New Grads Don't Have To Settle For Bad Jobs

There is still time for those who will graduate this spring
to prepare themselves to find and get a good job.

New College graduates face unique challenges and
opportunities when it comes to getting that first job. Many
employers, however, want fresh new ideas and employees with
lots of future potential. With 20% of all workers with
college degrees either unemployed or employed in jobs
requiring only high school skills, there is help for the
college grad who doesn't want to settle for a job in which
they are undervalued and under-challenged.

Our experience in working with new graduates has
consistently reinforced our belief that the most important
skills needed are in interviewing. Knowing how to approach
an interview, how to anticipate and respond to difficult
questions, and knowing how to project confidence in the
interview are the skills most often lacking in new grads.

In the last 10 years we have worked with thousands of job
seekers who face various challenges. Our philosophy is
that life is too short to be stuck in a boring,
unfulfilling, dead-end job. One of the major challenges
for new graduates is to believe it is possible to get an
exciting, fulfilling job that offers opportunity for growth
and advancement. We work with far too many people who are
depressed, bored, and entirely too focused on their jobs.
When we love what we do, work becomes energizing. Just as
boredom and depression on the job will spill over into
one's personal life, so do happiness, energy, and
fulfillment.

People who feel stuck in inappropriate jobs tend to spend
more hours working than people who are happy in their jobs.
One reason for this increase in work hours is low
productivity. A vicious circle results from job misery.
Unhappiness makes us less productive; lower productivity
requires us to work more; working more in a job we hate
makes us unhappy.

Our advice to every graduating senior this year is that
your preparation for your job search and your knowledge of
what you want can help you find the job of your dreams. You
will be successful in landing the perfect job if you can
learn and accept certain critical job-seeking principles:

·You don't have to settle for a job in which you will be
miserable
·Fresh ideas and new insights are valuable assets
·You can go after the job of your dreams
·You can learn to ace the interview
·You can get a job that allows you to maintain balance in
your life

With a positive attitude and preparation around the
following questions, you can find the job of your dreams
and ace the hiring process:

·How do you answer a question about experience when you
have none?
·How do you explain that you want a job you can be
passionate about?
·How do you respond to the statement "everyone begins with
an unsatisfying job"?
·How do you successfully handle the first phone call from
an employer?
·How do you prepare a powerful professional pitch?
·How do you present the best image?
·How do you deliver a solid interview, leaving a positive,
lasting impression?
·How do you stand out from the pack?

Preparation around these and other critical questions can
make the difference between landing your dream job and
getting stuck in a boring job with no future. Why not plan
to land the job of your dreams?


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FiredUP Careers is a career counseling company for
professionals who seek greater fulfillment from their work.
Based upon the belief that "life's too short" to be stuck
in the wrong job, they help people understand who they are,
what they want from their work, and how to balance work
with the rest of their lives. Receive our FREE 'career
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and visit our blog http://careeradvicetalk.com