Lessons From My Placement Journey: Do’s and Don’t

A combination of groundwork, temper, and relentless pursuit is the recipe for landing a job. Upon graduation, I commenced my job search with a lot of enthusiasm; however, things took a different turn than what I had imagined. Things haven’t been easy, but from my difficult journey, I hope that you may be able to follow the strategies that I found effective and learned from the challenges that I went through.

I am pleased to share a compilation which is a blend of compact tips based on my practices which I hope will add value to your search.

? DO's

1. BE AHEAD OF ALL

The start of every new experience or step comes with nerves running wild. Be prepared at least 3 to 6 months ahead of time before placement season starts. It is essential to work on your exercises and have a well set-out schedule along with ample cv aid. One reason why I struggled was time mismanagement. It’s never too late to practice interviews and polish your skills, create your cv, etc.

Pro tip: Seek out a college prep group or placement club. They go a long way in keeping you prepped up.

2. AVOID SENDING THE SAME CV

The tailored approach always works, therefore I recommend preparing a separate tailored CV for each job. No one goes to different dinner parties clad in the same attire, so why should resumes be any different? Find a way to stick out from the rest. The replenishing tasks are limited to focus your resume on skills and projects directly related to the target role.

3. HAVE MOCK INTERVIEWS SESSIONS

I did not believe how stressful an interview could be. Practicing with friends or even in front of a mirror helped me maintain my confidence and calm demeanour.

It helps to record yourself and critique your answers to questions such as ‘Tell me about yourself.’

4. BASIC SKILLS GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO LEARN WITHOUT TRAINING AND USE LOGICAL REASONING

Even companies in design fields have a use for aptitude tests as a filtering system. Make sure you keep up with this — I did, and it saved me!

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