Welcome to the real world
Subtitle: a complete guide to job hunting for the recent college grad
By: John Henry Weiss
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 561
ISBN-13: 9781629140254; 9781628736861
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: College graduates; Management; Reference; Skills; Job Hunting; Careers; Employment; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Job hunting
Description: "Are you still looking for that perfect job six months after graduating from college? Are you also still firing off hundreds of resumes from your parents' house with little or no results? Then you need the real-world advice of executive recruiter John Henry Weiss. In Welcome to the Real World, Weiss provides much-needed guidance to recent college graduates seeking their first jobs in the real world of work. Weiss explains that companies do not hire resumes. They hire candidates who make the effort to build personal relationships. He discusses the importance of leaving the house to find employers at venues such as job fairs, trade shows, and conferences, and even Starbucks. Welcome to the Real World is not only the ultimate career guide for finding your first job, but also for understanding the real world of work, and for beginning the rest of your life"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Part 1. Welcome to the Real World of Work. Chapter 1. You Have the Diploma ... and the Invoice. Now What?; title: Chapter 2. How to Begin Your Most Important Job Search; title: Chapter 3. Establishing a Home Office for Job Hunting; title: Chapter 4. Terms and Numbers You Absolutely Need to Know; title: Chapter 5. Business and Technology Certification; title: Chapter 6. Business Etiquette; title: Chapter 7. Hired! Fired! Retired! The Human Work Cycle; title: Part 2. The Place of Technology in the Workplace. Chapter 8. Caution! Technology Is Changing the Workplace ... Fast; title: Chapter 9. Social Media and Job Hunting: Be Creative!; title: Part 3. Finding Employers and Starting Your Own Business. Chapter 10. How to Find Employers; title: Chapter 11. Where to Find Employers; title: Chapter 12. Finding Employers at Trade Shows, Conferences, and Business Parks; title: Chapter 13. Starting Your Own Business; title: Chapter 14. Jobs for Returning Military Personnel; title: Part 4. Written Communication: Write It Right! Chapter 15. Writing a Resume and a Career Profile; title: Chapter 16. A Sample Resume and Digital Profile; title: Chapter 17. Cover Letters and Follow-Up Letters; title: Part 5. Verbal Communication: Say It Right! Chapter 18. Personal Interviews at Offices, Trade Shows, and Restaurants; title: Chapter 19. Phone Interviews; title: Chapter 20. How to Dress for an Interview; title: Part 6. Job Descriptions, Job Offers, and Company Evaluations. Chapter 21. How to Interpret and Respond to a Job Description; title: Chapter 22. How to Evaluate and Negotiate a Job Offer; title: Chapter 23. How to Evaluate a Company; title: Part 7. Giving Back while Moving Forward in Your New Job. Chapter 24. Work and Money: Make It Big and Give It Away Big; title: Chapter 25. Using What You Have Learned from This Book as You Move Forward.