Cover -- Title page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Website -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part One: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 1: The Beginning: Getting Started or Getting Going -- Setting Goals -- Searching for a Job -- Starting Again After an Absence -- You're Hired! Now What? -- Sticking to Your Goals -- Chapter 2: Making a Good First Impression: The Art of the Cover Letter -- Statement of Interest or Intent -- Summary of Your Qualifications -- A Writing Sample -- Structure of a Cover Letter -- Common Cover Letter Mistakes -- Common Questions About Cover Letters -- Keys to a Good Cover Letter -- Chapter 3: Documenting Your Employment History: The Art of the Resume -- What to Include in a Resume -- What Not to Include in a Resume -- Common Questions About Resumes -- Chapter 4: Online Identities: Managing Your Online Presence and Building Your Brand -- Your Professional Online Identity -- Online Portfolios -- Maintaining Two Separate Online Identities -- Personal Branding -- Chapter 5: Interviewing: Getting Ready for the Show -- Types of Interviews -- How to Prepare for an Interview -- What to Expect From the Organization -- Concluding Your Interview -- Part Two: Staging Your Own Set -- Chapter 6: Networking: Getting Involved in the Profession -- Local Organizations -- Statewide Organizations -- National and International Organizations -- How to Get Involved -- Benefits of Professional Involvement -- Chapter 7: From Here to There: Time for a Change -- Getting Ready -- Moving From One Field of Librarianship to Another -- Creative Ideas for GettingFrom Here to There -- Informational Interviews -- Chapter 8: Putting Yourself Out There: Presenting and Writing -- The Idea -- Presenting -- Writing -- Partner Up -- The Art of Speaking and Writing Well -- Chapter 9: Job Flexibility: Possibility or Myth? -- Types of Flexible Work.

Pursuing a Flexible Schedule in Your Current Workplace -- Finding a Flexible Job -- Chapter 10: Alternative Jobs: The Nontraditional Career Path -- How to Get Started -- Finding an Alternative Job -- Selling My Degree to People Outside Libraries -- Going Back to Libraries -- Part Three: Finishing Stages -- Chapter 11: Moving Up the Ladder: Stepping Into Management -- Developing a Plan -- Stepping Into Management -- Dealing With Multiple Generations in the Workplace -- Chapter 12: Keeping Up: Following Technology and Trends -- What New Technology Can Do for You -- How to Keep Current -- Online Resources -- Chapter 13: Collaboration: Forming Productive Partnerships -- Partnering on a Local Level -- Collaborating Outside Your Institution -- Finding Partners to Collaborate With -- Chapter 14: Retirement: Wrapping Up Your Career and Planning for the Next Stage -- Preparing Others -- Preparing Yourself -- Appendix A: Contributors -- Appendix B: Resources -- Appendix C: Survey -- About the Authors -- Index.