Job Hunter Newsletter
Friends in High Places
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Job Search Minute Video - "How would your boss or professor describe you?"
- Job Search Tip of the Week - "Friends in High Places"
- Help Spread The Word!
- Job Search Links
- Free Job Search Book
- Job Search Video
So you think you're ready to ace your interview? Maybe so, but first try reviewing some of the toughest interview questions. How would you answer the "How has your experience prepared you for this job" question? Need some help? Check out our one-minute-video tip:
www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos/how-would-your-boss-or-professor-describe-you.shtml
CollegeGrad.com features more than 60 job tips in one minute video format. Review them all at:
www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos
- Job Search Tip of the Week, by Brian Krueger, author of "College Grad Job Hunter," the #1 book for entry level job search:
"Friends in High Places"
One of the worst mistakes you can make in your job search is to treat the secretary (a/k/a administrative assistant or executive assistant) poorly or on an inferior basis. The secretary usually has a great deal of influence over whether or not you will be hired. One of the first things I do after an interview is ask my executive assistant what she thinks of the person. If the person was rude to her or treated her disrespectfully, the person is automatically eliminated from consideration! That's right--no matter how well the candidate did in the interview, if he or she not equally impressive to my executive assistant, I know that the person was a fake and was just putting on a good show in the interview. The secretary/admin is one of the best "friends" you can have within the company. But do not go beyond standard business protocol. I have also disqualified some in the past for coming on to my assistant. Be professional.
One other important tidbit is to always take note of the secretary's name. It's a scary thought, but this person may be the actual Guardian of the Gate you will need to get past when you call the manager again at a later date. Make friends now so that you have an ally later.
Next newsletter: "Success Signals"
- 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!
Job Search Links:
- Searching job postings
- Setting up a job alert
- Post your resume
- Update your posted resume
- Creating your resume
- Quickstart resume templates
- Creating your cover letter
- Career information/exploration
- Employer research
- Top Entry Level Employers
- Interviewing techniques
- Salary info--how much are you worth?
- Job offer negotiation
- 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:
- The #1 entry level job search book ("College Grad Job Hunter").
- It's free.
It's that simple. So don't buy the hype. Read the real information you need for FREE:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/book
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 is being continually updated at CollegeGrad.com. So the most current version of the book is actually the online, free version.
