Resources - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 - Employment Fundamentals

Salaries

• Massage Therapy Facts - A salary survey from the ABMP site [PDF]
• Industry Fact Sheet - An overview of the current state of the massage profession [PDF]
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Nature of the work of Massage Therapists, working conditions, training, qualifications, and advancement, employment, job outlook, and earnings
• us Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics - Massage Therapists occupational employment and wages
• Personal Salary Report - Information on salary expectations
• Salary Wizard - Information on median expected salary for Massage Therapists in the United States
• The Education Factor - Article: Massage Therapy Degrees by Gabby Hyman
• Career Explorer - Salary information for various career fields

Job Interviews

• Model Business Skills Assesment - Forms designed for business service skills instruction
• All Business - Job interview checklist
• Interviewing Strategy - Article: Ask Ella: Creating An Interviewing Strategy by Ella Kallish. The best interviewing strategy is preparedness
• Six Species of Interviewers - How to read an interviewer's style
• About: Job Searching - Common interview questions and answers

Résumé Writing

• Résumé and CV Templates - Résumé templates for use with Microsoft Word
• Quintessential Careers - Free resources on cover letters, résumés, interviewing, networking, salary negotiation
• Money Instructor - Helpful career, work, and business information, advice, and tips that assists you with your own career and work life
• Job Web - How to write an effective résumé, how to prepare for the interview, and writing cover letters. Career development and job search advice for new college graduates
• Quest Career Services - 15 Tips for Writing Winning Résumés: a short article about writing a résumé to effectively market yourself to employers
• Creating Prints - Résumé Writing Service: "Creative and Professional Résumés that Work!"
• Rockport Institute - How to write a masterpiece of a résumé
• Alec - Free tips on writing your résumé, finding a job, and handling interviews
• Writing Résumés and Cover Letters Theme Page - Reference links to two types of resources related to the study of writing résumés
• Elements of Résumé Style - Book: Elements of Résumé Style: Essential Rules and Eye-Opening Advice for Writing Résumés and Cover Letters That Work by Scott Bennett. Published by AMACOM/American Management Association 2005. Entertaining and informative. Provides step-by-step tips for writing résumés and selecting best layouts
• Résumé Magic - Book: Résumé Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Résumé Writer by Susan Britton Whitcomb. Published by Jist Works, 3rd Edition 2005. Extensive information about how to write a résumé that gets the attention of hiring managers. Includes tips on cover letter writing and interview preparation. Provides dozens of examples of before-and-after résumé examples

Employment Contracts

• Fabjob - How to get hired as a massage therapist or start your own massage therapy business. Fabjob Guide E-Book includes sample employment contract
• Massage Today - Article: Are You Under Contract? by Jenn Sommermann, LCMT. Information about the importance of contracts

Negotiating a Raise

• Kiplinger - Article: Five Steps to Negotiating a Raise by Erin Burt
• Everyone Negotiates - Article: I Want a Raise! Fifteen tips to help negotiate your success.

Performance Reviews

• About.com: Careers - Article:Employee Performance Reviews. Explains how to prepare for performance reviews
• Findlaw - Self Performance Review Evaluation Form

Career Success Secrets

• The Job Search Pro Advice Column - Article: Characteristics of a "Good" Employee
• The Ape Man - Article: Tips on Being an Employee
• Career Advice - Article: Career Advice: Five Secrets to Becoming the Perfect Employee that Everyone Wants - Part One by Ed Sykes