Hi y'all!
I hope that you are enjoying your holidays! I have been doing well as I am done with college. Here are just some tips that I have learned through my whole job searching process. There are not in any particular order.
Tip #1 Do Your Research
Find out which companies you might want to work with and what positions. I often find that if you don't know what you want then the job search becomes a lot harder.
Tip #2 Network
Many job opportunities may not be posted online so talk to people! It doesn't always have to be someone you just met. Your family or friends may give you good leads.
Informational interviews with other people in the field that you want can give you ideas in your job search. Recruiters like to see someone who can differentiate themselves from other candidates.
Tip #3 Create Your Own Opportunities
Go to career fairs and workshops. You never know who you're going to meet. I've gone to workshops where I already knew the information but I scored a nice padfolio and a bit more motivation in job searching. I always go by this phrase that "If you never ask, the answer is always 'no'."
Tip #4 Do Not Lose Hope
You're going to be tired. You will get rejections. You will feel like a failure.
Don't let that stop you from going on. Use your rejections as a way for you to continuously improve. You're so close to getting the job you want. You can't give up now.
Have a little confidence in yourself. I read somewhere that confident people radiate this energy that attracts other people around them. Needless to say don't go overboard with the confidence or you just seem dumb.
Tip #5 Survival Job
There's nothing wrong with getting a basic or minimum wage before you get an actual job. Not only do you get a little bit of money, you can also put it on your resume. You don't want to have holes in your resume. This way you will never have to explain to your potential employers of why you there's a period on your resume where you're not doing something. Alternatively, you can choose to volunteer!
Tip #6 Don't Be Boring
Think about it if you're just like the other people applying for the same position why would the employer choose you over somebody else. One of the worst things that can happen after meeting a recruiter is that they don't remember you at all afterwards.
Tip #7 Resume
Employers may look at your resume for a mere 6 seconds. When I do resume reviews for my friends, they either have too much information or not enough.
If you have too much information: don't have long paragraph that make it hard for employers to scan through or else they aren't going to read it. Leave out experiences that do not seem to relevant to the position you are applying for.
If you don't have enough information: evaluate the sections of your resume that you might want to improve on. For example, if you don't have a lot of work experience then try volunteering or join more clubs. I would caution taking on more extracurriculars, if you don't have a good GPA. The number one lie that I have heard is that GPA doesn't matter. It's not always the most important item on your resume but it may rank above your some of your work experiences. A lot of employers have GPA requirements anyway so it's important to keep your grades up!
Have a nice format. There are tons of templates online and on Microsoft Word for you to use as a starting point. The white space should be balanced and having it printed on resume paper is even better. I typically have several different versions of my resume depending on the position that I am applying for.
Have multiple people read it through (like family, friends, career center).
Lastly if it was easy, then everyone could do it.
Believe in yourself. Have some faith and good luck!
XO,
M
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