Employment

After graduation, many students will have to decide which career path they wish to pursue. Choosing a career can be daunting, especially when you don’t have an idea on which career you want to pursue. To help you make the right decision, follow our simple steps below.

Self-assessment

The first step is to carry out a self-assessment by listing everything about yourself, including your interest, skills, personality traits, and so on. There are many self-assessment tools online that you can use to help you get started. Alternatively, you can hire and work with a career developer to help you with this part.

Explore different careers

Find and list all of the careers you’re interested in and find out more about them by looking at their roles and skills requirements in detail. Exploring other careers is ideal as this provides you with more career options that you haven’t heard of before.

Shortlist

After listing and exploring careers, it’s time to narrow down your list by removing all careers that don’t interest you. When you have a shortlist, the next step is to carry out more research on jobs that matches your interest and skills.

Choose a career

After the research, it’s time to choose a career. At this point, choose a career that you like the most. Remember that you can change your career later on if you change your mind or realise it’s not the one for you.

Career goals

Now that you’ve chosen a career, it’s time to write your career goals. All professions require different qualifications and skills. It’s important to have the requirements when applying for a job as this will give you an advantage during the application.

Plan of action

To reach your career goals, you’ll need to have a plan of action. Having a plan of action will keep you motivated and focus on achieving your career goals. Ensure your plan is realistic and has a time frame.

We’ve all been there, trying to find a job even though we haven’t got the experience yet. We all have to start somewhere. If you’re in this position, it’s still possible for you to land a job with zero experience. To get you in the right path, we’ve provided some useful tips below on how you can still find and get a job you want even if you don’t have the experience yet.

Find job opportunities

Many job seekers will be looking for a job listing online or locally, which means there is much more competition when you apply this way. To get ahead of everyone, you may contact companies that you ‘re interested in and see if they have an upcoming position available. By following this tip, you may be able to get a head start above everyone else or better yet, you might get yourself an interview on the spot. Companies are always looking for new staffs or looking for ways to expand, which means they may require more employees.

Find a connection

If you don’t have the required experience, you can tailor your resume by relating your current skills or previous educational or life experiences with the current role. For example, if you’re applying fora position in the travel industry, you may relate your interest in travel or connect your travel experiences and showcase your passion for this role.

Referrals

Ask your friends or family if there’s any job position available in their current workplace. They’ll be able to refer your application to their manager, and you’re more likely to get accepted as the referrals coming from someone they already trust. If you’ve just graduated and you know a friend who has landed a job, you can ask them and see if there’s more position available with their current employer.

Linked In

Polish up your Linked In profile and make use of their ‘easy apply’ system to find a job you’re interested in. The Linked In system will help you save time when applying for jobs. The method is easy and doesn’t require a lot of connections.