When the university bubble bursts and the real world of work is calling, it’s time for your mission to find graduate jobs to begin!
Commencing a job search is often a daunting prospect for graduates who are well aware of the competition that they face in battling for great graduate opportunities. However, even with all those career-hungry graduates out there, you do not need to despair! You have the power to get ahead of the competition and make your job search as easy as possible.
These 4 simple steps will help you to find graduate jobs:
1. Start with your CV
Before your job search even kicks off, you need to be armed with an up-to-date CV that really shows off your qualifications, experience and skill-set. Your CV should be a clearly formatted, easy-to-read document that contains no spelling or grammatical errors. You need to sell yourself and secure a first interview, so take a look at some CV tips and get a friend or family member to look over it before you start sending it off to employers.
TOP TIP: Upload your CV to CV-Library and employers will contact you about relevant roles. You can upload your CV here.
Upload your CV to JobsGraduate today, allowing you to be searched by thousands of potential recruiters and employers!
2. Know What You’re Looking For
This is really important if you want to make your job search easier. Some graduates have a clear idea of what industry they want to enter into but a lot are unsure about what career they want to have. This is perfectly normal, but it is time to bite the bullet and make some decisions.
Ask yourself: What are my strengths? What do I enjoy? Once you have the answers to these questions, you will be able to conduct some research into what sectors and job functions will make a good match.
Let your research help you to narrow down your options and give you a few key areas of focus from which to begin your job search.
3. Go Further Than Your Competition
Every graduate is out there using job sites such as Indeed, Reed and CV-Library. These are good sites with a lot of excellent opportunities, but you can find graduate jobs elsewhere.
Social media has quickly become a key place where employers are advertising vacancies before anywhere else. You can use Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to follow companies and recruiters that you are interested in. You can also try some keyword searches on social media and hashtags on Twitter that may pull up some exciting opportunities. Additionally, social media is a great place for finding and reading content that will further help with your job search and give you some insight into the industry that you want to work in.
4. Make a Plan
The journey from commencing your job search to receiving a job offer can take time and it is easy to feel demotivated at some points along the way. Understandably, trawling through job descriptions and writing numerous cover letters can start to grate on you.
However, having a clear plan in place will help you to overcome any motivational lulls. Try setting yourself achievable targets and realistic time slots to keep your job search moving forward.
Remember, every graduate would love to find their dream job, make it through the recruitment process and land a job offer in no time. Finding not just any job, but the right opportunity for you should be at the top of your priorities list and this can take time, persistence and hard work.
It will pay off. Good luck!
