Why Graduation Is The Worst Time To Look For A Job!!
Graduation is coming or has come and gone for many of you! And now in your reality its not uncommon to wake up and find yourself stressing because you have a ton of student loans to pay back.
And now you have the daunting task of finding a job in the worst economy since the great depression. You’ve also heard that joblessness among college grads is at an all time high. Stressful! (BTW – there is a FREE graduation gift at the bottom of this blog that will help)
Joblessness can be one of most stressful things in life!
With all of the other pressures, you add the stress of finding a new job in the mix, that’s because no one told you that Job loss and job search fall into a category considered to be one of the top stressful things in LIFE!!! In fact, in your final semester of school you are embarking upon a at least 4 of the Top Stressful things in life. Of course no one told you, they didn’t want to freak out too early!
Top 10 Stressful Things In Life
1. Divorce / breakup
2. Bereavement
3. Losing job/job search
4. Wedding planning
5. Work
6. Kids / Family
7. Debt
8. Commuting
9. Studying for exams
10. Pregnancy
Why Graduation is the worst time to look for a job.
Most of you are experiencing a minimum of 4 things from the list and some of you more! The plain and simple fact is that when you wait until the last minute to do anything, you have limited options available to you at that time. Job search requires planning –Your time in college was spent learning a subject matter and earning your credentials and not how to be a professional job search specialist. You will need the most current job search and networking techniques to be successful in your job search. There is no fast way to get a job without an established professional network.
Here is the GOLD NUGGET you have been waiting for!
The best advice I could give anyone is to plan your job search strategy from day one of enrollment. The plain and simple fact is that with resources like Linkedin and other social networks, a student can begin creating a professional and quality network of people in their desired industry during the first year.
Dream Job University has a complete training package for Colleges/Universities interested in implementing a “Retention and Career Search Success Plan”. The strategies focus on Retention and Career Services, while keeping the student focused on their dreams and outcomes – graduating in their desired discipline and being gainfully employed.
Creating a Linkedin profile and beginning to utilize the Linkedin network is the first thing EVERY college freshman should do. In fact, this should be a requirement for graduation – establishing a professional network in your discipline.
Having a strategy is the key!
1. Create a 100% Profile on Linkedin – When done properly, this will help recruiters and hiring managers find you.
2. Mange your Cyber Presence – Make your Facebook page private. Don’t post anything that will compromise your professional image!
3. Create a target list of companies in your desired industry – Creating a definitive target list of companies in your geographical locations is easy to do on Linkedin.
4. Create a list of connections using Linkedin – Start with your professors, career services, friends in your graduation class – someone is connected to a person at a target company.
5. Use the PHONE – With today’s technology many of us prefer email and texting to communicate. The challenge is that you miss hidden opportunities when you don’t speak directly to people on the phone.
6. Process – Successful job seekers have a specific methodology they follow EVERYDAY, until they succeed!
7. Track your results – I once coached a job seeker to go back to a place she’d applied 3 months prior to see if the position had been filled? It hadn’t – she was employed there within one week.
Now – I mentioned my Leveraging Linkedin online coaching system, which has ALL of the processes outlined in an easy to follow video coaching formation.
As a graduation gift, I’d like to give you one of my complete lessons, Leveraging Linkedin 101 (value of $139.00) – for FREE!!
HERE’S THE CATCH!
1. Post this on your Facebook page and tell all of your friends about it.
2. Tweet this to your entire Twitter base.
3. Connect with me on Linkedin.
4. That’s it!
If you can do these three simple tasks – I promise that I’ll help place you in position to find a job that you want – not just a job!
Most job seekers don’t have a specific process in their job search, which is why most job-seekers become discouraged. Help is here. My system works on a regular basis for those who do the work!.
Click on the Link to claim your Free Leveraging Linkedin 101 Course (value $139)
Be sure to tell a friend and welcome to Dream Job University
Ron Nash
Founder of Dream Job University
DreamJobUniversity.com
“A dream without a plan is just a fantasy”
Enroll today
Find your dream job!
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