 
Welcome to Hayden·WilderCounsel to First Time Job Applicants |
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We have a single goal: to provide college graduates with the skills necessary to land the best possible job.You've invested a great deal of time and money in your college degree. Now it's time to package that education and experience and sell it to a prospective employer. We're here to ensure your first and most important marketing campaign is a successful one. New!! Resume Labs and Interview Workshops Providing students with a professionally prepared resume and helping them enhance their interview skills. |
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What they're saying.... It's No Act, I Need a Job New York Times, May 29, 2008 Desperate times make for creative measures, and in the current job market work comes to those who scream loudest. Job-Market Strategies for Graduates Wall Street Journal May 4, 2008 There are smart strategies that can pay off for spring grads -- as well as for already-employed twentysomethings hoping to hang onto their positions and even move up in this shaky business climate. Gen Yers lack confidence, behave like idiots Fortune April 16, 2008 As Michael Wilder puts it, you have to "teach yourself to think like an individual." Not like a "we," or like your parents, your friends, your colleagues, or even your company. Just a you. Graduates ponder prospects Boston Globe, May 13, 2008 But slow economy may make it harder to land career-path job. How to sell yourself in an interview Boston.com/Monster Student Center Newsletter -- January, 2008 To us, a great interview is a sales pitch. Next time you have an interview, try using some of these tried and true sales strategies. Follow up with Fervor Boston.com/Monster Student Center Newsletter -- November, 2007 Remember these two points when you formulate your follow-up plan and you'll have a better chance of success. Is your interviewing body language a perfect "10"? Boston.com/Monster Student Center Newsletter -- September, 2007 Take time now to check out your own body language and be sure it communicates a fit, strong, confident candidacy for the job you want to land. |
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The Entitlement Slayers Boston Magazine, July, 2007 D. A. Hayden and Michael Wilder say they have the cure for the inflated self-regard and general cluelessness today's young workers bring to the business world. A word to parents and prospective clients: This brand of advice isn't for the meek. Break away from the pack - with research Boston.com/Monster Student Center Newsletter -- July, 2007 Qualifications alone do not necessarily provide you with the edge you'll need to land an offer. Congratulations, You've Graduated! Now What? Are you graduating? Looking for a job? Here are three essential characteristics of every well-orchestrated employment search. BostonWorks.com May 1, 2007 It's a Brand-You World Need a job? Or a love life? Personal-marketing consultants can help you stand out from the crowd. Time, October 30, 2006 Graduates who need a coach to find a career Financial Times, July 17, 2006 Firm helps college graduates land their first job Providence Journal, June 25, 2006 Executive-class help to get that first job Boston Globe, June 20, 2006 Learning what they don't teach in college: How to get a job. Fortune, May 2006 Hoping to Get on the Fast Track, Students Turn to Career Coaches New York Times |