subject: Careers Advice For Young People - How To Get Your Dream Job And Stand Out From The Crowd [print this page] Careers Advice For Young People - How To Get Your Dream Job And Stand Out From The Crowd
Careers advice for young people is a hot subject at the moment with the recession biting hard and University fees set to increase we need to help college graduates as much as possible.
As a student who has just graduated it can be really difficult to stand out from the crowd, especially if you are just sending in a standard resume and boring covering letter. You need to think of something a little different so that prospective employers notice you staright away.
Don't just rush into the first job that comes up either. Have a really good think about what your dream job would be, after all you could be in that job for many years and you don't want to get bored within a few months because you don't have a passion for the work.
Make sure that you research the job you want thoroughly and do your background swotting on any company that you attend an interview with. If you can reel off a few statistics about their turnover and rpofit and loss and also know some history of the company they will remember you more easily when it comes to choosing from all of the applicants for the position.
A great way to get your foot in the door is to start making your own interviews with people in this career sector. All you need is a video phone or inexpensive video camera and even a laptop with a webcam will suffice.
Ring round some of the companies in your area and tell them that you are researching their type of work and would like to do some video interviews. You will be amazed at how many of these companies will welcome the free publicity.
