{"id":559,"date":"2015-02-25T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/?p=559"},"modified":"2015-02-25T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T15:30:00","slug":"how-to-land-a-dream-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/how-to-land-a-dream-job\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Land a Dream Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a senior quickly approaching graduation, the job hunt is nearly constantly on my mind. \u00a0Going through the materials for this class has made me realize how much the application and interviewing process is simply selling yourself as a potential valuable employee. \u00a0Serial entrepreneur, James Caan gives some valuable tips on how to navigate the job negotiation process in his article, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/how-wait-negotiate-james-caan-cbe\" target=\"_blank\">How To: Wait &amp; Negotiate<\/a>&#8221; \u00a0Here&#8217;s a summary:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Follow Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A quick e-mail will cost your 20 minutes and could be the difference between a fantastic job and a mediocre one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The Waiting Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t assume that no news is bad news. \u00a0Be patient&#8211;but not too patient. \u00a0If the interviewer has given you a specific date of when they would get back with you and it&#8217;s been a week past that, give them a friendly call or e-mail. \u00a0And don&#8217;t be afraid to pursue other opportunities in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Supply the Right References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like selling a product, an employer wants proof that you will deliver on your claims of competence and ability. \u00a0Inform your references ahead of time so they are not caught off guard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Post-Acceptance Negotiation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you got the job, congratulations! But your selling work is not over yet. \u00a0There is usually room to negotiate for a better salary or benefits. \u00a0If you get a firm no, turn it into a warm lead down the road with a question like this:\u00a0\u2018Okay, if I came to work with you for three months and proved my value, would you be prepared to give me a review after three months and increase my salary accordingly?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Happy Job Searching!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a senior quickly approaching graduation, the job hunt is nearly constantly on my mind. \u00a0Going through the materials for this class has made me realize how much the application and interviewing process is simply selling yourself as a potential valuable employee. \u00a0Serial entrepreneur, James Caan gives some valuable tips on how to navigate the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}