March 2012
Beginner
256 pages
5h 27m
English
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I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College
by Pete Leibman
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INDEX
academic contacts, 102–103
accessories, 69
achievements, 48
quantifying in résumés, 77–78
advertised jobs, aggressive application for, 139–141
advice, asking for, 120
Advice Appointments, 100, 130–131, 136, 137–138, 233
aggressive application for advertised jobs, 233
alcohol, at office functions, 188
alumni, LinkedIn to find, 126
anonymous employers, job ads of, 139–140
appearance, 63–65, 67–69, 90–91, 179
appreciation, 98
associations, 106
background, interview questions on, 153
backup plan, 61–62
bad hires, cost of, 14
Beam, Josiah, 211–212
B.E.P.R.O. (Belief, Excellence, Performance, Relationships, Out-of-Office Life), 8
Belief, 173–180
Excellence, ...
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