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I am finishing uni end of this year but I have very little (by that I mean VERY little) industry experience. What are the things I must do for myself to improve my competitiveness in the job marke? Obviously an impeccable academic transcript is a bit too latedizi izle
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Paul Eulette: I agree with Glynn, volunteering and start looking for professional connections. As a graduate from 2008, I had to take on a lot of ...MoreI agree with Glynn, volunteering and start looking for professional connections. As a graduate from 2008, I had to take on a lot of unpaid/volunteered positions to keep my resume/experiences current to supplement my education. Gook Luck! 122 weeks ago
Glynn Newby: School is different from "the real world". School teaches the "what to know" teaches "who and how". If you've not co-oped or interned, you ...MoreSchool is different from "the real world". School teaches the "what to know" teaches "who and how". If you've not co-oped or interned, you probably don't understand how to run an effective meeting, how important it is to build and maintain a network, how to influence without authority, how to be responsible with money without your parents or a Stafford loan helping, or what "leadership" truly means. So unless you have a specific plan (Be a chef, be a lawyer, be a professor, be a dentist), I would not continue to amass degrees just to ride out the economy. I could say more ... but you should read Penelope Trunk's entries about law school or getting an MBA ... she's much more eloquent than I am. 112 weeks ago