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    I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College

    • I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College

    • By: Pete Leibman

    • Publisher: AMACOM

    • Pub. Date:

    • Print ISBN-13: 978-0-814-42020-1

    • E-Book ISBN-13: 978-0-814-42021-8

    • Pages in Print Edition: 256

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    Overview

    Recent graduates looking to enter the workforce face a discouraging job market and stiff competition for even the most entry-level positions.

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    Table of Contents

     

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    Copyright

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    Acknowledgments

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    INTRODUCTION: My Story and Why you Should Read This Book
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    Why you Need This Book

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    Getting Your Dream Job Is S.I.M.P.L.E.

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    Skyrocket Your Career (B.E.P.R.O.)

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    Now Is the Best Time Ever to Get Your Dream Job--Seriously

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    PART I: Getting Your Dream Job Is S.I.M.P.L.E.

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    CHAPTER 1: Most Career Advice Is Wrong
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    Who Have You Been Listening To?

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    Austin Moyer Got His Dream Job with Polaris Industries

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    CHAPTER 2: Start (Step #1)
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    No Emotional Pain, No Gain

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    Don't Make Excuses

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    Expect Doubters and Use Them to Fuel Your Fire

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    Job Search Q&A with the Author

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    Start Now

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    Joseph Speziale Got His Dream Job with Microsoft

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    CHAPTER 3: Identify (Step #2)
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    What Is a Dream Job?

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    The Right Questions Will Produce the Right Answers

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    Create Your Own Dream Job Description

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    Identify Your Target Market

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    Should I Have a Backup Plan?

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    Elissa Martins Got Her Dream Job with the Eastern District of Virginia

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    CHAPTER 4: Makeover (Step #3)
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    $40 for a Bottle of Water?

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    10 Marketing Assets You Need to Get Your Dream Job

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    Looks Matter, but They Are Not "Everything"

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    CHAPTER 5: Plan (Step #4)
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    Do You Drip Sweat When You Exercise?

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    What Is Networking?

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    How to Get Anyone to Like You and Respect You Right Away

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    Leibman's Lexicon for Job Search Networking

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    Are You Taking Your Existing Network for Granted?

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    All Networking Events Are Not Created Equal

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    Crash the Party Through LinkedIn

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    Get Insider Information on Your Own

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    If You Insist on Using Job Boards

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    Job Search Q&A with the Author

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    Jennifer Davis Got Her Dream Job with the U.S. State Department

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    CHAPTER 6: Look (Step #5)
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    A Salesperson: To Be or Not to Be?

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    Do You Know How to Ask for Directions?

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    Job Search Strategy #1: Warm Networking

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    Job Search Strategy #2: Cool Networking

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    Job Search Strategy #3: Cold Networking

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    The Twenty-First Century Icebreaker

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    I Scheduled an Advice Appointment! Now What???

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    Job Search Strategy #4: Apply Aggressively for Advertised Jobs

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    Job Search Q&A with the Author

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    Oliver Uberti Got His Dream Job with National Geographic Magazine

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    CHAPTER 7: Execute (Step #6)
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    Six Deadly Interviewing Sins

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    You'd Better Do Your Homework

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    Be Paranoid

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    Five Secrets for Acing Any Interview Question

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    Anticipate Likely Questions

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    How Can I Sell Myself Without Bragging?

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    The Interview Is Over!

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    Job Search Q&A with the Author

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    Erick van Zanten Got His Dream Job with General Electric

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    PART II: Skyrocket Your Career with Step #7 (B.E.P.R.O.)

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    CHAPTER 8: Belief (Success Secret #1)
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    Success Begins in Your Head

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    Don't Be Afraid to Fall at First

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    The 10 Commandments for Concrete Confidence

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    Believe or Leave

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    Julie Willoz Got Her Dream Job with Disney

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    CHAPTER 9: Excellence (Success Secret #2)
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    What Is Excellence?

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    Warning: Little Things Matter

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    Laura Saldivar Got Her Dream Job with Teach For America

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    CHAPTER 10: Performance (Success Secret #3)
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    Time Is Not Money

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    Bigger and Better

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    CHAPTER 11: Relationships (Success Secret #4)
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    The Second Most Important Relationship for Your Career

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    Dealing with Difficult People Is Easy

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    Never Stop Networking

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    Josiah Beam Got His Dream Job with Southwest Airlines

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    CHAPTER 12: Out-of-Office Life (Success Secret #5)
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    Take Charge of Your Out-of-Office Life

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    CHAPTER 13: Be an Entrepreneur
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    The Advice in This Book Also Helped Me Get My Second Dream Job

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    Do You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?

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    Get Help

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    Andrew Horn Got His Dream Job by Being an Entrepreneur

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    CONCLUSION

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    APPENDIX A: Leibman's Lexicon--The New Glossary for Career Success
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    APPENDIX B: Leibman's Lists--The Top Resources for Ambitious Young Professionals

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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR