How to Acquire Some Experience Before Your First Pay Job

By Funom Makama

After graduating from the University, you begin searching for Jobs and all you see in adverts is specificity in demand for applicants with experience and not just that, but years of it. Does that mean companies are no more interested in fresh graduates? Even the experienced ones started from somewhere and if they discourage 'fresh brains' how would they acquire the experience then?

First, you have to know that it is very possible to gain some experience while studying. This is not necessarily achieved by doing some part-time Jobs. After all, most professional Jobs may not accept part time Jobs. But if you manage to get one, then kudos to you! But if the possibility is slim, how can you acquire this experience almost every firm needs? Before we proceed, let's pause to review the academic calendar. A normal academic calendar is 8-9 months for a year. So, if peradventure your academic session is 8 months, you are assumed to cover one year after the completion of this period.

Now what? Apply for Holiday internships. Look for jobs closely related to your field of study. When your friends are thinking of enjoying the summer holidays with family friends, or touring around Europe in 2 months or spending time in the beach, or even watching the summer world cup competition, you can be working. DO not bother whether you'll be paid or not, your sole aim is to get the experience and ensure that after your internship, you get an attractive certificate. You can also apply for volunteer Jobs. Even though most of the volunteer jobs readily available focused on Children and camping, you may be fortunate to find 'semi-professional' ones related to your field. You can do this twice a year during the summer and as well during the winter.

Okay! Let's say you worked for approximately 3 months in the summer and maybe 3 weeks (which is approximately a month) during the winter. You've worked for approximately 4 months that year, which is already half an academic year and for you, it would be counted as half a year. If you do this for 2 years, you now have one year experience. If for 4 years, then you have 2 years experience. Another advantage of this is that even after graduation; you can easily get a Job with the organization, or go back to them for an added one full year experience before you begin your search for a better Job. Another plus is that, if you are very good, they can persuade you to stay by upgrading your pay check. But most importantly, you have acquired the experience you need.

Note that some professions are very difficult to get jobs under the holiday internship programs, especially when your year of study is concerned. For most European Medical Universities running the 6 year-medical undergraduate study program; a first year and second year medical student, and sometimes even a third year student may hardly get a holiday internship program, because these are pre-clinical periods of the student's medical program. Well, just apply for another internship program, and if lucky something close to the medical field. But here is another alternative. Apply for an 'unprofessional self-training program' personally to any public hospital. This will enable you work like an apprentice under any medical professional you will work with. Look for teaching or specialist Hospitals owned by medical schools or government bodies. You may not necessarily work, but you would be allowed to see technical procedures, surgical operations and other medical procedures. You may be lucky to be attached to a professor or specialist who can give you some basic coaching, comprehensible at your level. This is a lot easier to achieve if you go for Hospitals in another country or even another continent (if you can afford it).

It is very good to relax, have lots of fun and even be adventurous during your long holidays, but it is better and even more productive to use them to acquire some experience, as you still will have much more opportunities later in Life to relax and have fun. Acquire some experience as you study now and find it a lot easier to fit into the Labor Market later.

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Work From Home With Temp Writing Jobs

By: Warren Wong

You have all the flexibility you could ever want in a job when you take temp writing jobs and work from home. There are many people who need the services of a writer for small and large projects, such as creating web content for sites, preparing sales letters, resume writing, writing ebooks and more. If you have a talent for creating exciting and informational content and you have a good grasp of English grammar and punctuation, you can earn a good living working at these types of jobs.

Freelance writers are in big demand for magazines, companies and individuals. There are also free sites on the Internet where you can post submit articles and get paid a percentage of the advertising revenue earned by that site. The pay is only pennies a day, but if you submit articles on a regular basis and build up a fine selection on a variety of topics, you will soon see the pay increasing. You make money whenever a reader clicks on an ad posted on that site.

There is more money to be made when you can write well. With the subscription sites, you pay to join and then gain entrance into the bidding sections of the site where you can choose writing jobs in your field of expertise. You browse through the writing jobs that are posted and decide how much you would charge to complete the work. You then submit a proposal to the client and if you are chosen you have a temporary writing job. Some of the jobs will take you only a few hours or a day to complete, while others take longer or could even be full time employment. You can choose to be paid through the subscription site or if the employer wishes you can be paid through an offshore bank account.

You can decide which projects you would like to take on and how much writing you do in one day. This is the perfect job for stay at home moms and dads because they can work around the children sleep and play schedules. Work late into the night or early in the morning ?whatever time you wish. You don have to get dressed for work and try to manage the traffic in the morning in an effort to get to work on time. Stay in your pyjamas all day, take coffee breaks whenever you want or just go outdoors and enjoy the great sunshine.

Your office can be your kitchen table. Just open your laptop and go to work. Your employer can be in any part of the world. The only investment you need for such a job is a computer with an Internet connection and perhaps a paid subscription. There are many ads posted online looking for freelance writers in all genres and industries. If you have technical or computer expertise, you could be a writer for a user manual or write handbooks or study guides for teachers and students. The world is at your feet when you choose this line of work and you choose your own rate of pay.

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Make Your Experience Work For You

Every job requires people that are trained with unique and individualized skills. Training is a large cost to employers, so capitalizing on your own personal experience on a resume and in an interview will allow interviewers to see your potential as an already experienced and trained employee. The more training you have coming in the job the less cost it will be to the new employer. In addition to the cost saving factor it will also save time as you will not need to be away from your new position to complete training prior to getting started.

Experience vs. education

It seems like experience and education are similar to a teeter-totter, the more education a job candidate has the less experience they have and vice versa. This can be a barrier to some people applying for jobs, whether they have more education or more experience. The positive news is that often employers who require a lot of experience will wave the education components if you have proven yourself as an outstanding employee throughout your experience. In other words a candidate meeting the minimal education requirements, with a good company record and work experience, may have an advantage over a more educated employee with limited work experience.

Again, this consideration depends on the job and the company policy. The more advanced the position being applied for is, the more likely that experience will factor equally with education.

Highlight your experience

People tend to minimize their experiences in job interviews. They may feel that they are being boastful or lack the self-confidence to discuss their strengths and skills. Try to be assertive in talking about your accomplishments and your experience. Use real examples when answering questions. For example, if you were a manager and implemented a new policy or protocol for employees that was beneficial to the company, note that in your interview. Stay results oriented in the interview, as the employer wants to know what you can bring to the table. Stay honest and accurate in your description of your experience both on your resume and during the interview.

A portfolio or folder of awards, certificates, trainings, accomplishments or additional skills that you have obtained can be beneficial in helping the prospective employer survey your experience. It is a nice way to present your experience without having to simply list your skills.

Understand what the employer seeking

Try to do some research on the company that the interview is with. Know what they produce or provide services for and try to determine how your current experience will support or enhance their marketplace. Planning in advance for questions about your experience will help you to be better prepared in the interview and to ensure that you include the full answer.

Focus on the positives

It is important at the interview to stay focussed on the positive aspects of yourself and your experience. Highlight the benefits of the experience that you can bring to the job in positive and concrete terms. Statements that reflect the self-confidence that experience brings will build confidence in the employer. Remember that experience does not mean that you are not open to new ideas and suggestions, rather that you bring a wealth of knowledge to the workplace that a candidate without a hands-on background could.

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