Researching Your Way to a Good Job

What can you do to influence your chance of success in finding a job? This manual provides all the techniques available to research and obtain a satisfactory position with the best possible employer. Offers invaluable suggestions on factors to investigate when evaluating a prospective employer; places to easily find information to aid in your evaluation; numerous ways to use that data to improve your chances of landing a job with the firm you want to work for. Details how to use company information in preparing the cover letter as well as for the interview and much more.

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BEGINNING A JOB SEARCH.
Why Research an Employer?.
Selecting Company Factors to Investigate.
Identifying the Type of Company You Want to Research.
RESEARCHING A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER.
Researching Publicly Owned U.S.
Corporations.
Researching Subsidiaries and Divisions of Publicly Owned Companies.
Researching Foreign–Owned Corporations.
Researching Privately Held Corporations.
Researching Small Local or Regional Companies.
RESEARCHING SPECIAL TOPICS.
Finding Out About Salaries.
Finding the Best Place to Live and Work.
Choosing a Career.
Researching the ``Extra Mile′′.
USING COMPANY INFORMATION IN A JOB SEARCH.
Identifying Prospective Employers.
Using Your Research in Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews.
Index.