Why So Many College Grads Can’t Find A Job

The most successful grads will take their heads out of their books and put them in front of industry contacts. They’re the ones you always see at industry trade shows, seminars, job fairs—even in their sophomore and junior years.
They’re gathering business cards, getting on a first name basis with HR managers and recruiters, then following up with periodic emails. When a job opens up during their senior year, they’re the first to get the interviews and the first to get hired. It’s what you know That senior you know who keeps getting job interviews. She’s the one that’s already working as an intern.

She may not be getting paid, but she is certainly developing a ton of marketable job skills—learning to work with a cross section of underlings and supervisors, “putting out fires,” and dealing with customers in a tactful way. It’s how you know.

How did that senior know about that job opening? Could it be because she’s connected to industry work groups and online professional organizations? Why aren’t you on LinkedIn or e-Marketing with hundreds of connections? Places where industry pros and HR people connect with each other. You’d know about the products, the problems, and the industry news that can make you sound like an insider to recruiters and employers.