Graduating From College | The Interview Doctor

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Lessons from a Recent College Grad

July 26, 2010 By Katherine Burik Leave a Comment

My youngest child graduates . . .

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How to land your first career job.

June 27, 2010 By Norma Sweeny Leave a Comment

When screening college graduates, the first thing employers look for is proof that they have transferable skills for the workplace.

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Tell Me about Yourself – the Two Minute Drill

February 11, 2010 By Sylvia Good Leave a Comment

When interviewing for a position as a new college graduate, employers often will ask you an initial question to find out how prepared you are to sell yourself for that open position. This question comes in a statement format: “Tell me about yourself.”

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The colloquial definition of insanity and why technology works against you

January 1, 2010 By Aaron Ziff Leave a Comment

If you are like the millions of people who use the major internet job boards each day, you probably (hopefully!) have an electronic resume that you submit to prospective employers in the hopes that they will respond enthusiastically with phone calls, interview invitations and employment offers. Unfortunately, this seldom happens. The reasons are three-fold:

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Life after College and That First Job, Now What?

December 29, 2009 By Dan Toussant 2 Comments

I have a young friend whom I’ve known since she was born. I don’t think she’d want me to use her real name, so I’ll call her Jane. She worked hard in school, got a lot of A’s, and earned her way into a prestigious journalism school. Jane’s college experience was well planned. She obtained [...]

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Preparing People to Take on the World!

December 26, 2009 By InterviewDoc

Interview skills to win your next job The Interview Doctor founders saw a need to prepare people to explain their hopes and desires during interviews. • Maybe you are a successful business person with an excellent chance to move to the next level, with a little help. • Maybe you are graduating from college and [...]

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