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The Kamikaze Technique
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Job Search Minute Video - "Your Resume Education Section"
- Job Search Tip of the Week - "The Kamikaze Technique"
- Education Center - "Continuing Education Now Easier to Manage"
- Help Spread The Word!
- Job Search Links
- Free Job Search Book
Job Search Video
"Your Resume Education Section"
Education information should be pretty straight-forward, right? Well, keep in mind that whoever is reading your resume is trying to get the most important information in the least amount of time. So make sure that you have all the most important education information in the right place and written the right way. To find out how, watch our one-minute-video tip:
www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos/your-resume-education-section.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:
"The Kamikaze Technique"
A more aggressive version of the Rejection Reversal Technique and the Isolation Technique is to commit yourself to turning the situation around and getting another interview. The Kamikaze Technique works well when you have been closed out at an early point in the process, especially with on-campus interviews that have gone awry.
What happens if you blow the initial interview with Human Resources or some other non-hiring manager? End of the line? Roll over and die? Not necessarily. Try going kamikaze. It’s not necessarily crash and burn, although it does help if you have rather daring tendencies to help make it work. Allow me to explain.
What you need to do is contact the Hiring Manager (not the person you wowedâ€or bow-wowed, as the case may beâ€in the initial interview) and explain the situation. You have already met with the HR person and they have informed you that your background is very interesting, but not what they are looking for at this exact moment. If you sincerely had a bad day (illness, recent brain surgery, dog was being held for ransom, etc.), let them know. Valid excuses do count. The key is to let them know that you really want to go to work for their company and you would be willing to fly, drive, hitchhike, whatever, to be there and meet with them, even if just for fifteen minutes. “Would you please give me the chance to prove myself with you personally?†You can even play to what is hopefully a giant “I am the manager†ego with the “After all, you are the Hiring Manager, right?†line. Let them know you truly want to work for their company and will do whatever is necessary to make it happen.
Crash and burn? Sure, it happens. But remember, you have already taken a direct hit. So why not go kamikaze? The results might surprise you.
A recent college grad used this technique to secure a company-site interview after he got the standard rejection letter based on the campus interview. He called the Branch Manager, told him he would be in the Chicago area the following week, and asked for further consideration so that he could show his full experience level, including a recent project he had completed. The manager agreed to bring him in and put him through the paces. He aced the company’s aptitude test, impressed all the key managers, and had a job offer in hand by the end of the week!
Yes, miracles do happen. Especially when you do your part in bringing them about.
Next newsletter: "Real World Experience"
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.
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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:
- The #1 entry level job search book ("College Grad Job Hunter").
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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.
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