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]]> By: Graduation Speech: Three Life Planning Questions For Grads | My Super-Charged Life http://www.mydollarplan.com/6-job-search-tips-for-new-college-grads/#comment-8618 Graduation Speech: Three Life Planning Questions For Grads | My Super-Charged Life Tue, 26 May 2009 13:44:10 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=834#comment-8618 [...] can always settle down, search for a job and do the traditional thing later too.  By the way, the traditional thing isn’t all [...]

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]]> By: Ruth http://www.mydollarplan.com/6-job-search-tips-for-new-college-grads/#comment-8616 Ruth Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:28 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=834#comment-8616 In this day and age, I think that networking is one of the most important skills anyone can develop. There's so much competition out there that who you know really can make all the difference. Susan Kennedy and Karen Baker have a great section on how to sell yourself in their workbook <a href="http://www.internbridge.com/jobcoach" rel="nofollow">The Job Coach for Young Professionals</a>. The more contacts you can make, the better your chances will of landing the perfect job will be. In this day and age, I think that networking is one of the most important skills anyone can develop. There’s so much competition out there that who you know really can make all the difference. Susan Kennedy and Karen Baker have a great section on how to sell yourself in their workbook The Job Coach for Young Professionals. The more contacts you can make, the better your chances will of landing the perfect job will be.

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]]> By: Margo http://www.mydollarplan.com/6-job-search-tips-for-new-college-grads/#comment-8518 Margo Fri, 15 May 2009 19:10:22 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=834#comment-8518 My job search recommendations are pretty simple: 1. Write a good resume. Don't lie. Ask a couple of working professionals to review it. If you're right out of college, there is no excuse for a resume longer than one page. 2. Write a good (short - two or three paragraphs, tops) cover letter. Highlight the parts of your employment/volunteer/personal history that make you good for the job. If you're looking for a job in a field where you don't have experience, admit it and explain why you think you'll do a great job anyway. ("I don't have much experience with engineering/machining/etc, but I learn quickly/am great with numbers/have experience with woodworking.") 3. Be awesome in interviews. Answer the questions you can answer calmly and concisely; when you can't answer a question, admit it and explain how you'd find the answer. My job search recommendations are pretty simple:

1. Write a good resume. Don’t lie. Ask a couple of working professionals to review it. If you’re right out of college, there is no excuse for a resume longer than one page.
2. Write a good (short – two or three paragraphs, tops) cover letter. Highlight the parts of your employment/volunteer/personal history that make you good for the job. If you’re looking for a job in a field where you don’t have experience, admit it and explain why you think you’ll do a great job anyway. (”I don’t have much experience with engineering/machining/etc, but I learn quickly/am great with numbers/have experience with woodworking.”)
3. Be awesome in interviews. Answer the questions you can answer calmly and concisely; when you can’t answer a question, admit it and explain how you’d find the answer.

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]]> By: Kasey http://www.mydollarplan.com/6-job-search-tips-for-new-college-grads/#comment-8512 Kasey Fri, 15 May 2009 03:33:47 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=834#comment-8512 i have had a hard time finding a job after being laid off and graduating college over 5 years ago so love finding these sites with pieces of advice. Also great stuff here: http://vjournal.com/compare-my-resume. She has good tips (esp for you ladies). i have had a hard time finding a job after being laid off and graduating college over 5 years ago so love finding these sites with pieces of advice. Also great stuff here: http://vjournal.com/compare-my-resume. She has good tips (esp for you ladies).

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]]> By: cwcomment http://www.mydollarplan.com/6-job-search-tips-for-new-college-grads/#comment-8500 cwcomment Thu, 14 May 2009 02:20:05 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=834#comment-8500 With all of these many steps and the varied advice out there it's important to use the power of small in your job search to stay focused and avoid getting overwhelmed. I find breaking my to do list down into "minitasks" that I can get accomplished in one day. And with online networking, don't panic- start with the people you know and it will grow exponentially. With all of these many steps and the varied advice out there it’s important to use the power of small in your job search to stay focused and avoid getting overwhelmed. I find breaking my to do list down into “minitasks” that I can get accomplished in one day. And with online networking, don’t panic- start with the people you know and it will grow exponentially.

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