Why do employers value “practical experience” as their number one criterion when selecting the candidates for the job? Do you wonder how people know exactly what they want to work even before they graduate? Or how they get a top job they want without jumping through hoops?
Don’t wait for an employer to offer you just any job – position yourself so you can choose your job and employer!
If you still believe that it’s just your degree that is going to get you a great job, it’s high time to wake up. Today knowledge of foreign languages, computer applications, the internet, and good grades on your transcript are just filtering criteria for employers offering good jobs. If you want more than an average employer can offer, you have to give more than the average graduate. Experience bachelorarbeit schreiben lassen von Akademikern of working/ or studying abroad, a third or fourth language and extracurricular activities (AISEC, Student Government, Volunteering, Social Engagements, etc.) are a nice pluses. However, in the end, the most decisive argument for any employer will be how much job experience you have gained throughout your studies and what specific kind. Ideally by the time you finish a 3-year degree you would have worked professionally for nine to twelve months across companies and their departments (i.e. 3 internships with three months time each).
The more experience you gain in the real world, the more you will get to know what you like and don’t like to do once you finish your studies. This will give you the focus which most people lack during their studies and enable you to weigh the pros and cons of an industry/ company and department. With each internship or work experience you will gain practical exposure to how the world ticks and on top of this you will build up your ability to appreciate job roles and tasks associated with the job. Most importantly, though, you will build up a repository of basic skills required for any professional job and potentially develop a first expertise. This will give you the edge recruiters are after when hiring graduates into top jobs.
This internship, and another one at a global software house in Germany, gave me close to one-year’s professional experience by the time I had finished my bachelor degree; I knew of several industries I didn’t want to work in; and I found one that was appealing and interesting to me – professional services, specifically management consulting. The opportunity to write my bachelor thesis in a professional context and increasing my overall grade was an additional bonus I received from the work experience.
I continued to study in Australia and completed a Masters from Melbourne-based Monash University, the country’s largest University and Asia-wide top-ranking in International Business. During my studies I worked part-time for the very same software house I completed my last internship in. I confirmed my interest to work in this country for this company and in the role as Business Consultant.
So you see that trying out until you find something good is essential. The earlier you start the better for you in the long-term. The more diverse work experience you collect throughout your studies, the more you’ll be able to appreciate bachelorarbeit schreiben lassen von Akademikern different job roles and descriptions, which in turn will help you to avoid the wrong employer or job in the first place when you apply for employment.
– Try various Industries – there is many industries – try to get to know them
– Different Departments – try to work in different divisions of a company with different people to get a taste of what people do differently and what say they have in the organization
– Pay – most internships don’t pay well, some don’t pay at all. Some will pay you if you do a good job.
In the next article we will look into the topic of how to read and interpret diverse job roles/ descriptions and their requirements towards you. This will help you to focus your job hunt and avoid the common pitfalls that lead to disappointment and frustration.
