Finding a job after Uni can
pressurised activity. You need to recognise do, what the benefits are of having it and
that you are putting pressure on yourself, and that it’s better than any alternative products
feel like one of the most
that fellow graduates and parents/relatives on the market.
daunting and stressful will unwittingly add to this pressure. In
things you may ever be
addition to this there are quite a lot of To do this you will need to be able to:
unknowns to take into consideration – little
faced with. Everyone
things like, “what am I supposed to do for the • understand your key skills, ambitions,
would like to be successful rest of my life?”, “am I prepared to re- personality and experience with a view to
in their chosen field but
locate?”, “I have no work experience and I deciding what you want to do or what
have no idea what I want to do!”, “I’ve never you’ll be best suited at
sometimes that pressure
done a 9 – 5 before for a long period of
to succeed can be time!”, “If I don’t get a job in the next 6 • understand the graduate job market in
overwhelming and getting
months will I be competing with a whole new which you are going to sell yourself
graduation year out of Uni?” It’s easy for
that first foot in the door
these questions to cloud your judgement and • understand what types of graduate jobs
seems almost impossible. the whole thing to spiral out of control. are available and where to pitch yourself
Sometimes just knowing
If you are drawing blanks for some or most • get job hunting and employer targeting
where to start can be
of these questions don't worry...you are not
difficult in itself! alone. Most of the candidates we meet do • understand how the selection process
not have a clear idea of what they want to works and what to expect
Here at graduate-jobs.com we know there is
do. Why should you? You chose a path of
lots of advice from lots of different sources
academia, when you left school so it’s no • create the best application package you can
already available. But we thought we’d
surprise you're not an expert about the
consolidate all the best ideas, tips and
world of work and careers – it’s to be • brush up on your interview technique –
strategies we have heard over the past six
expected. Okay, you might have a at least know what to expect and how to
years into a handy article. We aren’t here to
reasonable idea if you've had some work potentially respond
preach and what we recommend is simply
experience, but you see our point.
based on real life personal experience from
• understand assessment centres and tests
those who have worked at graduate-
Solution: What you need is a PLAN. To a
jobs.com over a number of years. We would
certain extent this is what this whole article is A systematic approach like this will be your
strongly suggest you visit your university
aiming for you to create – a plan. A plan will best chance of success. If we can help you
careers service after reading this article as
help you focus your ideas and energies into get the majority of these elements clear
they will undoubtedly be able to give you
positive results. Without a plan you’ll be you’ll stand a better chance of a company
further information.
jumping from one idea to the next with no true making a “purchase” and you’ll be
direction or chance of a realistic end product. accepting offers and starting your new job
However, if you want practical real life advice
before you know it.
and tips then read on.
The Plan
First, how to deal with the pressure: You need to start thinking of yourself as a If you want to find out what happens after
“product” – a product that a company might The Plan, make sure you read next
Recognising and being able to deal with the like to buy or certainly invest in, because months issue. But if you simply can’t wait,
pressure is an important first consideration. essentially that’s what they will be doing. visit www.graduate-jobs.com where
Looking for work is a stressful and The “product” needs to display what it can Part Two is available now.
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