Table of Contents Career

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Chapter 1 ? Making the Career Center Work for You ? How to Choose a Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2 ? Developing Your Professional Toolkit ? Resume Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ? How to Avoid the Rejection Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ? Action Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ? Cover Letter Content and Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ? Cover Letter Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ? Transferable Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ? Curriculum Vitae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ? Thank-You Letter Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 3 ? Starting Your Job Search ? Tapping the Hidden Job Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ? Job Search Tips for Special Populations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ? Job Search Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ? Ten Best Ways to Go Online...and Get the Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ? Don't Forget the Small Companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ? Making Networking Events Work for YOU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ? Informational Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ? Work Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ? Professional Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ? Gain Experience With Internships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ? Dealing With Stress in the Job Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 4 ? You Landed the Interview...Now What? ? What Happens During the Interview?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ? Dressing for the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ? Ten Rules of Interviewing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ? Interview Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ? Interview With Confidence Worksheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ? Handling Illegal Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ? Questions for Employers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ? Advice From the Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ? Job Offer and Salary Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ? Understanding Company Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 5 ? Preparing for Graduate School ? Is Graduate School Right for You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ? Graduate/Professional School Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ? Writing Your Graduate School Personal Statement: 10 Easy Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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ADVERTISER INDEX

American Access Casualty Company. . . . . . . . . 17

CIT Trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Country Financial. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Decatur Public Schools. . . . . . . . 32 Heartland Head Start. . . . . . . . . 36 Keep America Beautiful . . . . . . . 36 Midwest Insurance Company. . . . . 2 Mutual of Omaha Advisors . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Valparaiso University Graduate

School . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

Illinois State University Career Center and College Recruitment Media express their gratitude to the advertisers listed above for their generous support of the Career

Resource Guide.

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