Acknowledgments vii
Preface: How To Use This Book viii
1 Musical Chairs and Porridge 1(12)
2 How the Job Market Really Works 13(10)
3 Where Are You Going? 23(16)
4 How to Measure Your Search Activities 39(12)
5 Building Lead Lists 51(26)
6 Managing Hundreds of Leads 77(4)
7 How to Reach Out to People 81(28)
8 Dust off Your Network 109(6)
9 What to Talk about with Friends and Strangers 115(12)
10 Engaging Possible Employers 127(6)
11 Objections and Gatekeepers 133(16)
12 How to Break into Organizations 149(32)
13 Staying Alive 181(4)
14 Job Clubs, Chance Opportunities, and Perseverance 185(7)
Index 192