Monday 22 August 2011

Staying Confident and Positive When Gradaute Job Hunting

Looking for graduate jobs is like a full-time job in itself. It’s very time consuming mentally and physically but the worst thing you can do in a job hunting situation is lose face and motivation. Make sure you understand and tell yourself that finding a job doesn’t happen overnight, nor weeks, but most likely takes months of application after application, using the feedback and building your confidence as you better yourself in each interview. If a telephone or face to face interview doesn’t go well then draw the positives from it. Learn where you went wrong and remember that if you’ve been approached once, it’s going to happen again! In a competitive market employers are picky, but the minute you begin to put less than 100% in you will decrease your chances even more. Sort through those past applications, look at the ones that got some interest and build on those qualities to refine your skills as a job seeker.