2008 Woodie Awards
How to get to the real world
Concrete career steps for young professionals
Stacey Korolkova
Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: Business
3. Clean up your online image.
If you post it on the World Wide Web, it is there to be seen world-wide. Thus, your Facebook profile - even if you claim it is "private" - should not be rated higher than PG.
Images displaying bar romps or half nude upper bodies are unadvisable if you are seeking a job at a more conservative institution. If that cramps your style, then maybe that job is not for you.
4. E-mail like a professional.
"HEY! resume attachd! Can't wait to hear back l8r!!! :-P xOxO - sexilady@aol.com."
It is doubtful that a recruiter receiving the aforementioned message will call back "l8r."
Do unto text message typing and smiley faces as you did unto your high-school ex's pictures and love letters: erase them from your professional life.
Re-read your e-mails before you send them, use spell check and make sure your subject lines are as clear as newspaper headlines, identifying both you and the nature of your message.
Avoid exclamation points - except for the day when you get the job.
5. Network with your neighbors.
"70 to 80 percent of jobs are found through networks," said Pollak.
And who makes up these networks? The people around you. Professors, alumni, mentors, classmates and co-workers are all viable resources for getting jobs.
Talk to those you know about your interests and plans. Chances are, someone they know - someone within their network - is seeking to get what you are seeking to give.
6. Maintain the connection.
It is not enough to mention an interest or desire once - you must follow up.
"But persist without being a pest," recommended Pollak. "Help other people first."
This is as simple as sending a thank-you card after an interview, presenting a greeting card during the holidays or inviting someone out for coffee.
If the memory of you is equated with something pleasant, a person is much more likely to want to have you around, and help you out.
7. Don't curb your enthusiasm!
When boxing coaches talk about their fighters having "heart," they mean "strong desire to win" - one which may even supersede the competitor's superior physical ability.
Make sure you have "heart." Recruiters want to see that you want the job, so show it.
If you post it on the World Wide Web, it is there to be seen world-wide. Thus, your Facebook profile - even if you claim it is "private" - should not be rated higher than PG.
Images displaying bar romps or half nude upper bodies are unadvisable if you are seeking a job at a more conservative institution. If that cramps your style, then maybe that job is not for you.
4. E-mail like a professional.
"HEY! resume attachd! Can't wait to hear back l8r!!! :-P xOxO - sexilady@aol.com."
It is doubtful that a recruiter receiving the aforementioned message will call back "l8r."
Do unto text message typing and smiley faces as you did unto your high-school ex's pictures and love letters: erase them from your professional life.
Re-read your e-mails before you send them, use spell check and make sure your subject lines are as clear as newspaper headlines, identifying both you and the nature of your message.
Avoid exclamation points - except for the day when you get the job.
5. Network with your neighbors.
"70 to 80 percent of jobs are found through networks," said Pollak.
And who makes up these networks? The people around you. Professors, alumni, mentors, classmates and co-workers are all viable resources for getting jobs.
Talk to those you know about your interests and plans. Chances are, someone they know - someone within their network - is seeking to get what you are seeking to give.
6. Maintain the connection.
It is not enough to mention an interest or desire once - you must follow up.
"But persist without being a pest," recommended Pollak. "Help other people first."
This is as simple as sending a thank-you card after an interview, presenting a greeting card during the holidays or inviting someone out for coffee.
If the memory of you is equated with something pleasant, a person is much more likely to want to have you around, and help you out.
7. Don't curb your enthusiasm!
When boxing coaches talk about their fighters having "heart," they mean "strong desire to win" - one which may even supersede the competitor's superior physical ability.
Make sure you have "heart." Recruiters want to see that you want the job, so show it.
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june
posted 11/06/07 @ 6:49 AM EST
Nice job Stacey
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