Jobwise : 150 tips to help you survive and thrive in your career / Steve Klein.

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At a time when job security is high in people's minds, a little wisdom can go a long way. Packed with tips and strategies which can be digested one-by-one or devoured all at once, this book contains a wealth of information and recommendations for getting and keeping the job you want. Topics covered include improving performance, personal promotion, motivation and career self-defence.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. xi)
• Acknowledgements (p. xiii)
• Part 1 How to Use Personal Promotion to Advance Your Career (p. 1)
• Play Your Business Cards Right (p. 2)
• Master the Art of Mingling (p. 3)
• Send Your Boss a Newsletter (p. 4)
• A Little Help from Your Friends (p. 5)
• Wear A "Personal Trademark" (p. 6)
• You Have to Plan to Win! (p. 7)
• Make Libraries and Bookstores Your Best Friends (p. 8)
• Writing a Great Letter of Application (p. 9)
• Promote Yourself with a Living Resume (p. 10)
• Invest Your Spare Time Wisely (p. 11)
• The Power of a Genuine Smile (p. 12)
• Shaking Your Way to the Top (p. 13)
• Turn Co-Workers into Cheerleaders (p. 14)
• Staying Out of the Resume Trashcan (p. 15)
• Life's a Pitch!! (p. 16)
• Getting Your Calls Returned (p. 17)
• Be with People Who Love to Win (p. 18)
• Leave Your Mark with a Bookmark (p. 19)
• The Reason Angels Can Fly (p. 20)
• Working a Room (p. 21)
• Meetings that Matter (p. 22)
• How to Impress Someone You Don't Know (p. 23)
• Know Thy Enemy (p. 24)
• Look, Think, and Act Like a Winner (p. 25)
• "Thy Word is Thy Bond" (p. 26)
• Two Minutes to Shine (p. 27)
• Never Forget the Law of 250 (p. 28)
• Dress to Impress (p. 29)
• The Art of Voice Management (p. 30)
• Share Your Victories (p. 31)
• The Golden Rules for Working (p. 32)
• Add a "Personal Signature" to Your Work (p. 33)
• Treat Your References with Respect (p. 34)
• How to Get People to Like You (p. 35)
• Lessons from "The Art of War" (p. 36)
• Talk to People (p. 37)
• Extraordinary, "Non-ordinary" Business Cards (p. 38)
• Goin' the Extra Mile for that New Job (p. 39)
• How to Prepare An Irresistible Sales Brochure (p. 40)
• Part 2 How to Improve Your Performance on the Job (p. 41)
• Turn Voice Mail into Action Mail (p. 42)
• How to Make Successful Sales Calls (p. 43)
• Without Data, You're Just Another Opinion (p. 44)
• Thank-you Notes Are Like Diamonds (p. 45)
• Overcoming Speech Fright (p. 46)
• "People First" Planning (p. 47)
• Turn Your E-Mail Address into a Marketing Tool (p. 48)
• "Hi, Bill, Nice to Meet You!" (p. 49)
• Everybody Needs Good News (p. 50)
• Being "Letter Perfect" (p. 51)
• Stick to Your Customers--Like Glue (p. 52)
• Make Friends With Your Customers (p. 53)
• The Warm and Friendly Follow-up (p. 54)
• Making Change Work For You (p. 55)
• E-Mail Etiquette (p. 56)
• The More You Plant, the Greater Your Harvest (p. 57)
• Putting Your Walls to Work (p. 58)
• Even Great Ideas Need to Be Sold (p. 59)
• If You Don't Ask... (p. 60)
• Everybody's in Sales (p. 61)
• Turn E-Mail into "Effective Mail" (p. 62)
• If It's Easy to Read, It's Easy to Remember (p. 63)
• Overcoming the New Job Jitters (p. 64)
• The "Red Carpet Telephone Treatment" (p. 65)
• Boosting Sales Without Boosting Expenses (p. 66)
• Use the Magic of Press Releases (p. 67)
• Pink Slip Etiquette (p. 68)
• Sales Proposals Made Easy (p. 69)
• Leading Through Change (p. 70)
• The Art of Imagining (p. 71)
• Exceptional Employees = Exceptional Companies (p. 72)
