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The Greatest Resume Mistake
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Job Search Minute Video - "The Second Most Important Interview Non-Verbal"
- Job Search Tip of the Week - "The Greatest Resume Mistake"
- Education Center - "Why Earning Your Master's Degree Makes Cents"
- Help Spread The Word!
- Job Search Links
- Free Job Search Book
Job Search Video
"The Second Most Important Interview Non-Verbal"
There's more to communication than the words you use so don't ignore the non-verbals during your interview. As always, practice is important so that you don't have to figure everything out when you're at the interview. And learn what the most important non-verbal is in our one-minute-video tip:
www.CollegeGrad.com/job-search-videos/the-second-most-important-interview-non-verbal.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 Greatest Resume Mistake"
Every year, I see resumes from students who try to "stretch the truth" in order to sound more desirable on paper. Resume inflation. This lack of honesty, when discovered, instantly disqualifies that person from further consideration. Corporate Recruiters are paid to screen people out, and the quickest and surest way a candidate is screened out is when a "white lie" (it is still a lie, white or black) or exaggeration is found.
A recent graduate attempted to show experience in a computer language by placing it on his resume. It generated calls, but it also generated rejection letters when it became apparent that he did not really have a foundational understanding of the language. Doors were shut (very hard, I might add) that could have otherwise been open to him.
Remember, the resume is not a work of fiction. While it should emphasize the positive, it should never emphasize what does not exist.
Next newsletter: "The Fifteen-Second Proof Technique"
Education Center
"Why Earning Your Master's Degree Makes Cents"
You know that continuing your education will improve your earning power, not to mention open new career doors, but is a master's degree really worth the investment? Research suggests it is. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a master's degree holder earns more than $10,000 more on average each year than one with a bachelor's degree alone, and nearly $500,000 over the course of his or her working life. Advanced education also improves your employment and advancement potential, opening up career doors you'd never imagined. What's more, online degree programs and flexible campus scheduling makes earning a degree while keeping your day job easier than ever before.
Find a Master's Program Today:
www.CollegeGrad.com/schools/masters.shtml
- 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
- Post your 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.
Disclaimer: please note that all of the links were active as of the newsletter publication, but some may become inactive over time.
