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A business card can be one of the best marketing tools for your career. It’s an inexpensive, simple way to connect with influential people you meet – such as employers, thought leaders and network connections.
And, yes, as a job seeker, you should have a business card. They’re no longer exclusive to the employed—in fact, some might argue that business cards are more important for people looking for a new gig.
For many college seniors, it’s hard to imagine how many things will change after graduation. Many college grads will be thrust onto the job hunt, moving back in with their parents, or moving out of the state in order to land a job in their field. With so much uncertainty, how can one plan for the future? Here are a few ways to plan for post-grad life while still in school.
A cover letter or introductory email is often the first thing a potential employer sees when reviewing a job applicant. It’s the first opportunity to impress recruiters and hiring managers and, therefore, the first opportunity to disappoint them. Everything from copy mistakes to inappropriate jokes in a cover letter could derail an application.
An interesting practice seems to have cropped up among self-written social media profiles, where the phrases that have been taboo on resumes (like “self-motivated team player”) are creeping back into lists of job hunter credentials on LinkedIn. Unfortunately, these mundane, dry, and redundant phrases can make it difficult for you to maximize the power of LinkedIn as an executive job search tool.
Hey people. This isn’t your dad’s job market, which means that your parents’ ways of getting a job just aren’t going to cut it. Here’s a survival guide for recent and not-so-recent grads on how to land a job.
You make it through the final interview with flying colors. The hiring manager all but offers you the job, but needs a few days to check references and complete paperwork before making you an offer. Then, silence. You never hear from him again.
If this scenario sounds familiar, you might have a bad reference on your resume.
Preparing for an interview? Need to impress your boss? Want to improve your lot in your career? Here are points to research, know and use accordingly. Good luck!
Whew… the hard part is finally over. You’ve found a new job and it should be nothing but smooth sailing from now on. You have earned that sigh of relief, but don’t get too comfortable. In these days of “at-will” employment and probationary periods, landing the job doesn’t necessarily mean keeping it. It’s essential that you make a great impression as soon as possible, proving that you’re as fabulous as you appeared in your resume and interviews. Fortunately, if you use your common sense, it shouldn’t be too difficult.
If you haven’t interviewed in a while, or if you have gone on more interviews in the past year than you care to admit, it may be time to go to Interview Boot Camp 101. Even senior executives can sometimes forget the basic things that can make or break a good job interview. Please keep in mind that boot camp, as the name implies, can be fairly rough – think of it as tough love.
Emails are now a part of everyday correspondence, particularly in your job search and career. Writing a good email can be the key to getting your message across, landing a new job or promotion, or successfully interacting with a person in your network.
Are you killing your professionalism by doing any of the following in your emails?
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