SO YOU’VE spent the last four (or more) years of college waiting for that inevitable release. You’ve muttered endlessly about projects and requirements. You’ve crammed at all the worse possible times and narrowly escaped a failing grade. You’ve dreamed of all the enthralling and glamorous jobs that will come after graduation and swore that on the day the diploma reaches your hands, the rest will be history.
Now, after the graduation march, you realize that the jobs you thought would fall from the skies are nowhere to be found. To all of you seeking an end to your state of bum-ness, here are my smackin’ seven spots to snatch a job.
1. Good Old Classifieds - Tried and tested, the classifieds of your dailies are always the best way to start. With a circulation of hundreds of thousands, the best companies still recognize this media as effective means to tap potential staff.
2. Student Affairs Offices - Many people don’t realize that one of the most useful functions of your college’s guidance and counseling offices is job placement.
3. School Bulletin Boards - Don’t underestimate this paltry means of job hunting. Check out your college department’s public bulletin and you’re sure to find some ads for jobs that are specific to your field.
4. Job Search Websites - Another ingenious product of the world wide web. There are now many sites that compile wanted ads from small and large companies here and abroad. If that’s not enticing enough, some sites actually process your online application. With just a few clicks, you’re instantly part of the company’s pool of applicants.
5. Friends - Never a bad idea to chat up some old friends and casually drop hints that you’re starting to seriously think about a career. Everyone almost always has handy advice about something they heard somewhere that accepts a fresh fish like you.
6. Company Websites - For those of you who know exactly the kind of job you want and the companies that offer them, patience is all you need when going direct to your ideal company’s website.
7. Job fairs - Be on the lookout during the months of March and April as government agencies and private companies organize job fairs this time of the year. (Rhoda Marie Macachor)
