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The Ultimate Blueprint On How To Get A Graduate Job Fast

We're all familiar with that horrible catch 22....

Luckily there is a way out of this...in fact, 3 ways

1) Go Direct

2) Avoid Big Company Graduate Schemes

3) Emphasise Your Transferable Skills

We'll look at each of these 3 strategies in turn.

Strategy 1: Go Direct

If you have no work experience, don't bother with recruitment agencies and job websites, instead approach the

employer directly

Some Great Reasons Why You Should Go Direct:

● Recruiters and job websites generally favour those with work experience

● If you apply via a job website or a recruitment agency you'll be up against competition from many graduates who have work experience

● Employers are more likely to take other things into consideration

● Direct contact has the highest success rate out of any job method – 70% of all job offers are gained via directly approaching the employer.

Another Great Reason To Go Direct

You stand out for being pro-active (which will deflect attention away from not having any

work experience)

The Last Great ReasonThere's a higher chance of finding hidden jobs.

Hidden jobs make up 80% of all existing vacancies.

HOW CAN I APPROACH THE EMPLOYER DIRECTLY?

HOW TO APPROACH AN EMPLOYER DIRECTLY

Step 1) Create a list of companies you like (if you don't know any find out from industry and trade magazines)

Step 2) Find out who their managers and team leaders are from LinkedIn

Step 3) Call them directly and ask them if they have any graduate positions available [templates available on the website]

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on how to do this

Strategy 2: Avoid Big Company Graduate Schemes

Why You Should Avoid Big Companies

● Too much competition: graduate schemes with big companies are oversubscribed

● Big corporations tend to favour graduates with work experience

● They only have a very small percentage of all graduate jobs available

INSTEAD GO FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM COMPANIES

Benefits of Small and Medium Companies

● They make up 99.% of all UK businesses and possess the bulk of available graduate jobs

● Less competition: not as well known as their larger counterparts

● Not as preoccupied about work experience as the big companies

● Faster hiring: recruitment process tends to be shorter than with big companies

How Can I Find Small and Medium Companies?

You Can Find Small and Medium Companies In The Following Ways

●By doing a little bit of research on your chosen industry:

●Look at trade and industry magazines

●Check out niche websites and media

●Look at fastest growing company lists like the Fast Track 250

Strategy 3: Emphasise Your Transferable Skills

● When employers hire for graduate roles they are looking for someone to train up and mold – not a seasoned veteran

● They don't expect graduates to have lots of work experience – as you've spent the last 3 or 4 years pursuing a full time education

● However transferable skills are very important, especially in the absence of work experience

● Emphasise your strengths and transferable skills from other non-work related experience

● Skills from extra-curricular activities or courses you took at university

● For example: if they are looking for a competitive person and you have a background in sports you can talk about that – as long as you make it relevant to the job you're applying for.

Some Examples of Transferable Skills:

● Teamwork from playing rugby

● Communication skills from writing Essays

● Arranging a charity fundraiser shows leadership and organisation skills

There Are 3 Ways You Can Get A Graduate Job Without Work Experience

●Go Direct

●Avoid Big Company Graduate Schemes

●Emphasise Your Transferable Skills

Lastly: Keep persisting – there is a graduate job out there for you.

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The Ultimate Blueprint On How To Get A Graduate Job Fast