Job Hunter Newsletter

The #1 Statement To Generate The Job Offer

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Job Search Minute Video - "What is your greatest weakness?"
• Job Search Tip of the Week - "The #1 Statement To Generate The Job Offer"
• Help Spread The Word!
• Job Search Links
• Free Job Search Book

Contents

- 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 question: "What is your greatest weakness?" Need some help? Check out our one-minute-video tip:

www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos/what-is-your-greatest-weakness.shtml

CollegeGrad.com features more than 60 job tips in one minute video format. Review them all at:

www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos

Contents

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

"The #1 Statement To Generate The Job Offer"

So what is the very best statement you can make to generate the job offer? Simple. Ask for the job:

"I feel my background and experience are a good fit for this position and I am very interested. I am ready to consider your best offer!"

Want to make it an ever stronger statement? Replace the statement: "I am ready to consider your best offer" with a statement and a question:

"I would very much like to work here. May I have the job?"

Okay, it may sound a little bold, but remember: it is far and away the number one way to generate a job offer. It has been proven again and again that by asking for the job, you will greatly increase your odds of receiving a job offer.

The prerequisites to this approach are threefold:

1. You have already sold them on you as a candidate.
2. They have already sold you on working for them (and hopefully it shows in your passion and enthusiasm for the job).
3. You are talking to the person who makes the hiring decision.

Okay, hold on, you might be saying. I can see having the first two, but how do I know who makes the hiring decision? Simple. Ask. "Who will be making the hiring decision for this position?" Ask HR, ask the managers, ask a peer level. Any of them can tell you. You just need to ask.

Then meet with that person last and tell them you want the job. Make life easy for them. If the are sitting on the fence, this will bring them over to your side.

This is not the time to be shy. If you want to get married, you must eventually pop the question! If you are ready, ask them. Do not wait for them to ask you. This book is about breaking the rules in a positive way. And this is one of the best ways to break the rules and generate a job offer.

Next newsletter: "Generating Multiple Offers"

Contents

- 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!

Contents

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

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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:

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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