So, you just graduated from college. What are you going to do next?
a. Go to the beach?
b. Sleep for the next month?
c. How about looking for a job?
For thousands of recent college graduates, choice “C” is exactly what they are about to do. The task of finding a job can be a long and frustrating process, so here are some tips graduates can use to make their search a little less painful.
Start Early. “It's never too early to start looking for a job,” says Laura Yu, a career counselor at Virginia Tech University. “I usually recommend that students start looking the summer before their senior year.”
Decide what you want. Before students start handing out résumés, they first need to figure out what kind of job they want and how much companies offer for those positions. Whether it is location, salary, or a flexible schedule, job searchers need to make a list of what they want and then evaluate jobs according to their list. Once students know what type of job they're looking for, have researched companies and updated their résumés, they are ready to begin their job hunt.
“The number one best way of finding a job is through networking,” says Yu. “A recent survey conducted at Virginia Tech revealed that 40 percent of recent graduates found their current job through networking. It really does work.”
The best ways to do this are by talking to people who are currently working in the field that...
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