How may recent graduates choose the jobs they want to submit applications for?

 

Shadé Zahrai provides her professional suggestions.

You've worked hard for 4 years, but now you're wondering, "What job should I have?" Choosing a career after graduation might be as difficult as college. There are basic actions you could take to narrow down the best entry-level employment for you.

Monster teamed with career counselling specialist Shadé Zahrai to assist you with your initial job hunt. Zahrai, head of Influenceo Global Inc., adapts neuroscience and psychology into tangible tactics to help you get a job and improve your career. Four questions might help you decide which jobs to apply for.

How am I?

Reflect on your natural talents. Maybe you've developed this expertise via your studies, volunteer work, or internships.

Consider your classes, projects, and groups. Your strengths Were you skilled at teamwork and leading others? Do you understand numbers? Listening and questioning skills? List your skills. Ask loved ones what you're excellent at. They may surprise you.

I like...

This is a question that most individuals overlook or dodge throughout their careers. When deciding what occupations to go for, many individuals solely concentrate on what they're excellent at, regardless of whether they love it. They often perform competent job that drains themselves. No surprise burnout causes professional misery.

Reflect on what you're leaning towards. What strengths help you? It may be problem-solving, working with technology, assisting others, or being creative and thinking outside the box. Consider extracurriculars, fraternity/sorority, charity work, and internships. What did you accomplish well and enjoy?

Being honest with oneself takes guts. Remember, you're playing the long game, so enjoy the trip.

I value...

Now you can clarify your priorities. This aspect is HUGE if you wish to find the proper jobs to apply for and a fulfilling career path, because it involves aligning your profession with your beliefs so you can live with integrity.

What's your job priority? Is it collaboration? Security and compensation? A feeling of service? Travel, flexibility?

Because they're desperate for a job, many interviewees forget they're also the interviewer. You may "interview" the hiring manager on the company's culture, work environment, etc. You're also determining compatibility.

Starting full-time work might seem like the end of your life and the rat race. When you know what makes you happiest, most satisfied, and most honest, you'll seek out job that corresponds with that.

Based on my answers, what's next?

Here's where you combine what you're strong at, what you love doing, and what you value most to find jobs and companies that let you be yourself at work, use your abilities and interests, and affect the environment you want to work in.

You'll spend more time at work than at home, so choose something you'll like and where your beliefs can show.

In your early career, you're like a sponge—you can explore and absorb so much. Even if you select the wrong road, think about what you can learn from it. Every encounter teaches you something and makes you a more well-rounded professional.

Create new opportunities!