Whether you recently graduated or have just changed career fields, making up for lack of work experience can pose a major challenge in landing the first job. Here are 6 tips that will help improve your odds:
- Turn any of your prior work experiences into an asset. Most learned skills can be transfered. Explain how this can help you do a better job in the position you are applying for.
- Never stop learning! Read blogs, articles, watch webinars that further your knowledge about your chosen career field.
- Intern in a position that lets you get hands on experience, even if you don't get paid. The company might offer you full time employment when you successfully complete the internship.
- Volunteer for a non-profit organization. Along the same lines of the internship, this might open new doors for you that lead to a paid position anywhere.
- Freelance until you find full-time employment. Staying active in your chosen career field will benefit you more than getting a full-time job that has absolutely nothing to do with what you really want to do for a living.
- Start at the bottom of the food chain with a lower paying job as long as it meets your qualifications. After about a year you will be able to trade the gained experience for a better pay.
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