Time to focus on College students and recent grads. College students should be (those not graduating this year) should be thinking about summer intern jobs and College Seniors should be thinking about graduation (it is never too early) and what the job market might look like in May (hopefully better than now). Lastly, there are probably some recent College grads who have either lost their job as a result of the current market or are looking to make a change (probably for the same reasons).
This post will focus on several different resources for College students and recent grads:
- Wikijobs – Internships – Wikijobs (main site covered on October 27th - Sharing your Job Search Experiences) also has a very good article on Internships. This is definitely worth a read as the article describes the Internship process. There are also some useful links at the end of the article.
- Top 10 College Career Services Blogs – As the title indicates, this site lists the top college career blogs. Too much information to cover here, but you should definitely look at the blogs as they offer some good information. Additionally, there are some good links on the right-hand side of the site.
- VisualCV – VisualCV is a new way to build your resume (your marketing tool for your job search) using online tools. It not only allows your to keep your resume current (since all viewers will see the same resume, no need to “resend” when there are changes), but it allows you to embed video, audio and work samples. Additionally, you can control who can see your “visual” resume. A very innovative way to approach your resume/CV and job search.
- Google Jobs - This Google career/job search site is focused on student opportunities at Google. The site is organized by geographic region and offers background on Google, life and Google and “getting into Google”.
Good luck in your search.
Related posts:
Working with a Recruiter
Recent Graduates – If you’ve recently graduated with your B.A and haven’t gotten any offers yet, try contacting Employment / Staffing Agencies to kick off your job hunt. Even if the first assignments aren’t ideal, they pay your bills and give you an introduction to the business world.
Headhunters and Recruiters are likely to be looking for candidates with more experience or highly technical degrees. Employment agencies however, are usually happy to take on applicants with degrees as long as you are willing to work as a temp. At first, take anything you don’t despise, to show the agency that you are responsible and presentable. They will get feedback from the client and will gain confidence to place you at better assignments. Many even offer free computer training including accounting programs.
“Temping” is a good way to get your foot in the door and make your own contacts. It gives the employer a chance to see how you work and if you fit in to their environment. If you find yourself on an assignment that you either don’t like or don’t feel is getting you what you need, give two week’s notice (if the assignment is shorter than that, better to see it through) and move on to the next assignment. If the agency is upset, move on to another agency. There are a lot of them out there.