Book description
Lose the resume and land that coveted job
Gone are the days of polishing up your resume and sending it out at random. At every level today, you need to “lose the resume” in order to land the right job. In other words, you have to learn to tell a story about yourself that speaks to your competencies, purpose, passion, and values. Lose the Resume, Land the Job shares the new rules of engagement: How you must think, act, and present yourself so you can win.
Based on inner exploration drawn from the IP of the world's largest executive recruiting firm, the book gleans insights and stories (the good, the bad, and sometimes the ugly) from Korn Ferry recruiters across the globe who work with thousands of candidates each day. It helps you gain a deeper perspective on who you are, what you’re passionate about, the cultures in which you fit, the kind of bosses you should work for, and where you can bring the most value to organizations.
• Includes assessments, questionnaires, and other tools
• Candid advice for young professionals through middle managers
• Offers trusted guidance from the same firm that has shown 8 million executives how to achieve their career goals, and that puts a professional in new job every three minutes
• Helps you build a plan for the future so you can contribute more to the next employer
Getting a job and, more importantly, building a career has never been more complex. Lose the Resume, Land the Job helps you score the positions that align with your passion and match your attributes — and that will put you on a trajectory toward bigger and better things.
Table of contents
- Cover
- “Your Endorsement”
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Your Wake-Up Call
- Chapter Two: Know Yourself
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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
- Chapter Five: Networking Is a Contact Sport
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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
- Chapter Eight: Working with a Recruiter
- Chapter Nine: Your Interview Prep: Don't Psych Yourself Out!
- Chapter Ten: Your Act In Action
- Chapter Eleven: Your Next Job
- Appendix
- Korn Ferry Advance
- Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Lose the Resume, Land the Job
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2018
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119475200
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