Never Apply for a Job Again!: Break the Rules, Cut the Line, Beat the Rest (28 page)
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Authors: Darrell Gurney,Ivan Misner
Tags: #Social Science, #General, #Job Hunting, #Careers, #Human Resources & Personnel Management, #Business & Economics
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Index
acknowledgment and bonding in the stealth interview,
167
adversarial interviews,
56
angst of the inbox, the,
147
antennae,
183
setting up,
71
appeal to ego,
145
Approach Letter,
133
,
140–143
,
147
,
149–151
,
155
,
161
,
165–166
,
171–172
,
175
,
177
,
184
Approach Letter disclaimer,
161–162
assistants, righthand,
153
awareness of value,
129
being focused,
125
Bolles, Richard,
104
branded resume,
127–128
branding, personal,
86
building a network for life,
176
business
card, always have a,
64
owner, think like a,
188
candidate-driven market, a,
21
career
fitness,
72
inventory,
48
,
86
,
127
inventory process, a,
192
management, lifetime,
189
mobility,
72
relationship development, effective,
188
transition,
85
,
87–89
career tribe,
a well-managed,
183
211
developing your,
176–177
,
179
establishing your,
71
maintaining your,
72
,
183
,
189
career tribe
development, stealth campaign for,
184
members, your,
180
,
185
career-maintenance-focused stealth campaign,
60
caste system, the,
40
casual settings,
160
changing careers,
84
chit-chat, unattached,
128
Classifieds Exercise, the,
108
,
118–120
,
137–138
contacts that have altitude,
123
Contacts Wish List,
137–138
contribution, the good feeling of,
40
creating ongoing relationships,
70
cutting edge, the,
84
,
96
,
117
,
137
de-desperatize,
127–128
direction, your,
89
disclaimer on the Approach Letter,
161–162
earnest and sincere interest,
69
ego, appeal to,
145
ego-stroking, expert,
145
e-mail introduction, an,
174
emotional bond, creating an,
126
employer-driven market, an,
22
enthusiasm, natural,
126
enthusiastic interests, your,
122
establishing your career tribe,
71
esteem-building process,
48
Evolution of a Hire, the,
49
,
52–54
,
58
,
70
experts,
131
face-to-face
contact,
149
encounters,
150
meetings,
155
,
165
meetings, seven guidelines for,
151
fear of each other,
64
Finding the S-Spot,
120
finding your wells,
134
first impressions,
167
fitness, career,
72
5 Stages of a Stealth Interview, The,
146
,
157
,
166
,
167
,
177
,
184
focused, being,
125
formal letter, a,
147
4M Method of Career Management, the,
61–76
,
78
four steps for effective stealth meetings,
165
Freebird Exercise, the,
108
,
118
,
120
,
137
friendly referrals,
53
gatekeeper nets,
152
genuine, be,
83
guidance, seek,
123
headhunters,
21–22
hidden job market, the,
22–23
higher calling, your,
87
higher-altitude
connections,
138
contacts,
123
higher-level person, a,
124
hobbies,
84
informational interviews,
79–81
inherited networks,
136
initial handshake, the,
167
inquiry, approach from joyful,
126
insider information,
41
interest,
earnest and sincere,
69
have an authentic and engaging,
124
interested, be,
70
interests,
passionate,
108
your,
89
your enthusiastic,
122
interviews,
adversarial,
56
informational,
79–81
stealth,
157
,
167
,
173
,
179
,
183–184
investment opportunities,
72
job-search-focused stealth campaign,
59
joyful inquiry, approach from,
126
Kennedy, Dan,
35
leverage,
58
locating your networks,
134
lunch and dinner meetings,
160
maintaining your career tribe,
72
market,
a candidate-driven,
21
an employer-driven,
22
the hidden job,
22–23
meetings,
four steps for effective
stealth,
165
lunch and dinner,
160
mining your networks,
136
mobility, career,
72
multi-job mindset, get into a,
105
natural enthusiasm,
126
needy
job hunting,
87
people,
78
network of relationships, tapping into your current,
131
networking, the stealth method of,
192
networking tools, social,
189
networks,
inherited,
136
locating your,
134
mining your,
136
social,
177
non-desperate research,
128
non-interactive letter, a,
155
opportunity-focused stealth campaign,
59
overt job search, definition of the,
45
passionate interests,
108
passions,
101
align our work with our,
98
true, dormant, or latent,
109
personal
brand,
48
,
127
,
192
branding,
86
portfolio career,
105
proper channels,
41
random acts of find-ness,
69
rapport, establish,
167
recruiters,
22
redirection,
38
referral bonus,
51
referrals,
127
,
166–167
,
173–174
,
183–184
friendly,
53
stealth,
58
relationship
development, effective
career,
188
equity, building up your,
168–169
,
172
relationships,
creating ongoing,
70
stealth,
150
your current,
131–132
request for connections in a stealth interview,
173
research, non-desperate,
128
an authentic,
153
20 questions to ask about
your,
166
your,
158
,
163
,
165–166
research project meetings,
131
research projects,
87
,
114
,
129
,
184
design your,
124
set up,
83
Resparking Exercise, the,
115
,
120
,
137
resume, branded,
127–128
Return on
Effort,
188
Individuality,
188
self-
employment,
104
esteem,
192
expression,
36
,
92
sufficiency,
129
selling yourself,
122
sense of value,
129
setting up antennae,
71
social
media,
68
network connections, mining your,
149
networking tools,
189
networks,
177
spaghetti approach, the,
148
stealth approach, a,
23
,
44
,
122–123
,
148
stealth campaign,
114
,
128
,
131–132
,
159
career-maintenance-focused,
60
job-search-focused,
59
opportunity-focused,
59
your,
180
your own,
87
stealth campaign for career tribe development,
184
stealth interview,
157
acknowledgment and bonding in the,
167
request for connections in,
173
stealth interviews,
167
,
173
,
179
,
183–184
Stealth Job Search Method, The,
43
,
46–48
stealth meeting, the first,
156
stealth meetings,
172
,
176
,
179–180
four steps for effective,
165
stealth method, a,
148
stealth method of networking, the,
192
stealth methods,
134
stealth mindset, a,
86
stealth referrals,
58
stealth relationships, create effective,
24
,
150
Sweet Spot, your,
99
,
105–107
,
120–121
,
137
Sweet-Spot maintenance program, a,
106–107
tapping into your current network of relationships,
131
10 Time-Tested Principles for Launching an Effective Stealth Campaign,
61
,
73
top-of-mind status,
70
turning point, a “bad,”
90–91
unknown, the,
88–89
value,
awareness of,
129
sense of,
129
