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CibbuanoJobs for Students – Industry Based Work:
July 10th 2006 00:23
Industry based part time work:
If you are nearing the end of your university life, now might be a good time to start thinking about where you are going to head career-wise after your studies are complete. Finding some part time work in you field of studies offers many advantages. You’ll get to dip your toe in and really find out if you’ve made the right decision about what you want to specialize in for a career. It’s remarkable but some things that appear to be a lot of fun in university can be as boring as bat shit in the real world. You’ll get to see what the average pay rate is for your industry, working conditions, what a typical day may involve and other related avenues you may want to explore.
When it comes time to getting a full time job, there are a few things that an employee will look at, your grades and any experience you may have had. Experience tends to get a lot more credit than the grades, so if your grades are a little low, showing that you’ve got a bit of initiative, drive and interest in the industry means that any slightly low grades will be forgiven. Infact, I’d say that in a lot of cases, an employee would prefer to employ a graduate with lower grades but some industry experience rather than employing someone with immaculate grades but no practical experience. The thing is that industry experience gives you an edge of having some additional references and some tangible work to back up your knowledge. You’ll be able to talk about practical things that you have actually done with your university knowledge and demonstrate how you can apply whatever it is that you’ve learnt. Someone with great grades but no experience shows that they can focus on one thing very well but don’t necessarily have the drive, dynamics or initiative to further their career or learning. Put it this way, once you’ve landed that first full time job, no one gives a rats arse what your university grades were like, it’s all experience, experience, experience. So the faster you can build your portfolio, the better.
The other great aspect of industry related part time employment is that it can open the doors to contacts for further career development. A lot of jobs these days, especially the very cool ones, are landed by networking. You hear them by word of mouth rather than seeing them advertised. Networking is a very big part of having career success and enjoyment. You can use a part time job to make some friends and contacts in your chosen career path at a very early stage. Trust me you can never have enough people from you industry in your address book. They come in handy for all sorts of things, finding new jobs, help with a work related problem, they’re even good people to have a beer and chat with. Some even end up marrying some of them.
When it comes time to finding some industry part time work, think outside the box and don’t try to be too picky. There’s no need to expect to be employed as a professional in your industry. The key is to getting your foot in the door. This may mean taking a clerical job, working in the mail room. Preferably you want to be exercising your skills but, even just surrounding yourself with people you aspire to be on par with, seeing how they go about their work and making some contacts can put you in good favour when your degree is complete.
If you are nearing the end of your university life, now might be a good time to start thinking about where you are going to head career-wise after your studies are complete. Finding some part time work in you field of studies offers many advantages. You’ll get to dip your toe in and really find out if you’ve made the right decision about what you want to specialize in for a career. It’s remarkable but some things that appear to be a lot of fun in university can be as boring as bat shit in the real world. You’ll get to see what the average pay rate is for your industry, working conditions, what a typical day may involve and other related avenues you may want to explore.
When it comes time to getting a full time job, there are a few things that an employee will look at, your grades and any experience you may have had. Experience tends to get a lot more credit than the grades, so if your grades are a little low, showing that you’ve got a bit of initiative, drive and interest in the industry means that any slightly low grades will be forgiven. Infact, I’d say that in a lot of cases, an employee would prefer to employ a graduate with lower grades but some industry experience rather than employing someone with immaculate grades but no practical experience. The thing is that industry experience gives you an edge of having some additional references and some tangible work to back up your knowledge. You’ll be able to talk about practical things that you have actually done with your university knowledge and demonstrate how you can apply whatever it is that you’ve learnt. Someone with great grades but no experience shows that they can focus on one thing very well but don’t necessarily have the drive, dynamics or initiative to further their career or learning. Put it this way, once you’ve landed that first full time job, no one gives a rats arse what your university grades were like, it’s all experience, experience, experience. So the faster you can build your portfolio, the better.
The other great aspect of industry related part time employment is that it can open the doors to contacts for further career development. A lot of jobs these days, especially the very cool ones, are landed by networking. You hear them by word of mouth rather than seeing them advertised. Networking is a very big part of having career success and enjoyment. You can use a part time job to make some friends and contacts in your chosen career path at a very early stage. Trust me you can never have enough people from you industry in your address book. They come in handy for all sorts of things, finding new jobs, help with a work related problem, they’re even good people to have a beer and chat with. Some even end up marrying some of them.
When it comes time to finding some industry part time work, think outside the box and don’t try to be too picky. There’s no need to expect to be employed as a professional in your industry. The key is to getting your foot in the door. This may mean taking a clerical job, working in the mail room. Preferably you want to be exercising your skills but, even just surrounding yourself with people you aspire to be on par with, seeing how they go about their work and making some contacts can put you in good favour when your degree is complete.
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