Your Dream Job Game Plan: 5 Tools For Becoming Your Own Career Agent

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ISBN: 9781593576127 | 1593576129
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/1/2008

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As a top sports agent in a male-dominated industry, no one knows better than Molly Fletcher what it's like to score your dream job when the odds are against you. In Your Dream Job Game Plan, Fletcher offers practical, take-charge advice that will empower you to act as your own agent and achieve your ideal career. This step-by-step guide reveals the five tools you must develop to find your calling in the world of work and build a foundation for future success. Book jacket.

Introduction	p. 1
Why I Love My Job	p. 1
Connecting into Your First Job	p. 2
Creating Your Luck	p. 3
A Look Behind the Curtain	p. 5
My Story
The Two Questions You Must Be Able to Answer	p. 9
My Dream Job	p. 10
Answering the Critical Questions	p. 16
How The Job Market Really Works: The Relationship Gap Between You and Your Dream Job	p. 19
An Opportunity to Close the Gap	p. 19
The Way the Job Market Really Works	p. 21
Five-Tool Players Make the Big Leagues	p. 25
Jeff Francoeur Creates Choices for Himself	p. 25
Scouting Talent	p. 26
The Five Tools for Your Career Success	p. 27
Putting It All Together	p. 32
Your Passionate Style
Passion and Style	p. 35
What Is Passion?	p. 35
Displaying Passion Through Your Style	p. 37
Sell Yourself, Not Your Resume	p. 41
Following the "Rules" Will Not Get You Hired	p. 41
A Personal Approach Works Better	p. 43
Tangibles and Intangibles	p. 46
Reveal Your Intangibles	p. 49
Your Fearlessness
Taking Your First Steps onto the Field	p. 59
Fear's Vicious Cycle	p. 60
Bouncing Back from Fear: Get Over It!	p. 61
Fearlessness Lets You Become Consistently, Uniquely, and Respectfully Persistent	p. 61
How to Be Fearless	p. 65
Positive Imaging	p. 65
Send Yourself the Right Message	p. 66
Your Game Plan
Presenting Your Tangibles: Resumes and Cover Letters	p. 71
Your Resume	p. 72
Your Cover Letters	p. 76
Other Important Tangible Job Search Details	p. 79
Preparing for Your Audience: The Scouting Report	p. 83
Christi: A Girl with a Plan	p. 84
Identify People Who Can Help	p. 86
Four Types of Meetings	p. 89
Taking Action	p. 95
Working Toward a Meeting	p. 95
Start with People You Know	p. 95
Taking Action with People You Don't Know	p. 100
Your Flawless Execution
The First Two-and-a-Half Minutes of the Advice Meeting	p. 113
The Importance of First Impressions	p. 114
The Multiple Levels of Communication in the Advice Meeting	p. 119
The Heart of the Advice Meeting	p. 127
Transitioning into the Heart of an Advice Meeting	p. 127
Closing the Advice Meeting	p. 133
The Heart of Formal Job Interviews	p. 137
Gathering Data During the Interview	p. 137
Preparation Is Key	p. 138
Setting the Tone	p. 139
Questions Interviewers Might Ask	p. 140
Sending and Receiving Intangible Signals	p. 150
Closing the Interview	p. 157
Leveraging Your Relationships	p. 159
What Happens After the Interview	p. 159
How to Use Follow-Up to Get Others to Be Your Agent	p. 160
Tracking Your Relationships	p. 165
Managing Choices
What to Do When Things Go Wrong	p. 169
Shaq Slips Up	p. 169
Common Challenges and Solutions	p. 170
Closing the Deal	p. 179
Receiving and Evaluating an Offer	p. 180
Adjusting an Offer	p. 183
Accepting an Offer	p. 183
Declining an Offer	p. 184
Informing Others Who Helped You	p. 184
Don't Hear "No"	p. 186
Conclusion: Welcome to the Big Leagues	p. 187
Implementing the Five Tools on the Job	p. 188
Surround Yourself with Five-Tool Players	p. 194
Index	p. 197
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