A few words from a recent graduate

I graduated only four months ago, but when I was without a job it felt like forever, stuck at home, with everyone gone to work or to school I felt unoccupied and without a purpose. When applying for jobs I was applying for anything and anywhere that had a vacancy. I remember in one week I had travelled over 400 miles for three interviews!

The issue for me, wasn’t not being able to get an interview, instead it was being invited for interviews for jobs I didn’t really want.

I then read somewhere that we have to make finding a career a fulltime job itself. Think of it as being self-employed, putting in the hours and organising your day to find a job, effectively! If you’re interest lies with a career in marketing like mine does, make sure however desperate for a job you may be, you only apply for marketing vacancies. If you’re attending an interview for a job you don’t really have a desire to be in, however much you try and be enthusiastic, it’ll show. Most interviewers’ are trained to read your sub-conscious body language.

I am now working for Grad Central on a temporary contract as a marketing executive, and the team here have further highlighted this point to me.

If you have any further comments or wish to share your experiences, I’d love to hear them.

Abdul