The "Five O'Clock Club" Job Search Workbook

Presents a national job-search program with an approach to career development. The Five O'Clock Club job search philosophy educates its members about the entire hiring process and takes the reader from the initial stages of preparing a job search campaign to the final stages of the job search process.

This workbook presents a highly successful, national job-search program with an approach to career development. The Five O'Clock Club job search philosophy educates its members about the entire hiring process and takes the reader from the initial stages of preparing a job search campaign to the final stages of the job search process, whereby members learn how to turn job interviews into offers, and how to negotiate the best possible employment package. Special features of the workbook include assessment exercises, target selection and measurement, resume case studies, campaign planning worksheets, and two-minute pitch development.

PART ONE: The Five O'Clock Club Job-Search Process. PART TWO: Finding Good Jobs: The Changing Job-Hunting Process. Section I. How to Job-Hunt In a Tight Market. PART THREE: Deciding What You Want: Start by Understanding Yourself. Section II: Assessment (Evaluating Yourself). Section III: Preliminary Target Investigation. Section IV: Resume Development. Section V Research. PART FOUR: Knowing the Right People: How to Get Interviews In Your Target Areas. Section VI. Campaign Planning. Section VII. Your Two-Minute Pitch: The Keystone of Your Search. Section VIII. Getting Interviews In Your Target Areas. Section IX. How to Control Your Campaign. Section X. How to Handle Your References. PART FIVE: Getting What You Want: How to Interview and Negotiate. Section XI. The Five O'Clock Club Approach to Interviewing. Section XII. Follow-Up After a Job Interview. Section XIII. Salary Negotiation Method. PART SIX: Keeping It Going After: You've Gotten the Job You Want. PART SEVEN: What is The Five O'Clock Club.