5 Job-Search Tips for New Grads (by Kevin Donlin)
It’s almost that time of year again, when newly graduating seniors hit the job market in search of a paycheck.
I don’t know about you, but everything I know about job hunting I learned after college. Like how to network and write an effective resume, for example.
So, to give you graduating seniors a leg up, I interviewed two career experts to uncover 5 ways for new grads to find a job faster. This is the stuff I wish they taught in school …
1) Cast a wide net
In a declining economy such as we face now, you have to expand your options. If you’ve looked only at large corporations, start looking at small businesses, non-profits, universities, government jobs — a huge area of job growth — and other types of employers,” advises Lindsey Pollak, Author of “Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World.”
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April 7th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Well, the job market seems pretty cut throat right now. It almost seems as if graduating with a 4 year degree does not really give you that much of an advantage nowadays, a good resume will get you farther. It seems like the best way to get any type of leg up on the competition is to have some type of experience.