Job Hunter Newsletter

The Balance Sheet Decision Technique

Disclaimer: please note that all of the links were active as of the newsletter publication, but some may become inactive over time.

Previous | View 2004 Newsletters | | Next

--------------------

IN THIS ISSUE:

--------------------

Contents

- Job Alerts

Do you have a job alert set up yet? If not, you are missing out on a large number of job opportunities.

CollegeGrad.com is posting as many as 1000 new entry level jobs per day. If you haven't searched our site for jobs lately, please do so today:

And if you have not set up a job alert, now is the time to do so:

...by setting up a job alert, you will be informed via e-mail whenever a new job is posted at CollegeGrad.com that meets your criteria. Be the first to know about new opportunities!

--------------------

Contents

- Job Search Tip of the Week, by Brian Krueger, author of "College Grad Job Hunter," the #1 book for entry level job search:

"The Balance Sheet Decision Technique"

There is an easy way to determine whether an offer is acceptable. The method was originated by one of the wisest men in the history of our country--Ben Franklin. The name of the technique? The Balance Sheet Decision Technique. He probably never called it that, but good old Ben used it just the same. In weighing a difficult decision, he would take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. Then he would put the heading "Reasons For" on the left side and "Reasons Against" on the right side. He would proceed to list the positive aspects of the decision on the left and the negative aspects of the decision on the right. Once everything was down on paper, the answer usually became obvious to him. Use the Balance Sheet Decision Technique in evaluating the initial offer. Important: do not evaluate the position against what you want. Instead, evaluate it against the next best alternative. For some, that may be your present job. For others, it may be another job offer. And for others, it may be unemployment and continuing the job search.

Whatever you do, don't get caught in the "hope trap"--comparing your offer against what you hope another company will offer. Until you have it in writing, you are comparing against vapor. Make sure all of your negotiations are on firm, solid foundations. Otherwise, you may find it all slipping out from under you. Objective #1 is to get the job offer. Then, and only then, can you begin to negotiate that job offer.

If the job offer is still truly "unacceptable" per the Balance Sheet Decision Technique, continue with the Unacceptable Offer Negotiation section. Otherwise, what you really have is an acceptable job offer that you were hoping would be better. Read the Acceptable Offer Negotiation section for advice on how to potentially improve this type of offer.

Next newsletter: "The Unacceptable Offer Negotiation Technique"

--------------------

Contents

- Help Spread The Word!

Do you know of someone who can benefit from the information in this newsletter? Simply forward this e-mail to them and tell them to subscribe at http://www.CollegeGrad.com/newsletter. Thanks for spreading the good word!

--------------------

Contents

Job Search Links:

--------------------

Contents

- Job Search Book Online

There are at least two other entry level Web sites that offer books on job searching, proclaming that they will tell you everything you need to know about entry level job search.

However, there is a very important point about these books they don't mention up front: they cost money.

At CollegeGrad.com, we give you two things they don't:

    1. The #1 entry level job search book ("College Grad Job Hunter").
    2. It's free.

It's that simple. So don't buy the hype. Read the real information you need for FREE:

Don't ever pay for books or reports or resources of lower quality when you can access the very best quality information for free.

P.S. Yes, you can buy "College Grad Job Hunter" in hardcopy format as well at Amazon.com for $15 (actually, 30% off that price), but the online version is better. Why? Because the version at Amazon.com (the 2003 edition) is being continually updated at CollegeGrad.com. So the most current version of the book is actually the online, free version.

--------------------

Contents

- Sponsor: Reduce Your Student Loan Payments AND Lock-in Rates as Low as 2.25%!

If you currently have student loans to payoff, you will want to pay attention to this news. Interest rates have come down considerably in the past couple of years, and you now have an opportunity to lock-in at a rate as low as 2.25%!

Now is the time to consolidate your student loans while rates are at their lowest. You can also reduce your student loan payments by as much as 54%!

To find out if you qualify, take the quick 60 Second Eligibility Test:


Previous | View 2004 Newsletters | | Next

Featured Jobs From Indeed