Your First Job: The Recent Grad's Indispensable Guide to Getting a Job
Step-by-step approach to finding that first job out of high school, college or grad school in today's New Economy.

Your First Job is written by Dan Quillen, who has 25 years of experience as a Hiring Manager and is the author of three job search books by Cold Spring Press (Get a Job; The Perfect Resume; and The Perfect Interview). Chapters include: 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) and more!
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Your First Job: The Recent Grad's Indispensable Guide to Getting a Job
Step-by-step approach to finding that first job out of high school, college or grad school in today's New Economy.

Your First Job is written by Dan Quillen, who has 25 years of experience as a Hiring Manager and is the author of three job search books by Cold Spring Press (Get a Job; The Perfect Resume; and The Perfect Interview). Chapters include: 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) and more!
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Your First Job: The Recent Grad's Indispensable Guide to Getting a Job

Your First Job: The Recent Grad's Indispensable Guide to Getting a Job

by Dan Quillen
Your First Job: The Recent Grad's Indispensable Guide to Getting a Job

Your First Job: The Recent Grad's Indispensable Guide to Getting a Job

by Dan Quillen

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Overview

Step-by-step approach to finding that first job out of high school, college or grad school in today's New Economy.

Your First Job is written by Dan Quillen, who has 25 years of experience as a Hiring Manager and is the author of three job search books by Cold Spring Press (Get a Job; The Perfect Resume; and The Perfect Interview). Chapters include: 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) and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781593602147
Publisher: Cold Spring Press
Publication date: 10/27/2015
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dan Quillen is the author of three job-search books for Cold Spring Press: Get a Job!; The Perfect Resume; and The Perfect Interview. Dan is a long-time expert in this field, having worked as a Hiring Manager and Director for 25 years, so he knows what employers are looking for and how to best 'work' the system!

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 7

2 Overview 11

3 The Millennials 15

4 Things to Do Before You Graduate 18

5 Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan 26

6 Stay Positive 43

7 Your Resume / Some Experience 50

8 Your Resume / No Experience 97

9 Cover Letters 106

10 Network, Network, Network! 118

11 Social Networking 126

12 Best Job-Search Sites for Recent Grads 139

13 Before the Interview 143

14 The Interview 164

15 Gatekeepers 180

16 Are You Too Young for this job? 189

17 Temp Agencies - Yes or No? 195

18 For High School Grads 198

19 In Summary 203

Index 207

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