A New Grads Guide to Job Hunting

A New Grads Guide to Job Hunting Getting a job is a nightmare, which is often faced by senior students in their final years. With increased number of colleges and universities in UK and worldwide the competition in market is high due to literally millions of students being graduated each year. Students who waits for their graduation to be complete for searching a job, falls behind the ‘survival for the fittest’ role.If you are one of those news grads who is looking for a career development opportunity or currently in the middle of your college years tormented by thoughts regarding job availability, this handbook will definitely provide an end to those worries.1.ACADEMICSevalIt is very essential for a student to be competent enough with their coursework as majority of interviews by recruiters focus on academic studies thus testing the in depth and in sight knowledge of a student.You do not require to be a wiz or master of your field. Neither do you require being an academic excellence to be hired in reputed compa nies all you need is basic knowledge of your subject.Recruiters look for smart workers who can work hard and hence they do not require you to be a genius in your field. You need to be literate in various Computer software packages, possess the ability to critically think and take decisions based on situation.In a nutshell, just brush up your basic knowledge through a glance of the lessons you learnt before attending any interviews, have a good night sleep and go for it! 2.CV / RESUMEevalYou do not need to incorporate any ‘military grade techniques’ for drafting your entire career into an A4 sheet page rather just focus on the skills that truly needs to be highlighted.Avoid using flowery English as recruiters does not require William Shakespeare, rather highlight your key skills such as competency in use of software, computer literacy, special subjects selected etc.Emphasise on your soft skills that you have developed over your career and use key words such as ‘keen observer, g ood listener and a quick learner’. Add up your leadership qualities through enlisting career achievements such as leading a team during projects, being a part of a club, leading small camps etc.Do not highlight much on academics as the recruiters avoid geeks and nerds. The CV should focus on extra/co curricular activities such as outdoor sports, elocution, gymnastics and anything that throws light on your abilities and competencies outside the domain of academics.evalPublications of articles, journals, internships attended and previous work experiences should be highlighted using separate column enriches your CV. Finally, attending of any lectures, seminars and workshops or seeking professional CV writing service can prove beneficial.3. GET BUSY APPLYINGAfter you have prepared yourself for interviews and drafted your CV, the time comes when you should prepare yourself for the real deal. Start uploading your CV to online recruitment sites such as Monster, Indeed, Reed, Jobsite and Jobs.ac.uk.Start searching on the Google typing ‘Fresher job recruitment for the post of…’ and check each search results thoroughly. Company’s often post their recruitment details in their ‘career opportunity’ section of their official website, which is exactly the target where you want to throw your dart.Download applications on your Smartphone of the above mentioned job portals and upload your CV in each account or upload to your Dropbox linking it to each profile.Go for the paid services that those job portals offer as such portals in UK provide genuine jobs over preferred locations and position.Beware of fake companies and organisation that claim any kind of price for recruitment and try avoiding consultancy services making recruitment frauds.Only prefer trusted job consultancy recruitment firm such as Amanda Smith Recruitment Ltd, HW IT Search Selection Ltd, Get Recruited â€" UK etc. because they have a good record in placement in North West London Job alerts are n otified via emails and default notification and job can be easily searched with keywords and specific search filters making it easy for grads to search for their desired position. Lastly, you need to post your CV via emails or manual posts to desired organisation in specific format provided in their advertisements in newspapers, articles or newsletters.