Job Hunter Newsletter
Successful Job Offer Negotiation
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Job Search Minute Video - "Developing Your Keyword Resume"
- Job Search Tip of the Week - "Successful Job Offer Negotiation"
- Education Center - "Continuing Education Now Easier to Manage"
- Help Spread The Word!
- Job Search Links
- Free Job Search Book
- Job Search Video
So you think your resume is ready for distribution among potential employers? Maybe so, but first check in with our resume tips. Have you keyword-ized your resume? Not sure how to do that? Check out our one-minute-video tip:
www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos/developing-your-keyword-resume.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:
"Successful Job Offer Negotiation"
In the excitement of the actual job offer, the tendency for many grads is to make the costly error of accepting the first offer that comes their way. However, the time frame between when the initial offer is made to when you accept the offer is a golden opportunity for negotiation. If these two events are simultaneous, you will lose a chance to negotiate which you may never have again.
Remember that you are not in a position to negotiate money (and/or any of the other attachments) until after the "sale" is made. So the information in this chapter should be utilized only if you are truly ready for salary negotiations.
How do you know when you are ready to negotiate? You are ready to negotiate when you have a "ready buyer." You are ready to negotiate when you hear anything from "We are ready to make the offer" to the formal letter offering you the job. Until that time, you are not yet ready to negotiate the "whats" of the offer. Until then, you are only negotiating the "ifs" of whether you will get the offer. It is always the best negotiating posture to wait until you have the actual job offer in hand. In writing, if possible. Get the offer first, then begin your negotiating.
To steadfastly put forth your "I am ready to consider your very best offer" response when the employer shows true interest at the end of the interviewing process should lead to the best possible initial offer from the company. I say "initial" because it is exactly that. Very few companies have offers that are "cut in stone"--even those that say they do. Often they will give in to many of the requested perks.
Next newsletter: "Outstanding Negotiation Questions"
- Education Center - Continuing Education Now Easier to Manage
Education may have its benefits, but it's still an investment of time. Fortunately, technological advances make earning your degree easier to manage than ever, even if you're working full-time or supporting a family. Online degree programs are booming, both in number and credibility. Many are accredited, and most allow you to work whenever and wherever you can. Even campus-based programs typically cater to a working adult's schedule, offering night and weekend courses.
Browse Top Online Degree Programs at:
- 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.
