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Your first job : the recent grad's indispensable guide to getting a job / Dan Quillen

by Quillen, W. Daniel.

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Cold Spring Press, [2015]

Employment interviewing.

Résumés (Employment)

College graduates -- Employment.

Quillen, W. Daniel. Get a job! series.

9781593602147 (pbk.)

1593602146 (pbk.)

215 pages ; 26 cm.

Includes index.

Overview -- The Millennials -- Things to do before you graduate -- Plan your work, work your plan -- Stay positive -- Your resume / some experience -- Your resume / no experience -- Cover letters -- Network, network, network! -- Social networking -- Best job-search sites for recent grads -- Before the interview -- The interview -- Gatekeepers -- Are you too young for this job? -- Temp agencies--yes or no? -- For high school grads -- In summary.

Finding that first job out of high school, college or grad school in today's New Economy. How to plan for the end of high school, college or grad school with that first job in mind; how to not get discouraged along the way; figuring out goals and objectives; how to plan the job search, including where to apply; how to best use social media; how to prepare a resume; how to write cover letters; how to conduct interviews; how to follow-up after the interview; what to do when you land the job; what's expected at a new job and how to act at work on the first day/first month/etc. Features checklists, resume samples, cover letter samples (including how not to write a resume or cover letter).

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