Available as an e-book at oreilly.com and the iBookstore.
This book condenses all of the groundbreaking job search guidance from JIST best-sellers Resume Magic, Interview Magic, and Cover Letter Magic into one all-inclusive volume—plus a no-fail system for finding and landing the perfect job. It includes sample resumes and cover letters, before-and-after interview responses, career-choice guidance, helpful job search websites, salary-negotiation tips, job success tips, and much more!
Key Features and Benefits
- The most complete, detailed, and methodical job search book available.
- Before-and-after resume and cover letter transformations.
- Dozens of frequently asked and industry-specific interview questions—and strategies for answering them.
- A complete system for every step of your total job search—from defining your ideal job, to getting it, to succeeding in it.
- "10 Quick Tips" for each topic give you a head start on each step of your search.
- Chapter wrap-ups summarize the main points.
Part 1: Career Foundations
Chapter 1: Getting at the Heart of Job Search Success
Chapter 2: Getting Your Job Search Plan Together
Chapter 3: First Things First—Focus on the Magic F.I.T.™
Chapter 4: Capture Your Value with “Smart” Success Stories
Chapter 5: Communicate Your Value via a Career Brand
Chapter 6: Manage the “Buoy Factor”—How Mindset Can Sink or Support You
Part 2: Résumés and Career Marketing Documents
Chapter 7: The Blueprint for a Magic Résumé
Chapter 8: How to Write Great Keyworded Copy
Chapter 9: Accomplishments: The Linchpin of a Great Résumé
Chapter 10: E-Résumés, Cover Letters, and Other Career Marketing Documents
Part 3: Job Search Strategies
Chapter 11: Tap the Hidden Job Market with a Targeted Search
Chapter 12: Cover Your Bases with Traditional Search Strategies
Part 4: Interviews
Chapter 13: Pass Online Prescreens and Telephone Interviews with Flying Colors
Chapter 14: The 4 Cs of Interviewing: Connect, Clarify, Collaborate, and Close
Chapter 15: Score Points in Behavioral Interviews
Chapter 16: Ace Frequently Asked Questions, Industry-Specific Questions, and Illegal or Awkward Questions
Part 5: Salary Negotiation and Job Success
Chapter 17: Negotiating Your Salary: The Secrets to Knowing and Receiving What You’re Worth
Chapter 18: 10 Tips for a Great Start in Your New Position
For more than 20 years, Susan Britton Whitcomb has provided career management strategies to people who want to move their careers forward faster. As “America’s Career and Life Coach,” she has helped thousands of job seekers succeed in translating their passions into profit—both for themselves and their employers.
Whitcomb is the author of Resume Magic, Job Search Magic, 30-Day Job Promotion, and The Christian’s Career Journey. She’s also the co-author of The Twitter Job Search Guide.
Whitcomb speaks nationally about career management. She is past president of Career Masters Institute, the job seeker’s “go-to” resource for trusted career experts; founder of Career Coach Academy, a training center and think-tank for quality career coaches; and principal of California-based Whitcomb Career Consulting.
She holds designations as a Credentialed Career Management Coach, Credentialed Career Manager, Master Resume Writer, and Nationally Certified Résumé Writer.
For interview requests or questions about Whitcomb, contact Selena Dehne at sdehne@jist.com or (651) 215-7548.
“Susan Britton Whitcomb has done it again, truly uncovering the secrets that can turn a dreary job search into something magical. Any job seeker who follows the formula in this comprehensive, entertaining, and clearly written guide should expect success.”
—Laura A. DeCarlo, president, Career Directors International, and executive director, A Competitive Edge Career Success, LLC
