First Job Seekers
Looking for your first job can be frustrating. Excelle can help!
Excelle
May 01, 2008
Looking For Your First Job?
It’s elusive and ephemeral and yet such a necessary step to asserting yourself independently in the world. Well, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve been through the process and know it can be frustrating and unwieldy, but you should know that following your best judgment and exercising good job search skill such as preparing in advance, knowing your skills and interests, extensively researching opportunities, and asking the right questions will land you at a great job that will kick-start your career.
At this point, you are probably asking yourself many questions. For one, you might not know what you want to do. Or what you’re qualified for. Or what to expect in terms of salary and benefits. Maybe you don’t know what you should be looking for in a first job: Should it be something you’re passionate about or something you can you learn from? Is looking for both realistic? Which industries are on their way up? Down and out?
So many questions! Excelle’s here to help you sort it out and land that great first job you deserve.
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== Resources for First Job Seekers
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Choosing Your Path:
• Overcome Family Pressure: Drive Your Own Career
• How to Discover the Work You Were Born to Do ==
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Choosing a Company:
• Assess Company Culture to Find the Best Fit
• What to Look for Beyond the Paycheck
• First Offer Not Your First Choice? When to Take it – And When to Walk Away== ==
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== Career Essentials
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Resume Tips:
• Avoid the Top 10 Resume Blunders
• Step-by-Step Guide to a Traditional Résumé Template
• Functional Résumé Template
• Résumé Critique Checklist ==
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Cover Letter Tips:
• General Cover Letter Template
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Career Networking:
• Networking – Its Not a Dirty Word
• Unique Networks for Women: How to Leverage What You’ve Got
• Aggressive Job Hunting Skills for the Thick Skinned
• Recommendations Play a Key Role in Job Search == -
Job Search Tips:
• Working With Headhunters
• Best Paying Careers for Women ==
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Interview Tips:
• Impress the Hiring Manager and the Receptionist
• Tell Me About Yourself ==
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Salary Negotiation:
• Cracking the Salary Negotiation Barrier
• 10 Reasons Why You Should Never Shut Up ==
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Fashion Tips for Professionals:
• 10 Interview Fashion Blunders
• The Ins and Outs of Business Casual ==
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Minkosogood
10 days ago
2 comments
I need a job so bad and in this economy noone is hiring, im so discouraged and have applied to almost everywhere, i should just give up but i know i need one!!
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6 months ago
I just discovered a great resource for new grads/first-time job seekers. It's a brand-new book called Grads: Take Charge of Your First Year After College. It covers all the career stuff we need to know but it also has financial advice and lots of tips just on 'life' stuff. The e-book version is free during May09. I highly recommend every grad gets a copy before plunging into the 'real world' unprepared! It's at www.QwikSmarts.com.