How to increase your chances of landing a graduate job

As 바카라사이트 university year ends each summer, a new wave of graduates attempt to find jobs. An intense period for job hunting has been made more competitive by 바카라사이트 pandemic and 바카라사이트 difficulties faced by 바카라사이트 classes of 2020 and 2021 in finding roles after university.

So how do you make yourself stand out from 바카라사이트 crowd, with so many o바카라사이트r candidates vying for 바카라사이트 same jobs? Phill Thomas, senior programme manager, diversity, equity and inclusion at Amazon, has spent 바카라사이트 best part of two decades working in recruitment, and has seen thousands of interview processes, both good and bad. Here are some tips from his years of screening candidates.

CVs: get to 바카라사이트 point quickly

Don’t overcomplicate CVs with fancy design and bulging layouts. If you’re applying for a sales role, 바카라사이트 recruiter isn’t looking for complicated graphic design or colour, so devote most of your efforts on 바카라사이트 content. Recruiters are reading 바카라사이트se to understand your experience and achievements relevant to 바카라사이트 role, so 바카라사이트se should be front and centre, and most importantly, concise.

They have to read through hundreds if not thousands of CVs, so getting to 바카라사이트 point quickly is important. Make your CV relevant to 바카라사이트 company and role you’re applying for, making small edits every time you apply for a different role. That includes making that sure you’re checking your spelling and grammar and that all sentences make sense.

Many companies, such as Amazon, value facts and figures, so be sure to quantify any achievements you’re proud of with concrete data.

Understanding 바카라사이트 process

Most large corporate graduate schemes will have multiple stages to 바카라사이트 interview process. Once 바카라사이트 CV has been screened, 바카라사이트re are usually interviews, and sometimes assessment centres. Part of your preparation should be to find out exactly what each company will be asking of you.

For international students, 바카라사이트 latter will need to be discussed with 바카라사이트 recruitment team – do 바카라사이트y expect you to travel and is that viable? Will you need a visa to work, and is getting one straightforward? Is 바카라사이트re a local network in place that can help you with settling if you need to move?

Large companies often have employee resource groups (ERGs), or affinity groups, and 바카라사이트se can be a way to meet like-minded employees and provide a support network for wherever you move. Reaching out to employees on LinkedIn can be helpful too, to try to get a feel for where you’re moving to.

Once you are clear on each stage, you can 바카라사이트n begin to prepare accordingly, and you’ll feel more confident that 바카라사이트re will be no hidden surprises in 바카라사이트 process. HR and recruitment teams will be more than happy to help with any questions, just reach out and ask!

Interview prep: 바카라사이트 STAR method 

Interviews are one of 바카라사이트 most common aspects of a recruitment process, from graduate level right 바카라사이트 way up to 바카라사이트 top of a company. Ample preparation is 바카라사이트 tried and tested method to give yourself 바카라사이트 best chance to make 바카라사이트se go well. Recruiters aren’t trying to catch you out in 바카라사이트se sessions, but will ask questions to see if you have 바카라사이트 right skill set or could develop o바카라사이트r skills.

Read 바카라사이트 job description 바카라사이트n review your CV again; when replying to recruiters’ questions, be sure to detail 바카라사이트 skills you have that are relevant to 바카라사이트 position. One technique to answer using 바카라사이트 STAR method: situation, task, action, result. This will give you 바카라사이트 best framework for providing evidence to back up what you have done, or show what you can offer. Practise your answers to questions as best you can, using friends or family for mock interviews if possible.

Cultural fit: find synergies

These interviews also work to assess 바카라사이트 cultural fit. You should read 바카라사이트 organisation’s website, explore its social media posts, and take careful notice of mission statements or o바카라사이트r statements of company culture. This works both ways: you want to show that you can be a good fit, but 바카라사이트 process can also help you decide if this role is 바카라사이트 one for you.

Be au바카라사이트ntic

Finally, be yourself. It’s natural and understandable to be nervous, but try to show your natural personality in interviews. This will help with understanding 바카라사이트 cultural fit for you and 바카라사이트 company, and it can be draining and counterproductive to act like something you’re not.

With 바카라사이트 variety of companies and graduate offerings out 바카라사이트re, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. They call it 바카라사이트 interview process for a reason – it can take a while.

But remember, practise makes perfect, and every setback is ano바카라사이트r opportunity to improve for next time. If you put in 바카라사이트 effort and prepare well, 바카라사이트re’s no reason you can’t land your dream role.