Getting from College to Career电子书

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

How to Get the Most Out of this Book

1 Get Started

1. Start Wherever You Are

2. Know the Numbers

3. Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Career Prep and Job Hunting

4. Embrace Your Stereotype

5. Overcome Your Stereotype

6. Get Organized

7. Don’t Ignore the Obvious

8. Subscribe to a Daily News Source

9. Set Yourself Up for Success

10. Use Your Helicopter

2 Stop Being a Student and Start Being a Professional

11. Upgrade to Grown-up Contact Methods

12. E-mail Like a Professional

13. Get Carded

14. Clean Up Your Internet Image

15. Shine Online

16. Become an Industry Expert

3 Figure Out What You Want…and What You Don’t

17. Start a Really Big List

18. Get Rid of the “Shoulds”

19. Don’t Be Caught “Hitchhiking”: Assess Yourself

20. Explore a Passion

21. Put Money into Perspective

22. Declare a Take Yourself to Work Day: Job Shadow

23. Tweet

24. Consider a Coach

25. Hero Worship

26. Seek a Mentor

27. Relax—A Job Is Not a Soul Mate

4 Talk. Listen. Repeat. (i.e., Network)

28. Talk. Listen. Repeat.

29. Be Able to Introduce Yourself

30. Network with Your Neighbors

31. Set Up Informational Interviews

32. Make the Most of Informational Interviews

33. Become an Active Alum…Even Before You Graduate

34. Associate

35. Connect with Diversity

36. Work Some New Rooms

37. Make Every Networking Event a Success

38. Nix These Networking Event No-Nos

39. Be the First to Follow Up

40. Keep in Touch

5 Gain Real World Experience

41. Be a Leader

42. Be a Joiner

43. Intern…Early and Often

44. Practice the Eight Essentials of Internship Achievement

45. Temp

46. Volunteer

47. Skip South Beach

48. Be Superstrategic About Part-Time Work

49. Put Out Your Own Shingle

50. GOTV

51. Go Global

52. Fail

6 Give Yourself an Edge

53. Minor in Something Majorly Helpful

54. Keep Learning

55. Become BRIC Savvy

56. Be a Winner

57. Take a Physical Challenge

58. Present

59. Perform Five Minutes of Stand-Up

60. Have a Hobby

61. Blog

62. Open Your Mouth and Say, “Om”

7 Market Yourself on Paper and Online

63. Make Over Your Résumé

64. Put Your Résumé Through the Wringer

65. Craft Impressive Cover Letters

66. Create a Brag Book

67. Become Professional Friends with Facebook

8 Find Opportunities

68. Follow Every Rainbow

69. Take Candy from Strangers

70. Start Small

71. Look Up the Best

72. Consider You.gov

73. Work to Change the World

74. Tackle a Project

75. Look Online

76. Think “And,” Not “Or”

9 Overprepare for Interviews

77. Conduct Company Research

78. Know Your Value

79. Figure In Work-Life Fit

80. Buy a Dark Suit

81. Take Your Elbows Off the Table

82. Mock Interview

83. Never, Ever, Ever Arrive Late to a Job Interview

84. Be Nice to Receptionists

85. Go with the Flow

86. Be Available

87. Persist (Without Being a Pest)

10 Before You Head Off into the Real World…

88. Ask for Help When You Need It

89. Become a Lifelong Expert on Finding Your Own Bliss

90. Don’t Curb Your Enthusiasm

Resources

Author’s Note

Acknowledgments

Copyright

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