Tips For Fresh Graduates - Stand Out In The Job Market

I look around and see a number of happy faces, just getting done with their graduation. Well, without a doubt, this moment is one of the most awaited moments. Not only you have waited for it but also your parents have been keenly standing by your-side to celebrate. So, kudos for making it to this point!

Human beings always look forward to the returns on their investments. Be it the capital, your efforts, perseverance or anything that had some opportunity cost; will be termed as investment. Till now, you have spent the golden years of your life, tons of money and kept your mind and body busy in passing through all the years of schools. Now is the time to make most out of this tremendous effort. 

There will be a small number of graduates who must have planned on a startup and that's really appreciable. While, there will be a number of those looking forward to a job to hone their professional skills. And I personally recommend to have a year of practical work, if you didn't shot for one, before going for your startup. Why do I recommend this? It makes you a complete package, having the knowledge of a graduate and the experience of a professional. This approach, ultimately, saves you bigger risk and efforts than an amateur. 

Let's talk about a few tips to be a ready to hire graduate and make a resistance free entry to the job market. 

Create a Pro LinkedIn Profile

It goes without saying that LinkedIn is the biggest professional networking site on the planet. And having a meaningful, original and complete LinkedIn profile brings you this opportunity to be among the real professionals. A few days back, I got this email from a fresh graduate, introducing himself in a really nice way. Though, I never practiced this while graduating, I felt good about his way of introducing. You can do the same, keeping a language of "giving" in consideration. For a comprehensive guide to making a workable LinkedIn Profile, please refer to this valuable pulse. 

Refresh Your Resume/CV

When you are applying for a job, this is one of the most crucial tasks to do. Because your resume/CV speaks first to your prospect employer before you do. So, plan well on designing the resume. If your have no previous experience of designing a resmue/CV, you can Google, wiki how and even search slideshare for the expert advice. Further, you can check some online CV makers, that save you much of your effort by providing ready to customize templates. A better approach is to tailor 2-4 resumes/CV keeping your ideal employer companies in view. A more personalized resume/CV generates a more obvious response. 

Signup For the Job Portals 

A job portal is where you find the solicited jobs. Most of these portals have fresh releases of the vacancies, offered by different employer companies. That increases the opportunity to get noticed, as the applications are asked on demand. You can always subscribe to the job portals for their job emails matching your qualification and skills.  This is a good way of getting the fresh udpates on the available jobs. Google for the best job portals, based on the geographical area you are in, sign up, complete your profile in a way we call "Truth Well Told".

Attend the Job Fairs

There is no replacement to the in person interactions. So, besides hunting for a job online, you should also keep your ears to the job fair opportunities. This is where you need to keep the 2-4 variant copies of our Resume/CV. Talk to the company representatives, know about their interest and smartly share the most coherent copy of your Resume/CV with them. Though, you need to make sure to be nicely and professionally presentable. Here is a quick recipe to what gets noticed "Matter, Method and Manner". So you must be dealing all these dimensions smartly. 

Scale up Your Professional Connections

Digital has made it easier for us to connect. Though, having a circle of people that you might have interacted somewhere, builds more trust. These connections tend to be of more value than the ones in your online space who don't know you that well. So, go out, attend the conferences and other professional gatherings to build a strong network of professional connections. Like your CGPA, a strong professional network also adds value to your professional brand on the interview desk. For, the more people you know, better are the chances that you can bring some real benefit for your employer company. 

I hope, these tips will benefit you for crafting your professional appearance in the offline and online space.Best of luck with your first job on the door!