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Graduate to a Great Job
Make Your College Degree Pay Off in Today’s Market
More than 50% of recent college grads are unemployed or doing jobs that don’t require a college degree. This book will help you score a good job and launch a career you’re excited about! Make your job search 20%, 30%, even 50% shorter.
Succeeding in today’s job market means knowing what works – and what doesn’t. Based on dozens of case studies of recent grads who have landed good jobs, this book shows you how to:
- Focus your search on jobs you really want
- Survive the emotional roller coaster of job searches
- Maximize the value of internships
- Use social media technologies to stand out from the competition
- Build a great network that produces promising job leads
- Immediately become a stronger candidate
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The problem of post-college unemployment has been reported widely in the press, but these challenges aren’t going away because:
- Most students, paralyzed by uncertainty and debt, are unprepared for the complexities and demands of today’s job market.
- Since the Great Recession, lots of career planning & job search advice is outdated and obsolete due to changes in technology and new hiring practices.
- Raised in an online, click-to-communicate world, you may be unaware of the off-line behaviors you need to get employed.
- The job market has changed so much, your parents are at a loss to advise you on effective tactics. This book has a chapter for them!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- The Big Picture
- Introduction
- Why Is Finding a Good Job After College So Tough?
- Find Focus & Gain Experience
- The “Follow Your Passion” Hoax
- Three Ways to Focus Your Job Search
- How Two Grads Found Their First Jobs
- How Will You Stack Up Against the Competition?
- Why Internships Have Changed the Game
- Get a Good Internship Faster – Before or After Graduation
- Four Ways to Make Your Internships Pay Off
- Beyond Internships: Great Alternatives for Building Your Resume
- Make Connections
- Networking: How It Really Helps You Land a Job
- Where to Make Career-Building Connections
- Beyond Facebook: How to Build Relationships That Get You Employed
- Leverage Technology
- Make Applicant Tracking & LinkedIn Work For – Not Against – You
- Using Social Media Tactics to Get a Job
- Sell Yourself
- How to Write a Resume That Rocks
- How to Nail Your Job Interview
- Ask For Help
- What Your Career Counselor Won’t Tell You
- Why It Pays to Let Parents Help
- Happy Endings: Grads With Great Jobs
- Lessons Learned: “What I Wish I Had Known”
- “How I Got My Job!”
- Stories of Search Strategies That Paid Off
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What Others Are Saying...
Required Reading for Every College Student…
“Should be required reading for every college student. Graduate to a Great Job demystifies the art of networking and gives students invaluable tools to access an ever-changing job market.”
Megan Houlker, Director Undergraduate Career Development, Babson College
Emotionally Engaging and Very Practical…
“Dave DeLong’s book can be a valuable tool for both students and career advisors. It’s emotionally engaging and very practical.”
Susan Brennan, Executive Director, Career Services, Bentley University
Valuable Tips…for Busy Counseling Practitioners…
“Graduate to a Great Job is loaded with practical advice for internship directors to use in counseling students involved in both college and high school programs. The checklists for action at the end of each chapter are especially good in providing valuable tips at a glance for busy counseling practitioners.”
David Weeks, Internship Director Glenelg Country School
Inspiring…
“Graduate to a Great Job is inspiring, comprehensive, and practical. Buy it, read it, and land worthy work.”
Quentin J. Schultze, Author of Resume 101
Great Resource for Graduates and Their Parents…
“Graduate to a Great Job is a great resource for graduates and their parents. David DeLong combines an assessment of the contemporary contexts of employment with specific action steps for those facing the job market. In addition, he offers very helpful self-assessment strategies and links to online resources that will be valuable for job seekers. If you want a competitive edge in a challenging marketplace, read Graduate to a Great Job.”
A. Smyer, Provost, Bucknell University
Learn from the Experiences of 30 Recent Grads…
“Graduate to a Great Job provides insightful, practical advice. Learn from the experiences of 30 recent grads, and you, too, can succeed in one of the toughest job markets in recent history.”
Jim Case, Director, Career Center, Cal State Fullerton
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