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How to Choose the Very Best Companies to Interview on Campus

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

"How to Choose the Very Best Companies to Interview on Campus"

On-campus interviews are a gift. They will be by far the easiest interviews for you to find. Since they are "free" interviews, many students approach on-campus interviewing with little advance thought or preparation. As often happens, when something is given away for free, it has little perceived value. Be careful, however, that you spend this free resource wisely. On-campus interviewing is a once-in-a-lifetime activity. You will never again in your job search be granted the opportunity to simply "sign up" for interviews. Planning allows you to maximize this opportunity.

Choose your interviews wisely. Year after year, students flock to the "household name" companies that come to campus (Exxon, IBM, General Motors, etc.), while some of the best employers go almost unnoticed, unable to fill their available interview slots. Why? Because they are not well-known. And few students take the time to do the research and find out about these companies. Often there are pleasant surprises when looking into many of the smaller companies, which are often more growth-oriented and offer better opportunities for career advancement.

Think about it this way. If you were deciding whether to invest money in a company's stock, wouldn't you take the time to fully research the company, find out its product marketing, potential growth rate, and competitive position in the marketplace? Of course you would. So why would you settle for anything less when deciding in which company to invest your energies for the all-important beginning of your career?

Ironically, many college students end up going to work for companies that they would not invest their own money in. Think about it. If you would not consider investing even $500 in the stock of the company, why would you consider investing your career in that very same company?

Next newsletter: "The Personal Investment Decision Technique"

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- Job Search Book Online

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