By Kirsten Oliver
ENTERING THE WORKING WORLD
3 years, 156 weeks, 1095 days and yet it seems like only yesterday that you were travelling to university, with your bags packed up and copious amounts of alcohol to last you through freshers.
University goes extremely quickly and attending your final seminars and battling to finish your dissertation takes over. It’s a daunting experience, finishing something you have known for
the past three years of your life, and the transition period that is
imminent is a strange one.
As a graduate you suddenly have a lot of choices to make: Do you want to continue education and complete a master’s degree? Do you want to spend this part of your life travelling the world? Or, if you’re anything like me, do you want to start a career?
Job searching is intimidating and can be such a long process to undertake. It can be laborious but
the end product is worth it. During this transitional period it can be tedious searching the Internet for that dream job, having, in your opinion, a great interview only to be told you didn’t get the job. It’s almost heartbreaking! But I’m not alone in this struggle. So, I thought I’d share with you some tips that can make the fight a little better.
#1 Discipline.
The job unfortunately isn’t going to fly into your hands, so make a little time a day to apply for jobs. Instead of going crazy and trying
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