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Thank you for watching the Next Great Step Office Hours. We spoke with parents, students, and grads about their job search and how to land an internship or first job. Here are the topics we discussed:
16:16 Is there a trick to applying for jobs through Indeed or other job search engines? My son has applied to dozens and has heard very little. Thanks.
20:23 How do you follow up when your name was submitted to the leadership team for the next interview (already passed the first interview/screening) but it has been 2 weeks and you were not contacted? I do not have contact info for the leadership team.
23:17 When offered a job, how do I negotiate a higher starting pay when I don’t have a lot of experience?
26:00 My son is a sound technician. How does he get started in the job search?
What suggestions do you have for a college graduate to change fields from their degree?
28:18 Are you seeing a slowdown in hiring for new grads? Are there more layoffs in certain industries?
30:00 My daughter took a gap year and may want to do another one, will that look bad to employers?
32:24 Now that my child has graduated, can he still look for an internship to give him experience since he didn’t do this during school? If so, where do you look for internships? https://www.parkerdewey.com/
37:39 My grad is job hunting, what else can he be doing to either make money or gain skills, to keep his spirits up?
40:07 If I am not sure what I want to pursue, do you help identify what careers could be a good match with someone’s skillset?
42:00 Any suggestion for a college grad to change fields different from their original major?
44:53 My grad will not apply to a job unless they feel that they have 100% of the qualifications. Is that true? How should I guide them?
Any many more topics
Thank you to all who joined and asked your questions!!
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DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
*My grad sends out a lot of resumes and is still awaiting a response.
*My daughter has no idea how to turn her college major into a job she wants.
*My son got the first interview but didn’t make it to the next round.
*My college student needs an internship but they have no work experience yet.
*My grad is still living at home and I’m ready for him to be financially independent.
Welcome to Next Great Step where we bridge the gap from college to the real world. Our sole focus is to help college students and recent graduates achieve career success and land the job they deserve. Over 2m students graduate each May and but many are underemployed. A majority of students feel unprepared to get a job after graduation and only 1/3 will graduate with the skills they need to succeed in the marketplace. They are confused, overwhelmed, and feel pressured to have a career figured out before graduation.
More importantly, parents worry about their college graduates living at home and not achieving financial independence. Even when parents provide contacts and access to opportunities, many students still struggle. Recent grads want to find real work but often are not taught how to do it effectively.
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