Career Development in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
Career Development in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
A Positioning Approach
Kauffman, Robert B.
Human Kinetics Publishers
09/2009
248
Mole
Inglês
9780736076333
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Discovering the Positioning Model
Positioning and the Seven-Step Sales Model
Positioning in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
Nine Steps to Positioning Yourself
Case Study: Sally Herr
Paradigm Shift
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 1.1: Comparing Your Resume With Sally Herr's
Exercise 1.2: Surveying Your Hidden Jobs
Exercise 1.3: Determining Your Hidden Jobs
Chapter 2 Proximity Is Everything . . . Well, Almost Everything
Where do I want to work?
Seeking Proximity in Your Job Search
Determining Your Career Goal or Where You Want to Work
Putting It All Together
Exercise 2.1: Analyzing Sally Herr's Career Path
Exercise 2.2: The Blank Resume
Exercise 2.3: Which Student Example Is Closest to Your Story?
Exercise 2.4: The Five Ws and Developing Your Career Goal
Exercise 2.5: Finding a Job Announcement on the Internet
Exercise 2.6: My Favorite Job
Exercise 2.7: My Least Favorite Job
Exercise 2.8: Analyzing Your Resume
Exercise 2.9: The Blank Resume-Part II
Chapter 3 Being Proactive, not Reactive
Do I actively seek the job I want, or do I wait for it to come to me?
Benefits of a Proactive Attitude
Assessing How Proactive You Are
Proactive Career Development Traits
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 3.1: Proactive Career Development Instrument
Exercise 3.2: Proactive Job Search
Exercise 3.3: Proactive Job Search Skills
Chapter 4 Think Evaluation
Why should they hire me?
Starting With the Evaluation Instrument
Determining Your KSAEs From Job Announcements
Think Evaluation as Part of the Traditional Job Search Process
Putting It All Together
Exercise 4.1: Evaluating Sally Herr's Resume
Exercise 4.2: The Hiring Unit
Exercise 4.3: Determining Your KSAEs
Chapter 5 Bridging
Am I prepared for the job I seek?
Understanding Bridging
Academic Preparation
Professional Development
Continuing Education
Volunteer Activities
Acquiring Your KSAEs
Putting It All Together
Exercise 5.1: Your Plan to Obtain the KSAEs You Need
Exercise 5.2: The Blank Resume
Exercise 5.3: A Comparative Analysis of Your KSAEs
Exercise 5.4: Now that You Know What to Do, What Should You Do?
Chapter 6 Professional Networking
How do I meet the person who will hire me?
Professional Networking
Avoiding Black Holes
Developing Your Professional Family
Professional Mentoring
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 6.1: Identifying People
Exercise 6.2: Working the Room
Exercise 6.3: Networking Costs and Benefits
Exercise 6.4: Living Legends
Chapter 7 Casing the Joint
Do I know everything about the organization and the job I seek?
Places to Look
Casing the Field
Casing the Organization
Researching the Position
Casing the People
Positioning Yourself
Putting It All Together
Exercise 7.1: Casing the Joint Worksheet
Exercise 7.2: Introductory E-Mail
Chapter 8 The One-on-One Interview
Who within the organization can hire me?
The Seven-Step Sales Model and Positioning
The Seven-Step Model and the One-on-One Interview
The Individual Job Announcement
Dressing for Success
Seating Arrangements
Starting the Conversation
Putting It All Together
Exercise 8.1: Seating Arrangements
Exercise 8.2: The Good Listener
Exercise 8.3: Perfecting Your Greeting and Introduction
Exercise 8.4: Writing Your Individualized Job Announcement
Chapter 9 The Formal Interview
How should I prepare for a traditional interview?
Strategies
Typical Questions
Questions for Recent Graduates
Transition Questions
Gotcha Questions
Three-Doors Questions
Inappropriate or Illegal Questions
Phone Interviews
Following Up
Putting It All Together
Exercise 9.1: Mock Interview
Exercise 9.2: Mock Phone Interview
Exercise 9.3: Talking to Your Talking Points
Chapter 10 You and Your Resume
Does my resume reflect who I am?
Design Principles
Reverse Chronological and Functional Approaches
Parts of Your Resume
Your Resume as an Art Form
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 10.1: Individual Resume Assessment
Exercise 10.2: Group Resume Assessment
Chapter 11 Portfolios and Business Cards
Do I have the job search tools I need to obtain the job I seek?
Types of Portfolios
Layout Considerations
Parts of Your Portfolio
Business Cards
Putting It All Together
Exercise 11.1: Business Cards
Chapter 12 Cover Letters and E-Mails
Do I have the job search tools I need to obtain the job I seek?
