Page 1 of Trevor Wilson's writing

1. When should I negotiate an Entry Level Job offer? As a New Graduate looking for an Entry Level Job, it rarely pays off to negotiate for a better job offer. While everyone loves a great story about the person who successfully negotiated for a higher starting salary/bigger bonus/more vacation... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

2. It’s Better To Be Respected Than Liked When I started University, my faculty passed out a sheet of paper to all of the students that contained a set of 10 rules for being successful in the business world. And while I have long since lost the sheet, there is one rule I remember very... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

3. Sign your Cover Letter! One of the biggest mistakes that you can make is to forget to sign your cover letter. It is such an easy thing to do, but it can completely derail your application if you don’t. So your next question will most certainly be “why do I... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

4. Build A Job Search War Room I remember watching Dr. Strangelove when I was in school and loving it (I’m a huge Stanley Kubrick fan). There was a particular scene where everyone was in the war room planning out strategy and it occurred to me that this was a really great... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

5. 7 Ways To Ruin An Interview Having heard some recent horror stories from employers, I thought I would share my list of ways to ruin an interview. My hope is to provide a pre-interview checklist that you can use to ensure that you have all of your bases covered. Here is my... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

6. 7 Things Employers Are Looking For There are a number of things for job seekers to consider when looking for work. However, it is important to be aware of what employers look for in each candidate. The following is a list of the most important elements that employers consider when... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

7. 6 Reasons To Turn Down A Job Offer If you are a new graduate, recent graduate, or anyone else who is actively looking for work, it’s difficult to imagine any situation where you would turn down a job offer. However, it’s not that unlikely that you may be faced with this... (posted by Trevor 1 year 50 days ago.)

8. The Myth Of The Dream Job One of the things that drives be crazy when I speak with new graduates is that so many of them are looking for their "dream job". While I can't fault anyone for wanting this, I don't feel that it is realistic at this stage. There are two... (posted by Trevor 2 years 222 days ago.)

9. How to Kill the Perfect Cover Letter It is amazing that with all of the advice available on writing a great cover letter, mistakes continue to be made. This isn't to say that you have to be perfect 100% of the time, but you do need to strive for perfection. So how to you kill a... (posted by Trevor 3 years 104 days ago.)