Need A Job But Don’t Have The Experience Required

Some companies require graduates to have experience, that’s great, but what if you have a degree with no experience what are you to do? There are two things that a person can do to get experience for the career position and help boost your resume.
The first one is to intern, at a company even if you have to be a gopher or work in the mail room. If you are going to do an intern get a mentor(s) in the company and ask questions about their position in the company. You’ll be surprised at what you find out. You should also see if you can sit in on meetings make sure (if possible) to take notes and discuss what you did not understand with your mentor(s). Most internships are not advertised sometimes you have to call or email the head of a department, human resources or president and request to do an internship. You may find that they pay their interns and are seeking to hire one immediately. However if they tell you that they have an unpaid internship take it till you find a paid internship or a paying fulltime job. Remember your goal is to get into your career. You can of course network and always do a great job at your internship so that you may recieve a great recommendation for a paid position whether in that company or with another company. There are various internships at many companies. Don’t limit yourself seek internships in small, medium and large companies.
The second, is volunteering. This is also a great way to determine you are a great fit for the company, but most importantly if the company is a great fit for you. Remember this will possibly be your career so you want to make sure that it fits. Volunteering is wonderful there are positions where you are a paid volunteer and your helping build your community. These are great networking positions to lauch your career search. I worked with a program for two years and I networked with city and state political officials, business owners, and school officials. All of which I have recieved great recommendations to carry to my future potential employers. While with this program the monetary gain is little, but you do get help with student loans along with some health benefits. There are many other internships and volunteer positions out there in all fields and majors, you just have to do some research and calling.
If you commit to one or both while unemployed it shows that you are energetic, and persistent in wanting to get your foot in the door with that company and more so in your career. You will also gain insight into the daily workings of the company, inside job openings, and networking. These are great because if your unemployed and you are either interning, volunteering or both prospective employers will see a person who does not like to sit and do nothing on their down time.