be an Outlier in an Uncertain World
• Appendix
• Korn Ferry Advance
• Acknowledgments
• Back Cover
• End User License Agreement