TABLE OF CONTENTS

Step One: Create Your Resume

Step Two: Set Up Your LinkedIn Profile and Facebook Profile

Step Three: Create Your Brag Book 1

Step Four: Find and Contact Hiring Managers

Step Five: Prepare for Telephone Interviews

Step Six: Prepare for Your Face-to-Face Interviews

Step Seven: Create a 30/60/90-Day Plan

Step Eight: Establish Your References

Step Nine: Develop Your Follow Up Skills

Step Ten: Become a Salary Negotiation Expert

1a

situatio

nth

1situa

tio

The journey to a successful job offer is filled with critical details. To guide you along your way,

we’ve put together a roadmap for you.

We realize that you may be overwhelmed with all the information we have for you in the

Job Search SuperKit—but all you have to do is follow the steps that are laid out for you below.

Each step builds on the one before and gets you farther down the road to your job offer.

It is important that you follow the steps in order! They are proven to work.

We know that you will be tempted to skip a few to get to “the good stuff,” but we’re telling you

now—you will not have the success you dream of if you attempt to skip any step.

There are no shortcuts.

If you follow the steps in order, you will get to the job offer you want in record time.

Good luck!

STEP ONE: CREATE YOUR RESUME

A great resume is the foundation of every successful job search. It acts as a marketingdocument that sells you as a candidate and generates interviews.

• Watch the video: The Resume, Your Marketing Document

• Watch the Extreme Resume Makeover

• Complete your resume

(*NOTE: It may be easier for you to start your resume from scratch rather than makingadjustments to the one you already have. The bottom line is that you will know your resume isdoing its job when it generates interviews for you.)

2situa

tio

STEP TWO: SET UP YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE AND FACEBOOK PROFILE

Social media is a vital part of today’s job search. You can make it work for you by following ourrecommendations for a great profile on LinkedIn and Facebook.

• Watch the LinkedIn Profile Tutorial and THEN complete your profile.

• Watch the Facebook Profile Tutorial and THEN complete your profile.

(*NOTE: The most common mistake job seekers make at this stage is failing to include aphoto in their profile. Please remember, a photo is vital to your success.)

STEP THREE: CREATE YOUR BRAG BOOK

A brag book provides the evidence that backs up your resume. It is very impressive ininterviews, and it will give you a self-esteem boost to start your search when you see youraccomplishments in black and white.

• Listen to the podcast: Brag Books

• Create an amazing brag book that includes:

Performance reviews

Awards letters

Complimentary notes/letters

Certifications

Types of equipment or technology you’ve used

Resume

PowerPoint Presentations you’ve developed

Copies of articles you’ve written

Other samples of your work

3situa

tio

STEP FOUR: FIND AND CONTACT HIRING MANAGERS

Once you’re ready for them with your resume and social media profiles, you may begincontacting the hiring managers within your industry.

• Watch the video: Approaching the Hiring Manager

• Watch the Hidden Jobs Finder AND the Advanced Training Video

• Begin the process of contacting managers

(**NOTE: It is very important that you follow the steps outlined in the Hidden Jobs Finder,including the Advanced Training Video. Jobseekers who have tried to skip ahead havedamaged their progress. Watch the entire process before you start. Your results willthank you!)

STEP FIVE: PREPARE FOR TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS

Phone interviews are the most common first step in the interview process. They are thegateway to the face-to-face interview, so it’s very important to be prepared.

• Watch the Strategic Approach to Interviewing training video

• Listen to the podcast: Telephone Interview Preparation

• Watch the video: Phone Interviews—Tips for Getting to the Face-to-Face

(*NOTE: Having a strategy for phone interviews is just as important as having one for face-to-face interviews. Do not “skim” over this step.)

4situa

tio

STEP SIX: PREPARE FOR YOUR FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS

The face-to-face interview is where you will have your best chance to shine. There are a lot ofsteps here, but they are all worth it.

• Watch the Video: Face-to-Face Interviews –Tips on Contact & Using Tools

• Listen to the podcast: Behavioral Event Interviews

• Listen to the podcast: Panel Interviews

• Review the Interview Prep Kit video

• Listen to the podcast: Closing for the Job

• Watch the video: Closing for the Job – Asking for the Next Step

(*NOTE: You might think you don’t need all this information, but you do. You never really knowwhat you might run into in an interview situation. You should be prepared for anything. AndBTW: Closing for the job is very hard to do, but trust us, it will pay off.)

STEP SEVEN: CREATE A 30/60/90-DAY PLAN

Your Action Plan will impress the hiring manager with your knowledge of the job, your criticalthinking skills, and your enthusiasm.

• Watch the video: 30/60/90-Day Sales Plan

• Watch 30/60/90-Day Sales Plan (if in sales) or the 30/60/90-Day Action Plan

(if not in sales)

• Create your plan

(*NOTE: This is just about the best interview preparation you can possibly do.)

4situa

tion

thatw

entba

dly/w

ell4

5situa

tio

STEP EIGHT: ESTABLISH YOUR REFERENCES

Your references can make or break your job offer. First, you should choose wisely. Second,you should coach them before they get the call.

• Listen to the podcast on Professional References.

STEP NINE: DEVELOP YOUR FOLLOW UP SKILLS

Your follow up can be either the nail in your coffin or the key to the job.

• Listen to the podcast: Follow Up After the Interview

• Watch the video: Follow Up—Thank You Notes, Phone Calls, Etc.

6situa

tio

STEP TEN: BECOME A SALARY NEGOTIATION EXPERT

You can approach salary negotiations from a positive, win-win perspective and make it apleasant (and profitable) experience.

• Listen to the podcast: Salary Negotiations

• Listen to the TAC Webinar Replays (Salary Question Segments Only) from

6-10-2010 2-10-2011

6-18-2010 3-24-2011

8-19-2010 5-31-2011

9-2-2010 6-30-2011

10-14-2010 7-28-2011

10-28-2010 8-11-2011

8-25-2011

9-8-2011

10-06-2011

(*NOTE: The TAC segments are easy to find. All questions asked in the webinar are listed inorder, so it will be simple for you to fast forward to the section you need.)

7situa

tio