Location : Cleveland, OH
As I was reminded by Mitch Cohen, Graduation Party season is upon us. As such, this is a repost of book review that I did last year, but one that I highly recommend for the new graduate. In fact, I have purchased several more copies to give as gifts this year.
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I am sure that in the coming months you will attend a college graduation party. Or you may know a recent college graduate. If you are agonizing over a gift for that person, look no further than Ditch The Flip-Flops: Ace Your Job Interview Fresh Out of College by Sylvia I. Landy.
I was provided a reviewers copy of this book.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish
Chapter 2: Get the 411
Chapter 3: Draw Some Blood
Chapter 4: Step Outside the Box
Chapter 5: Spend More Than Chump Change
Chapter 6: Ooze "the Right Stuff"
Chapter 7: Sweat Simple Around the Clock
Chapter 8: Bring Along an Entourage
Chapter 9: Assume the Versatile Chat Position
Chapter 10: Seize the Moment
Chapter 11: Turn the Tables
Chapter 12: Up the Ante
Chapter 13: Pull Out Plan B
Chapter 14: Strike Pay Dirt!
Conclusion
Sources
Index
Sylvia Landy has created a book specifically for the recent college graduate looking for their first job. Through several businesses, Landy has always hired recent college graduates, mostly as a cost savings measure. She knows what she is talking about, and wants to provide her experiences, and those of others, to assist college graduates with the tools needed to successfully land a job. Not only does she provide the standard resume writing tips, but she also shows the reader how to answer the predictable and not-so predictable interview questions. Things that you may think are common sense, like don't go out to a party the night before an interview, clean up your Facebook and MySpace pages, and record new voice mail greetings, are included. Throughout the book she throws some humorous, and not so funny, anecdotes, that will add to her points. She also addresses those readers who did not graduate with stellar grades or many activities.
There are many books that will help with resume writing, interviewing, and job searching. This book ties it all together for the recent college graduate in a well written and very worthwhile book. Now that you have graduated, you are competing with over a million graduates. You need an "edge," and this book delivers it. I was impressed at the breadth of the topics that Landy covered, not only how to write a letter in advance of your interview, but also how to handle illegal questions (age, sexual preference, religious affiliations), videoconference interviews, what and how to order if you are meeting someone over lunch, and more. Whether you are competing for an internship or full-time employment, this book will provide you the tools necessary to stand out in the crowd and land that job.
My only problem with this book is that it wasn't available when I graduated. :-)
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