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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. Yet with the right attitude and strategies, they can break into any organization in any industry and start climbing the ladder to success. When he was only 21 years old, Pete Leibman landed his "dream job," working in the front office of the NBA's Washington Wizards. He went on to be their #1 salesperson for three straight seasons and was promoted to management in under two years. In I Got My Dream Job and So Can You, Leibman shares his proven and simple system for career success. He shows readers how to: Think big and identify what they want from their career; Network their way past corporate gatekeepers; Impress highly influential people in any field; Land interviews for "hidden" jobs; Sell themselves on paper, online, and in person; Get hired faster and with less effort than they thought possible. Career hopefuls will also find inspiring stories of other young professionals, creative strategies for leveraging social media in the job-search process, and the 5 secrets that will skyrocket their earning potential once they are hired. In short, all the information they need to land the job of their dreams-in any economy.
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Introduction: My story and why you should read this book : Why you need this book ; Getting your dream job is S.I.M.P.L.E. ; Skyrocket your career (B.E.P.R.O.) ; Now is the best time ever to get your dream job-seriously -- pt. I: Getting Your Dream Job Is S.I.M.P.L.E. : Most career advice is wrong: Who have you been listening to?, Austin Moyer got his dream job with Polaris Industries ; Start (step # 1): No emotional pain, no gain, Don't make excuses, Expect doubters and use them to fuel your fire, Job search Q & A with the author, Start now, Joseph Speziale go his dream job with Microsoft ; Identify (step # 2): What is a dream job?, Right questions will produce the right answers, Create your own dream job description, Identify your target market, Should I have a backup plan?, Elissa Martins got her dream job with the Eastern District of Virginia ; Makeover (step # 3): $40 for a bottle of water?,10 marketing assets you need to get your dream job, Looks matter, but they are not "everything" ; Plan (step # 4): Do you drip sweat when you exercise?, What is networking?, How to get anyone to like you and respect you right away, Leibman's Lexicon for job search networking, Are you taking your existing network for granted?, All networking events are not created equal, Crash the party through LinkedIn, Get insider information on your own, If you insist on using job boards, Job search Q & A with the author, Jennifer Davis go her dream job with the U S State Department ; Look (step # 5): A salesperson: to be or not to be? ; Do you know how to ask for directions?, Job search strategy # 1: Warm networking, Job search strategy # 2: Cool networking, Job search strategy # 3: Cold networking, The twenty-first century icebreaker, I scheduled an advice appointment! Now what???, Job search strategy #4: Apply aggressively for advertised jobs, Job search Q & A with the author, Oliver Uberti got his dream job with National Geographic Magazine ; Execute (step # 6): Six deadly interviewing sins, You'd better do your homework, Be paranoid, Five secrets for acing any interview question, Anticipate likely questions, How can I sell myself without bragging?, The interview is over!, Job search Q & A with the author, Erick van Zanten got his dream job with General Electric -- pt. II: Skyrocket Your Career With Step # 7 (B.E.P.R.P.) : Belief (success secret # 1): Success begins in your head, Don't be afraid to fall at first, The 10 commandments for concrete confidence, Believe or leave, Julie Willoz go her dream job with Disney ; Excellence (success secret # 2): What is excellence?, Warning: little things matter, Laura Saldivar got her dream job with Teach For America ; Performance (success secret # 3): Time is not money, Bigger and better ; Relationships (success secret # 4): The second most important relationship for your career, Dealing with difficult people is easy, Never stop networking, Josiah Beam go his dream job with Southwest Airlines ; Out-of-office life (success secret # 5): Take charge of your out-of-office life ; Be an entrepreneur: The advice in this book also helped me get my second dream job, Do you want to be an entrepreneur?, Get help, Andrew Horn got his dream job by being an entrepreneur -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Leibman's Lexicon-the new glossary for career success -- Appendix B: Leibman's lists:Top resources for ambitious young professionals.
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