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How New Graduates Can Use Part-Time Work to Gain Valuable Job S****s |
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How New Graduates Can Use Part-Time Work to Gain Valuable Job S****s
If you're a recent college graduate who's working a part-time job to earn money while looking for your first postcollege full-time job, you can take advantage of that part-time position to develop marketable career s****s and build your resume.
"College graduates don't realize the benefits of working part-time while they are looking for a job," says Pam Caplin, former vice president of human resources at Fidelity Investments. "I prefer candidates who are working, because it shows initiative and a work ethic." Suppose you're a recent graduate who wants to pursue a career in advertising. You haven't found an advertising job yet, so you take a job waiting tables to make ends meet. While you didn't go to college to be a restaurant server, you can still develop s****s employers value while in that role that, including:
"If an applicant arrives with work experience -- full- or part-time -- they have shown that they can market themselves, learn on the job, interact with others and keep a schedule," says Tom McGowan, a human resources generalist most recently with DHL Express. "Those are s****s that are valuable in most jobs." Part-Time Payoff To maximize the payoff from a part-time job, define the job you're ultimately seeking. Next, review job postings, Monster's Career Snapshots and the Occupational Outlook Handbook to identify the s****s you'll need to land that job. Now you're ready to look for part-time jobs that would help you build s****s. For instance, if your goal is an entry-level sports marketing job, pursue a part-time position at a local gym. Although you may start with checking in members, you could offer to help coordinate the facility's member events. Doing so would let you demonstrate strong work communication s****s, as well as multitasking and event-planning s****s. Other possibilities include:
Once you've developed these s****s, you need to convey them effectively in your job search. Here are some pointers:
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