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Introduction
1. Rebecca Bosl, “Applying Online? How to Improve Your Odds of Landing the Interview,” Forbes, October 22, 2019, https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/10/22/applying-online-how-to-improve-your-odds-of-landing-the-interview/#4940ae59395e.
2. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates,” https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market/college-labor-market_underemployment_rates.html. Updated October 22, 2020.
3. “A Look at the Shocking Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2020,” Student Loan Hero, January 15, 2020, https://studentloanhero.com/student-loan-debt-statistics.
4. Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life (New York: Knopf, 2016), 146.
5. Hilary Strahota and Parita Shah, “White Workers Are More Likely Than Black or Latino Workers to Have a Good Job at Every Level of Educational Attainment, Says New Georgetown University Report,” Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2016, https://gallery.mailchimp.com/17c35e53c623b1a2893b0190c/files/ad5b74f3–13b2–4a77–9eab-42bd5899f712/GUCEW_JPMC_RaceAndGoodJobs_PressRelease_10_17_19.pdf.
Part 1: How to Access the Hidden Job Market
1. Burnett and Evans, Designing Your Life, 146.
Chapter 2: Habits and Mindsets for Career Success
1. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/college-students-need-understand-hiring-managers-story-catherwood/
2. Lilledeshan Bose, “Joining Together to Assist Students with Career Readiness,” Bulldog Blog, University of Redlands, January 24, 2020, https://www.redlands.edu/bulldog-blog/2020/march-2020/joining-together-to-assist-students-with--career-readiness.
3. “Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, news release, USDL-19-1520, August 22, 2019, https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsoy.pdf.
Chapter 3: Don’t Believe These Common Misconceptions
1. Brad Plumer, “Only 27 Percent of College Grads Have a Job Related to Their Major,” Washington Post, May 20, 2013, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/05/20/only-27-percent-of-college-grads-have-a-job-related-to-their-major.
2. NACE Staff, “Employers Want to See These Attributes on Students’ Resumes,” National Association of Colleges and Employers, December 12, 2018, https://www.naceweb.org/talent-acquisition/candidate-selection/employers-want-to-see-these-attributes-on-students-resumes.
3. Claire Jaja, “The Science of the Job Search, Part VII: You Only Need 50% of Job ‘Requirements,’” TalentWorks, November 27, 2018, https://talent.works/2018/11/27/the-science-of-the-job-search-part-vii-you-only-need-50-of-job-requirements.
Part 2: The Career Launch Method
1. Sean O’Keefe and Barry Posner, “Research: Cold Networking Key to Finding Internships and Jobs,” National Association of Colleges and Employers, August 1, 2020, https://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/research-cold-networking-key-to-finding-internships-and-jobs.
2. Thank you to Rose Nakamoto, director of Career Services at Santa Clara University, for advising us to include this question in our survey.
Step 1: Discernment—Prioritize the Organizations You Want to Work For
1. https://www.naics.com/business-lists/counts-by-company-size/
Step 2: Strategic Research—Discover Professionals Who Can Be Helpful to You
1. Ladders, Inc., “Ladders Updates Popular Recruiter Eye-Tracking Study with New Key Insights on How Job Seekers Can Improve Their Resumes,” PR Newswire, November 6, 2018, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ladders-updates-popular-recruiter-eye-tracking-study-with-new-key-insights-on-how-job-seekers-can-improve-their-resumes-300744217.html.
Step 3: Personal Brand—Enhance Your Online Reputation
1. LinkedIn, “About Us: Statistics,” https://news.linkedin.com/about-us#Statistics.
Step 6: Advanced Preparation—Turning Career Conversations into Interviews, Recommendations, and Referrals
1. Meta Brown, Elizabeth Setren, and Giorgio Topa, Do Informal Referrals Lead to Better Matches? Evidence from a Firm’s Employee Referral System, IZA Discussion Paper no. 8175, May 2018, https://ssrn.com/abstract=2441471.
Step 7: Effective Follow-Up—Differentiate Yourself and Build Long-Term Relationships
1. John Wittman, “The Forgetting Curve,” https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/groups/Writing%20Program/forgetting_curve.pdf.
Conclusion
1. Gill Corkingdale, “Overcoming Imposter Syndrome,” Harvard Business Review, May 7, 2008, https://hbr.org/2008/05/overcoming-imposter-syndrome.
2. Social Enterprise Alliance, “What Is Social Enterprise?,” https://socialenterprise.us/about/social-enterprise.
3. “The Research: Written Goals Increase Achievement Success,” Goalband, http://www.goalband.co.uk/the-research.html.