Top 6 Tips for Prospective Fresh Graduates Job Search
The whole world is in a recession and tables are turned in the labor market, even for first class honors. If you are going to graduate this year with a college degree, what you should be concerned about is being the one chosen out of the ten equally qualified in applying for the same post.
Read on to discover how you can save more time and effort in securing for yourself a good job in this current economic turmoil.
1. The door of opportunity is wide open if you are prepared
In applying for more prestigious courses like medicine and lawyer after getting your high school results, you won’t even have a chance to go for interview if all you have are Cs and Ds even if you can excel in interview sessions.
Similarly, having a chance to go for job interview in the first place requires a well written resume and cover letters. Of course, it is good to have some testimonials from past employers and certificates showing your past achievements and whatever skills that you have. Being a president of some societies or clubs during high school and college days definitely helps a lot in differentiating yourself from others.
Always explain in your cover letter that you are good team players and get along well with people regardless of what types of jobs you are applying.
2. Do research on company
There is a time lag between being notified to go for interview at the company and the actual interview. As a result, it is a good practice to use the time productively during this period of time to at least find out the culture and visions of the company and how your job is going to add value and help the company achieves its visions.
Take note that there is a good chance that the HR personnel are going to ask some questions regarding the company.
3. Presentation and interview skills
When all is said and done, all that matter is during the actual physical interview. Other than dressing well and projecting a good image of you, what is also equally important is to well prepare for some highly possible interview questions.
Most of the questions asked during interview will fall under 4 main categories, namely on your work history, stuffs about you, about the job itself and last but not least, questions about your future in this job.
The following websites lists out and summaries all the typical questions that will be asked during interviews for most types of jobs,
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/interviewquest.htm
4. Failing to plan means planning to fail
Being organized is important in job search. Most probably, there a few channels for you to work with in securing yourself a dream job or just any job.
Classified ads in local newspapers, posting your resume online, going on career fairs organized by your colleges, just to name a few, is what most people does nowadays.
You must map out a strategy in these times of uncertainty. It is good to dream big but it is more effective to be practical. If you know that you have no really good academic credentials coupled with no other outstanding achievements all the way from primary school until now, and then it is better that the first job you applied for is the one that least people of your age and educational qualifications are likely to apply for.
5. Keeping Track of your job applications
Since and most probably you are going to send your resumes and cover letters to all the companies here, there and everywhere, there is a good chance of the following scenarios happening to each one of us.
Future Boss: Hello, can I speak to Dill Gates please?
You: Yes, may I know who this is?
Future Boss: I’m calling from Macrosoft, I have received your resume and was enquiring if you were free to come down to Macrosoft today for an interview, today?
You: Ok, but en, which job, I applied to so many different places . . . . . . and which position did I apply for?
Consider that job 3/4 gone.
6. Gather all the interview questions
Whatever questions asked during interview and whatever questions that are being asked to your fellow friends during interview, do take note of them and prepare some good answers in case you still need them in future when changes jobs and if you are not successful in current round.
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