Table of Contents

                The Secrets Of Executive Search ...
       Professional Strategies for Managing Your Personal Job Search

Introduction:         Re-Engineering Your Career

Chapter   1            Introspection:  “If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going,
                                                        You Might End Up Somewhere Else”

Chapter   2           The Reverse Search:  Moving Ahead By Going In Reverse

Chapter   3           The Resume:  The Absolutely Sure-Fire, Can’t Miss Resume

Chapter   4           The Cover Letter:  Exposing Yourself!

Chapter   5           References:  Coaching the Coach!

Chapter   6           Preparing for the Interview:  Featuring — You!

Chapter   7           Dressing for the Interview:  A Stitch In Time

Chapter   8           The Interview:  It’s Showtime!  

Chapter   9           Lunch and Dinner Interviews:  A Time For Grace, Not Grease!

Chapter 10           Follow-Up Letters:  Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory? 

Chapter 11           Pre-Employment Testing:  Tool or Crutch?

Chapter 12           Salary Questions:  The Moment of Truth

Chapter 13          The Offer:  Negotiating for Inches 

Chapter 14          Offer Letters:  Don’t Leave Home Without One

Chapter 15          Counter Offers:  Professional Suicide?

Chapter 16          Ensuring Your Success:  Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit

Epilogue:             Personal Marketing 101

Appendix A:        Search Industry Overview

Appendix B:        The Secrets

Special Thanks

"The Secrets of Executive Search" is published by John Wiley & Sons and is available at all major bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and most other online booksellers.

Note: Expenses associated with finding a new job are generally tax deductible.  Consult your tax advisor.