A Career Guide for Changing Times

Published by Kirkfoord Communications Inc.
164 pages
ISBN No. 0-9695936-0-0
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Since the '90s began, throughout North America millions of jobs have simply disappeared. And experts warn it isn't over. Whatever the state of the economy, they say, we're caught up in a tide of fundamental change, with sweeping implications for the future.

In Surviving the Upheaval in your Workplace, Janis Foord Kirk looks at some of the ways people can learn to cope. With a determined and positive view, she examines what it takes to look for work in these changing times.

Surviving the Upheaval in your Workplace is a series of thought-provoking essays on job- hunting, interviews, résumés and a workplace in transition. As well, it tells of the resilience of people - real people - who have confronted adversity, and won.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. ADVERSITY...AND WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT

• Determination and commitment help many pull through tough times

2. CHANGE IS HERE TO STAY

• The challenge of the 90s: Learning how to manage fundamental change

3. DOING THE SPADE WORK

• When jobs are scare, dig deeper ask the experts

4. TACKLING THE JOB MARKET

• Finding work may be the hardest job of all
• Deciphering the job ads
• Understanding the terms
• Beyond the want ads
• Create your own job
• The "unconventional Arts" - a last-ditch solution

5. STAYING POSITIVE

• Keeping your spirits up
• Believing you can

6. PUTTING IT ON THE LINE Employers look for clues

• Take a close look at your résumé

7. Be Kind To Your Referees

• References can be crucial
• Foot dragging can hurt

8. TECHNOLOGY, ORGANIZATION and JOB-SEARCH ETIQUETTE

• Breaking through the electronic barriers
• Using your computer to get organized

9. HANDLING INTERVIEWS

• Careful planning puts you in charge
• Prepare thoroughly
• Consider your answers - and questions
• New techniques probe your past
• Storytelling can set you apart
• Bosses may not be trained to ask the right questions
• Preparing for a panel interview
• Interviews with executive recruiters

10. COPING WITH STRESS

• Turn your anxiety into action
• Nobody said it would be easy
• Job loss puts a heavy strain on the family

11. SUPPORT SYSTEMS

• Groups help workers search for jobs
• Self esteem improves with hugs

12. CHANGING STRIDES

• Losing a job can mean winning yourself
• How one laid-off older worker bounced back
• Career crisis brings new beginnings
• Successful consultants need marketing skills
• Do your homework before working from home
• Part-time workers need protection

13. LEARNING TO KNOW YOURSELF

• First you need an "I'm Okay attitude"
• Follow your dreams
• Examine your values
• Counselors can help identify your strengths
• Take time to determine your goals

14. STARTING OUT

• With planning, young people can improve job prospects
• Teaching students how to find work

15. DAY-TO-DAY ON THE JOB

• Performance appraisal can work for you
• So you're stuck with a bad boss
• Head hunters on the prowl

16. MANAGING THE FUTURE

• Training is the key