Graduate Jobs Interview Advice for #Graduate Jobs A job interviews is a chance to sell yourself to a new employer. It is an opportunity to impress companies with your expertise and accomplishments, market your skills through the use of specific examples of what you have achieved from your previous and current roles. When you are a recent graduate, this can be more difficult. Graduate jobs are usually more entry level, and you have not been in numerous roles to demonstrate the breadth of work experiences as proof of your ability to succeed. At best, recent graduates have an internship and one or two irrelevant jobs that they held during school. In today’s cutthroat economy, even graduate jobs are competitive. Selling Yourself to Employers Even as a recent graduate, you can still show your strengths proudly at the interview. Where you lack in work experience, you can make up for with youth, knowledge and innovation. Your Youth –Youth is your friend. Younger employees are often the most productive employees, with a great deal of growth potential ahead of them and the ability to learn and be groomed for new positions and new responsibilities. Your Knowledge – Graduates have knowledge of the subject matter fresh in their minds. For longtime employees, that knowledge has been replaced with simple day to day tasks. Your Innovation – Graduates almost always enter the workforce with fresh ideas, a unique perspective, and better understanding of current technology. Highlight these traits at the interview, because they can be just as appealing as another applicant with more job experience. How to Avoid Graduate Interview Mistakes It is important that you also avoid common interview mistakes. Graduates applying to entry level graduate jobs often make mistakes, because they do not have enough interview experience. Some common mistakes include: -Discussing Your Future Outside the Company As a graduate, you may have dreams of graduate school or working within a different field. Regardless of your personal interests, during a job interview, you must always show commitment to the company. Your focus should always be on staying with the company to help it succeed, and that is the reason why they are hiring you. -Lack of Interview Preparation – Employers expect graduates to have little understanding of common business practices. Take advantage of their doubts. Research both the company and the position you are applying for to note and accentuate your ability to fulfill the role. -Casual Speech – Graduate job interviews require a professional tone throughout the interview. Employers have pre-conceived notions about graduates, and you must do your best not to validate their thoughts. Prepare for a New Career A graduate jobs is your first step towards a new career. Value the interview as though you are committed to grow with the company and move up the organizational ranks, and you will be successful. @Internitup on Twitter
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 06:10:00 +0000
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