It’s your senior year of college! Be present. Have fun. Make memories- but be practical. May (or April, or December, depending on when you graduate) will be here before you know it, and that gym or stadium you were just cheering in as a fan is where you’re soon going to be sitting waiting for your diploma. To avoid the last minute scramble and stress of finding a job during or after graduation, I would suggest a few things I’ve learned through experience and others advice.
First, it's important to remember humbleness here. We are 21, 22, 23 years old here and entering a workforce where some have been for 20+ years. So the "perfect first job" is not impossible, but it's likely. We have start somewhere. And we have to pay our dues. Our boss started in our shoes once, and he or she had work their way up in order to get where they are now. So, with that said, remember that when looking for jobs. As a side note, I grew up with a mom who is a career councilor- so I knew my Meijer's Briggs type by the time I was 10, and started thinking about jobs I liked by middle school (which has changed many many times since). So most things I've learned, I learned from her. Thanks mom :)
Make a LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoors account. LinkedIn is great for finding jobs and making connections with friends, professors and previous employers. After all, the chances of finding a job without some kind of connection is very rare in this day in age.
With LinkedIn, you can set your account up so it only emails you jobs that fit what you’re looking to do, and you can see if you have any connections there. Indeed is similar to LinkedIn except it doesn’t show you your connections to that company or organization. With Indeed, you can also set it up so you only get job postings in the field you are looking to get into, and it the area you are looking to work in (for example mine is set up for Chicago and the Chicagoland area). Glassdoors is great for getting a better idea of what a company is really like. While you can also receive job postings from Glassdoors, too, I primarily use it to read company reviews. Before you take or even interview for a job, it’s important to get an idea of what it’s like to work at that company. What’s the culture like? What are the benefits? What’s the management like? These things are important.
The way I started was by looking at job descriptions for things that sounded interesting to me so I knew when the time came, to look for jobs with similar titles. When a job comes up that looks interesting (whether it’s through LinkedIn, Indeed, or Glassdoors), check their reviews on Glassdoors.
If it looks like a company you would be interested in working at, first check your connections on LinkedIn. Assuming you have at least one connection, don’t be afraid to reach out to that person on LinkedIn. Send them a breezy message asking them how they are, and that you’re interested in a position at their company. Ask if they would pass your resume to the hiring manager for you. Unless you have a bad history with that person, most people are happy to do a favor for someone they know.
Stay on top of your emails so if you get contacted for an interview, you can impress the hiring manager with a prompt response back. And if you get an interview, congratulations! But that’s a whole new topic to cover.
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