Meet Your Coaches and Resume Writers
Part I – Preparation and Messaging
Chapter 1: Things to Know About Your Job Search as a Recent College Graduate
Your Job Search Arsenal: Considerations, Tools, and Tactics
Clean Up All Social Media Before Starting a Job Search
What Employers Look for and Discover on Social Media
How Important is Your GPA When Searching for a Job?
How Important to Your Career is Your First Job After College?
What Employers are Looking for When Hiring New College Graduates
Who Hires New College Graduates?
Common Job Search Mistakes of Recent College Graduates
A Gap Year and Your Job Search
Dealing with a Criminal Record
The Psychology of Persuasion and Your Job Search
Getting Off to a Successful Start
Chapter 2: Essential Job Search Topics and Tools
Job Skills, Professional Qualities, and Character Traits
Understanding the Employer’s Mindset
Knowing What an Employer Wants in an Open Position
Matching Experience and “Word Clouds”
Your Resume is Your Marketing Brochure
Use of Recommendations on a Resume
Highlighting a Unique Qualification or Achievement on Your Resume
Information NOT to be Included on a Resume
Testing the Impact of Your Resume
Attaching Your Resume to Your Online Profile
Your LinkedIn Profile-Sections
Introducing LinkedIn Optimization
How does it work . . . How Does an HR Recruiter Use LinkedIn to Find Candidates?
The Open Candidates Feature on LinkedIn
Measuring the Effectiveness of Your LinkedIn Profile
What Do You Do with Your LinkedIn Profile After You Get a Job?
Sample of an Optimized College Graduate LinkedIn Profile
Chapter 5: Cover Letters and Other Written Communications
The Cover Letter Success Formula
Thank You Letter When You Are Not Selected for the Job
Some Final Words about Written Communications
Part II – Generating Job Leads
Chapter 6: On-Campus Career Fairs
Use of Resumes and Business Cards
Get a Portfolio and Take Notes
Hit the “B” List First to Warm Up
What Career Fair Company Representatives Look For
Chapter 7: Professional Networking
Why Networking is so Effective in a Job Search
Embrace a Networking Mentality
Who to Network with as a Recent College Graduate
Networking and the Use of LinkedIn
Spreading the Word – Networking for a Job as a Recent College Graduate
Association/Industry Conferences
Icebreaker Questions for Conferences and Events
Goals of the Networking Conversation
Face-to-Face Networking as an Introvert
Chapter 8: Social Media: Twitter and Facebook
Chapter 9: Proactively Marketing Your Collegiate Credentials
Introduction to the Direct Approach
Determine Your Target Employers
Identify the Talent Acquisition Professional and the Hiring Executive
The Positive Impact of Using the Phone
Excuses for Not Using the Phone in a Job Search
Phone Phear: The Pre-Game Jitters
Ask One Question After the Objection
Email Marketing Your Collegiate Credentials
Email Marketing Through LinkedIn
Using Videos or YouTube as a Part of Your Messaging
How to Honestly Measure Your Progress
Part III – Interviewing and Making a Positive Impression
How Much Are Interviews Worth?
How an Employer Views an Interview
Strategy for a Successful Interview
Strategy for Opening the Interview
Answering Traditional Interview Questions: The UPAC Method ™
The Unannounced Telephone Interview
Screening Interview Conducted by a Talent Acquisition Professional
Preparing for and Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
Second and Home Office Interview Strategies
Not Getting the Job: Handling the Disappointment
The Unsolicited Third-Party Affirmation
Part IV – Job Offers and Other Important Information
Chapter 12: Negotiating a Job Offer
Negotiations: Establish a Tone of Cooperation and Justify Your Requests
Close Negotiations and Reach an Agreement
Accepting the Offer: Be Timely
Declining an Offer of Employment
Chapter 13: Starting Your New Job
How to Make a Great First Impression When Starting Your New Job
What You Want to Achieve in Your First Job
Chapter 14: Required Job Search Skills for Long-Term Career Employment
The Seven Job Search Skills You Must Know
Your Career . . . Your Responsibility
Chapter 15: My Personal Letter to You about Career Management
Chapter 16: More Job Search Insights and Stories of Inspiration
Part V – Resume Samples and Other Written Communications