Cover Letters
E-Mail and Other Electronic Communications
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 12.1: Writing a Cover Letter
Chapter 13 Putting It All Together
Exercise 13.1: Applying the Positioning Model
Discovering the Positioning Model
Positioning and the Seven-Step Sales Model
Positioning in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
Nine Steps to Positioning Yourself
Case Study: Sally Herr
Paradigm Shift
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 1.1: Comparing Your Resume With Sally Herr's
Exercise 1.2: Surveying Your Hidden Jobs
Exercise 1.3: Determining Your Hidden Jobs
Chapter 2 Proximity Is Everything . . . Well, Almost Everything
Where do I want to work?
Seeking Proximity in Your Job Search
Determining Your Career Goal or Where You Want to Work
Putting It All Together
Exercise 2.1: Analyzing Sally Herr's Career Path
Exercise 2.2: The Blank Resume
Exercise 2.3: Which Student Example Is Closest to Your Story?
Exercise 2.4: The Five Ws and Developing Your Career Goal
Exercise 2.5: Finding a Job Announcement on the Internet
Exercise 2.6: My Favorite Job
Exercise 2.7: My Least Favorite Job
Exercise 2.8: Analyzing Your Resume
Exercise 2.9: The Blank Resume-Part II
Chapter 3 Being Proactive, not Reactive
Do I actively seek the job I want, or do I wait for it to come to me?
Benefits of a Proactive Attitude
Assessing How Proactive You Are
Proactive Career Development Traits
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 3.1: Proactive Career Development Instrument
Exercise 3.2: Proactive Job Search
Exercise 3.3: Proactive Job Search Skills
Chapter 4 Think Evaluation
Why should they hire me?
Starting With the Evaluation Instrument
Determining Your KSAEs From Job Announcements
Think Evaluation as Part of the Traditional Job Search Process
Putting It All Together
Exercise 4.1: Evaluating Sally Herr's Resume
Exercise 4.2: The Hiring Unit
Exercise 4.3: Determining Your KSAEs
Chapter 5 Bridging
Am I prepared for the job I seek?
Understanding Bridging
Academic Preparation
Professional Development
Continuing Education
Volunteer Activities
Acquiring Your KSAEs
Putting It All Together
Exercise 5.1: Your Plan to Obtain the KSAEs You Need
Exercise 5.2: The Blank Resume
Exercise 5.3: A Comparative Analysis of Your KSAEs
Exercise 5.4: Now that You Know What to Do, What Should You Do?
Chapter 6 Professional Networking
How do I meet the person who will hire me?
Professional Networking
Avoiding Black Holes
Developing Your Professional Family
Professional Mentoring
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 6.1: Identifying People
Exercise 6.2: Working the Room
Exercise 6.3: Networking Costs and Benefits
Exercise 6.4: Living Legends
Chapter 7 Casing the Joint
Do I know everything about the organization and the job I seek?
Places to Look
Casing the Field
Casing the Organization
Researching the Position
Casing the People
Positioning Yourself
Putting It All Together
Exercise 7.1: Casing the Joint Worksheet
Exercise 7.2: Introductory E-Mail
Chapter 8 The One-on-One Interview
Who within the organization can hire me?
The Seven-Step Sales Model and Positioning
The Seven-Step Model and the One-on-One Interview
The Individual Job Announcement
Dressing for Success
Seating Arrangements
Starting the Conversation
Putting It All Together
Exercise 8.1: Seating Arrangements
Exercise 8.2: The Good Listener
Exercise 8.3: Perfecting Your Greeting and Introduction
Exercise 8.4: Writing Your Individualized Job Announcement
Chapter 9 The Formal Interview
How should I prepare for a traditional interview?
Strategies
Typical Questions
Questions for Recent Graduates
Transition Questions
Gotcha Questions
Three-Doors Questions
Inappropriate or Illegal Questions
Phone Interviews
Following Up
Putting It All Together
Exercise 9.1: Mock Interview
Exercise 9.2: Mock Phone Interview
Exercise 9.3: Talking to Your Talking Points
Chapter 10 You and Your Resume
Does my resume reflect who I am?
Design Principles
Reverse Chronological and Functional Approaches
Parts of Your Resume
Your Resume as an Art Form
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 10.1: Individual Resume Assessment
Exercise 10.2: Group Resume Assessment
Chapter 11 Portfolios and Business Cards
Do I have the job search tools I need to obtain the job I seek?
Types of Portfolios
Layout Considerations
Parts of Your Portfolio
Business Cards
Putting It All Together
Exercise 11.1: Business Cards
Chapter 12 Cover Letters and E-Mails
Do I have the job search tools I need to obtain the job I seek?
Cover Letters
E-Mail and Other Electronic Communications
Putting It All Together
References
Exercise 12.1: Writing a Cover Letter
Chapter 13 Putting It All Together
Exercise 13.1: Applying the Positioning Model