From B.A. to Payday: Launching Your Career After College
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584797118 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sure, it was hard getting into the right school. A. (Note to parents: This book may be the best gift you could give your graduating son or daughter.). As college graduates soon find out, the real world is tough. Hayden and Wilder identify four personality traits that can doom first-time job seekers to failure. Hayden and Michael Wilder, you’ve got to approach the hunt for employment as if it were a marketing campaign. The number of new college grads now outnumbers available entry-level jobs by at least 25 percent. In other words, you’ve got to make yourself a brandby creating a clear story” for yourself, understanding your target audience, and developing an effective communications plan to deliver your message. You’ve also got to avoid the pitfalls. Then
Hayden and Michael Wilder are the founders of Hayden-Wilder, a career-counseling firm based in Boston. Between them, they have coached more than 3,000 candidates. Both have extensive experience in brand marketing. D. They specialize in recent college graduates seeking entry-level positions. Their career program has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Fortun
Sandra Andrus said Five Stars. I have recommended this book to family and friends.. Not for the majority of college grads The synopsis of this book promises that "graduates will come away with the most valued skill of all--confidence in their own ability to pursue and land jobs with true career potential." Instead, this book is one of the least encouraging and confidence-boosting career guides I've read.The authors aim the book primarily at wealthy grads--Ivy Leaguers and elite liberal arts college graduates--who have, in their own words, "probably had tutors to keep them ahead in their studies and they've taken focused lessons in dance, music, language, and sports. Some of these kids were coached to get into the right private secon. Excellent This book is comprehensive, straightforward, and even funny. Despite my skepticism about books such as these--a skepticism that stems from their uncanny ability to make me even more anxious and confused about my future than I would have thought possible--this guide made me feel more confident about myself as a job-seeking candidate and helped me identify key areas in which I need improvement. Using their former clients to make "cases-in-point", the authors made clear their various points while also adding a bit of humor to the mix. The book also covers a lot of ground, including the ability of parents, online soc
They live in Boston.. About the AuthorD. Both have extensive experience in brand marketing. A. Hayden and Michael Wilder are the founders of Hayden-Wilder, a career-counseling firm based in Boston. Between them, they have coached more than 3,000 candidates. They specialize in recent college graduates seeking entry-level positions. Their career program has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Fortune, the Boston Globe, and on NPR