Vital Tips for Graduate Job Search Victory

Are you in your final year of study and you are aiming to be working in a graduate position next year? There are lot of things you need to be doing from this very moment till the end of the year.

Early start

Many graduate employers start the recruiting process in the first semester that is the beginning of every year. Get registered on the jobs database and learn how to participate in graduate recruitment programs. Check careers website and any jobs bulletins often to keep up to date on the latest employer information sessions, careers fairs and job search workshops.

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Figure out your career paths

Find out where graduates in your field of study have become employed. Visit the careers service to look at graduate destination reports or access them online via Grad Jobs and Dollars.

What are your skills, values and interests

If you haven’t know this please do, ask if any self-assessment tools are available to help you learn more about yourself.

Take advantage of all career options

Browse through your the career website to research companies that are recruiting, check out scholarships opportunities, consider postgraduate study or work overseas and many more.

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Get work experience

If you haven’t had the chance to gain much work experience, consider doing so now. Look at working part time or volunteering to get the experience you need. Talk over any skills gaps with a careers advisor and make a plan to develop the required skills.

Balance your life

Employers look for all-rounders with interpersonal and social skills as well as technical and/or academic skills. Get involved in activities other than study – join a club, take up a sport or hobby, work in the community, tutor college students, volunteer around campus, become involved in student radio or the student newspaper. Find something you’re interested in and do it!

Prepare for job applications and interviews

Don’t wait until you find the ‘perfect’ job. Start preparing a basic résumé and learning interview skills now. Look for career workshops, pick up handouts, look at resource books and watch videos. Get a careers advisor to check your résumé and role-play an interview.

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Meet the players

Attend careers fairs and employer information sessions. Some are held on campus, others are off campus. Times vary from lunchtime to evening presentations. Find out what employers are looking for and identify the ones you are most interested in.

Exploring career opportunities can be fun and exciting if you don’t leave everything to the last minute. Avoid stress by taking the advice above and starting your preparation now.