Every year, hundreds of thousands of eager students graduate from college, ready to plunge into the job market. And every year, they fall back, bloody and bruised, taking what minimum wage jobs are available and living in their parents’ basement, hoping for something better when the economy turns around. It doesn’t have to be that way. Career expert Martin Yate offers his time-tested method of job search and career management, showing entry-level workers how to find that all-important first job, how to keep it, and how to bring yourself to the attention of your supervisor and show that you’re ready for new challenges. Yate’s method includes: How to use a Target Job Deconstruction to highlight the skills employers are looking for; How to construct a resume with the keywords that will lift it from the bottom to the top of the pile; How to identify the key transferable skills and values particular to each job; How to get interviews and ace the questions; How to move up the corporate ladder to the inner circle. Yate draws on the wisdom of a large panel of experts, professionals in the fields of job search and career management. These insiders show what job hunting looks like from the other side of the desk and how to impress the interviewer with your professionalism and knowledge. This is the book every job hunter should have at her or his side as they seek to enter the workforce for the first time.
