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IN THIS ISSUE:

-Job Search Tip of the Week - "Resume Checklist"
-Help Spread The Word!
-Job Search Links
-Free Job Search Book
-Sponsor: Lower Your Monthly Payments on Student Loans

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

"Resume Checklist"

Use this checklist to ensure that your resume is complete:

1. One page only, unless you have significant previous experience
2. Word processor generated, with full spell check and proofing
3. Times Roman or other Serif font, 10 point to 12 point size
4. No more than two fonts or two sizes
5. Margins no less than .75" and no more than 1.5"
6. Quality bond paper, 8.5x11 inches
7. Contact information clearly stated; campus and permanent addresses both listed if appropriate
8. Clear, focused objective
9. Summary of your top three or four skills listed as bullet points
10. Degree listed first, college/university second
11. GPA listed if over 3.0
12. Major GPA listed if over 3.0 and overall GPA under 3.0
13. Graduation date listed, even if you have not yet graduated
14. Experience section listing most notable accomplishments
15. Descriptive (not actual) job titles
16. Industry buzzwords and keywords included
17. Activities section listing your most notable extracurricular activities
18. No personal data or potentially discriminatory data
19. Spell check and grammar check your resume--twice; then have at least two other people do it for you again

Next newsletter: "The Reality of Cover Letters"

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- 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!

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Job Search Links:

• Searching job postings:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/jobs
• Setting up a job alert:
  http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/SearchForm.asp?alert=y
• Post your resume:
  http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/SignUpForm.asp
• Update your posted resume:
  http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/LoginForm.asp
• Creating your resume:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/resumes
• Quickstart resume templates:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/resumes/quickstart
• Creating your cover letter:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/coverletters
• Career information/exploration:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/careers
• Employer research:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/employers
• Top Entry Level Employers:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers
• Interviewing techniques:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/intv
• Salary info--how much are you worth?
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/salaries
• Job offer negotiation:
  http://www.CollegeGrad.com/offer

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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 (the 2003 edition) 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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