“If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail” – Benjamin Franklin
As a senior undergraduate student, your first job is your biggest cause for worry.
If you are already a senior, hopefully you have taken the right steps. If you still have time before you become a senior, these 3 tips will definitely help you land your first job well before graduation day:
- College selection:
Select the college that has the best co-op program. In the Philadelphia area it is Drexel university. There could be others. Check with family, friends, neighbors, and shortlist universities that offer co-op programs. Make this your first “must-have” college selection criterion. Your co-op employer is your doorway to your first job when you graduate.
2. Internships:
Try your hardest to get an internship in your sophomore year. The leads you get and the network you build will help you land your internship in the year that counts, junior year. Freshman year, sure. But you probably won’t get one. With more than an 80% chance, your internship employer will offer you your first job when you graduate.
3. Campus interviews, university job fairs:
If you missed (1) and (2) above, then acing the campus interviews and making an impact at job fairs is your best chance. Find out in advance the employers that will be present, do research on their companies, hit up contacts you have already established and give it your best shot.
It is never too early to begin networking. We cover that in the transformational job search strategy. Our guides and courses help you write better and get noticed. Better writing is a great way to make a great first impression and get noticed. That in turn helps you find your first and subsequent jobs.