Job Hunter Newsletter
What To Say To Get The Interview
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- -Job Search Tip of the Week - "What To Say To Get The Interview"
-Help Spread The Word!
-Job Search Links
-Free Job Search Book
-Sponsor: Reduce Your Student Loan Payments
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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:
"What To Say To Get The Interview"
When you reach the hiring manager, you need to be fully prepared with a structured script. It's time for action and brevity. The best thing you can do is have a ready script that you can rely on--but don't use a script as something to actually recite from. It is merely a dress rehearsal to give structure to your call so that you are fully prepared to cover all the key points.
Although the basic approach can be altered, you should follow this structure to keep your calls brief, yet productive:
- Introduction - Who you are
- Purpose - Why you are calling
- Summary - A brief summary of your potential benefits
- Action - The step(s) to be taken
There are two primary approaches that can be used with this structure: the direct approach and the indirect approach. These will be covered in the next two newsletters.
Next newsletter: "The Direct Approach"
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- 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!
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Job Search Links:
- Searching job postings:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/jobs - Setting up a job alert:
http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/SearchForm.asp?alert=y - Post your resume:
http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/SignUpForm.asp - Update your posted resume:
http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/LoginForm.asp - Creating your resume:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/resumes - Quickstart resume templates:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/resumes/quickstart - Creating your cover letter:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/coverletters - Career information/exploration:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/careers - Employer research:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/employers - Top Entry Level Employers:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers - Interviewing techniques:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/intv - Salary info--how much are you worth?
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/salaries - Job offer negotiation:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/offer
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- 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.
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