• Appreciating Good Work (p. 73)
• Part 3 How to Use Career Self-Defense Moves to Stay Employed (p. 75)
• "Career Mistake #1" (p. 76)
• What to Do After "Bad News from the Boss" (p. 77)
• Protect Yourself from Idea Thieves (p. 78)
• Don't Forget Your Office Party Etiquette (p. 79)
• "Thanks, Boss" (p. 80)
• Do Your Homework Before You Start Class (p. 81)
• Staying Happily Employed Year After Year (p. 82)
• Problems are Windows of Opportunity (p. 83)
• Set Up Your Career "Safety Deposit Box" (p. 84)
• Dodging Those Downsizing Bullets (p. 85)
• Keep a Personal Scrapbook (p. 86)
• It's the Little Things that Count (p. 87)
• "Dig a Well Before You're Thirsty" (p. 88)
• Act Like a "Free Agent" (p. 89)
• Winning Your Boss's "Appraisal Game" (p. 90)
• Are You Ready to be Downsized? (p. 91)
• Be a Winner, Not a Whiner (p. 92)
• Bulletproofing Your Job (p. 93)
• Get Rid of the "It's Not My Job" Syndrome (p. 94)
• The Best Defense Is A Good Offense (p. 95)
• What to Do if You Get the Ax (p. 96)
• Get the Law on Getting Downsized (p. 97)
• Treat Your Boss Like Your Best Customer (p. 98)
• Checking the "Vital Signs" of Your Company (p. 99)
• Leaving a Positive Final Impression (p. 100)
• Beating the Restructuring Blues (p. 101)
• "Headhunter" Dos and Don'ts (p. 102)
• Installing Some Career Shock Absorbers (p. 103)
• Revitalizing Your Career (p. 104)
• Turn What You Know Best into Cash (p. 105)
• Beating the "Bad Boss Blues" (p. 106)
• Attitude! Attitude! Attitude! (p. 107)
• Picking a New Career After Asking the Right Questions (p. 108)
• The Right Way to Resign from a Job (p. 109)
• Begin It and the Work Will Be Completed (p. 110)
• Practice Kaizen (p. 111)
• "We're All in This, Alone" (p. 112)
• Part 4 How to Develop a Positive Attitude and Build a Successful Career (p. 113)
• Do You Have a Mission Statement? (p. 114)
• The Hidden Secret of Career Success (p. 115)
• Goose Power--Nothing to Honk About! (p. 116)
• Know How to Fail Successfully (p. 117)
• Growth Opens the Door to the Circle of Life (p. 118)
• The Secret to the Right Path (p. 119)
• Accentuate the Positive (p. 120)
• Treat Your Mind Like a Garden (p. 121)
• Are You Laying Bricks--Or Building Cathedrals? (p. 122)
• Believe in the Believers (p. 123)
• Love the Stuff You Do! (p. 124)
• Winners Visualize Success (p. 125)
• You Are What You Think (p. 126)
• Our Greatest Gift is Today (p. 127)
• You Can't Go Forward with Your Brakes On (p. 128)
• Optimism: The Secret Ingredient for Success (p. 129)
• Every Morning is a New Gift (p. 130)
• Success Starts with Setting the Right Goals (p. 131)
• How to Avoid Stress (p. 132)
• The Ten Commandments of Self-Confidence (p. 133)
• Making the Impossible Possible (p. 134)
• Say "Yes" to Life! (p. 135)
• "The Victor" (p. 136)
• Lessons from Hamlet (p. 137)
• When Managed Well, It's All "Small Stuff" (p. 138)
• What is Life? (p. 139)
• Take Personal Time-Outs (p. 140)
• You Gotta Take that First Step (p. 141)
• It's How You Do It that Counts (p. 142)
• You Gotta Avoid Toxic People (p. 143)
• Take Control of Your Destiny (p. 144)
• E Stands for Enthusiasm! (p. 145)
• Turning Bad Times into Good (p. 146)
• Take Some Laughter Tonic (p. 147)
• Dream and Dream Big (p. 148)
• When All Else Fails, Just "Go For It" (p. 149)
• The Cowboy's Story (p. 150)
• Taking Charge of Your Mind (p. 151)
• Thinking Outside the Box (p. 152)
• Begin With the End in Mind (p. 153)
• Don't Give Up (p. 154)
• The Resolution to Succeed (p. 155)

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