Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prequels: Anticipating Job Loss -- Step 1 - The Emotional Impact of Job Loss -- 1 - Job Loss Grieving -- 2 - Secondhand Job Loss -- Step 2 - Life after Unemployment -- 3 - Recovery -- 4 - Getting Organized -- 5 - Rebuilding your Professional Identity -- Step 3 - Developing a Career Plan -- 6 - Developing your Career Plan -- 7 - All-Important Research -- 8 - Personality Testing -- 9 - Personal Marketing Plan -- Step 4 - Crafting an Effective Résumé -- 10 - Résumé Components -- 11 - Chronological or Functional Résumé? -- 12 - Keywords: The Hidden Language of the Internet -- 13 - Channeling the Power of the Internet -- 14 - Creating Internet-Friendly Documents -- Step 5 - The Power of Networking -- 15 - The Visible Job Market -- 16 - In-Person Networking -- 17 - Social Networking -- Step 6 - Effective Interviewing -- 18 - The Interview: Types and Styles -- 19 - Informational Interviews -- 20 - The Screening Interview -- 21 - The Interview: Concerns and Questions -- 22 - Strategies to Ace an Interview -- 23 - The Salary Negotiation Process -- Step 7 - Reemployment: Hit the Ground Running -- 24 - Prepared and Ready to Go -- 25 - Your First Six Months -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the Author -- Free Sample Chapter from Acing the Interview.