Hello, I have a question regarding job-seeking. I'm about to graduate in this coming October 2020 and my internship will end in June. Basically I'm left with internship and I'm free to apply for jobs after my internship. Thus I would like to know what are some of your tips to prep myself in seeking for jobs so I won't be rushing to apply at the last minute? Thank you!
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Hey Umar! Welcome to the community. :)
Here are some advice that I would give personally based on my experience. FYI, it involves asking yourself some questions ;)
1. What industries are you interested in?
If you don't really have a clue yet, then reverse engineer it and ask yourself -> What industries are you *not* interested in? Knowing what you don't like helps you to narrow down to figuring out what you may actually like. So, experiment with this exercise, map it out and see what is the outcome.
2. What are your main motivators? Is it job fulfillment? Is it monetary? Is it work life balance? Or is it a mixed?
Knowing your main motivators will help you to identify what types of organizations you'd likely want to work with. You can also approach people who are working in your targeted organizations and ask them targeted questions (based on your motivators...) about how is it like working there. Example questions could include "how is the culture there?", "how are the leaders in the organization?", "do you like what you are doing?", "would you recommend this organization to a freshie like me?", "is the salary good there?", ...
3. Do homework on the most commonly asked questions during an interview, so that you are prepared.
Every first question typically starts with "Tell me about yourself", so practice this part well so that you can make a lasting impression on the interviewer.
4. Be prepared to take an informed decision when you have multiple offers in the pipeline
If you apply to 20 organizations at the same time, chances are you will hear back from maybe 15% of them. Have a template of decision making ready, so that you are mentally prepared to evaluate the offers and decide which is the best offer to take.
5 years ago
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Muhammad Izzat
Hey Umar, all the best with your graduation mate. Just one more point to add to item number 3, the most common interview questions for fresh graduates are typically behavioral based, which should be answered in the following manner:- 1) State the situation. 2) Mention the task completed. 3) What are the actions you took to complete those tasks? 4) And finally, what were the results/outcomes of those actions? Basically, this is the S.T.A.R method, and there are plenty of articles to read about it online. Additionally, companies these days would also run case studies to assess your thought process. These assessments are a must if you're applying for management consulting roles in companies like Mckinsey, Bain, BCG etc. Do reach out to the community should you have further questions. And I'm always happy to share my story with you if you're interested!
5 years ago
Umar Aiman
Hi Jacy. Thank you for the long and thoughtful answer, I definitely agrees with point (2) and point (4) is something new to me so it's really helpful! I'll definitely practice your advice during the job-seeking period :)
5 years ago