The Strategic College Graduate

Download or read book The Strategic College Graduate written by Robert LaBarbera and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most college graduates are just not prepared for the difficult employment landscape facing them. Earning your degree, having a high GPA, working part-time jobs and participating in school activities used to be enough to land a great job. Not anymore. As the pressure builds to find work, most hit the electronic pavement - spraying the market with their resume. But, chasing every job posting, does not help you stand out from the crowd, nor does it build demand for your services.Though it seems counter-intuitive, recent college graduates need to do the opposite. They need to go after fewer jobs, the jobs they really want, with creativity and discipline. They need to have a focused strategy. And, they need a step-by-step plan to follow. Which is exactly what "The Strategic College Graduate: 7 Steps to Getting the Job You Really Want" gives them.The Strategic College Graduate will teach you how to:- Discover your differentiated value- Carefully choose the best targets- Build multiple sales tools (not just your resume)- Create effective get-in-the-door strategies - Prepare for and manage networking meetings and job interviews - Influence their decision process- Negotiate the best offerThe premise of the book is that what these graduates face is a sales problem. And it's a difficult one. How do they sell a brand new product (the recent grad), into a low demand market (companies who hire), against a massive supply of competitors (other recent college grads along with unemployed experienced workers)?Of course, a sales problem requires a sales solution - a strategic and creative sales solution. It requires a different solution than the one everyone else is attempting. And, the solution, for it to work, needs to be step-by-step and easy to follow. This solution is not being offered by colleges today or by anyone else for that matter. It's different. And, it works.The book was written by a 30 year veteran of solving complex sales problems, Robert LaBarbera. His company, The LaBarbera Group, has helped thousands of professionals improve their skill-sets, accelerate results, and propel their careers by utilizing his innovative techniques and step-by-step systems. www.strategiccollegegraduate.com