Confessions of a Recruiting Director
College students and recent graduates have countless questions when it comes to landing their first job or internship:
- What should a first-time job hunter really put in a cover letter?
- How are just a few candidates chosen from a stack of hundreds of resumes?
- What exactly are Recruiting Directors looking to hear in an interview?
- What are the common mistakes that students make time and time again?
Confessions of a Recruiting Director unveils the mysteries of the hiring process from an insider's point of view. Students get all sorts of advice about getting a job, but rarely, if ever, do they get the perspective of an actual Recruiting Director - literally the person responsible for screening and hiring hundreds of college graduates.
This book reveals how the recruiting process works, and then delivers a specific, step-by-step approach to beating the odds.
- Step 1: Resumes – your life in 15 seconds
- Step 2: Networking – let your friends get you a job
- Step 3: Cover Letters – the “teaser” for your resume
- Step 4: Interviewing – Your never get a second chance to make a first impression
- Step 5: Thank-You Notes – finalizing the sale
- Step 6: Sealing the Deal – walking the fine line between persistent and stalker
Plus: dozens of real-life before-and-after resumes, cover letters, thank-you notes… and the ten interview questions you’d better have an answer for.
