Free advice for students entering the job market
Macleans.ca had an article with some tips for summer job seekers, you can read the whole article here. Here are just a few of the tips from the article — and a few tips of my own.
- 1. Crack the hidden job market
Most jobs aren’t advertised.- 2. Summer jobs matter more than you think
You may be tempted to return to that retail gig you held in high school. Resist the urge. The type of job you get this summer will influence the type of job you’ll get next summer and far into the future.- 3. Head West! (Or North. Or East.)
If you live in a university town, you’re going to have intense competition for the best summer jobs.- 4. Clean up after yourself online
- 5. Don’t forget the keywords
The first thing some human resources managers do with a stack of applications is sort though them to eliminate those that don’t reference keywords from the job ad.

I have some advice of my own for students entering the job market. Mike’s top five mistakes made by students on their first job interview.
#5. Bringing your DS, in case things get boring during the interview.
#4. Admitting you failed food save – but explaining it was lame-oh anyway.
#3. Including sleeping and pounding your brother on your list of “hobbies and interests”.
#2. Saying you sure hope your office will be nicer than this one.
#1. Ending the interview with “t-minus-zero, snooze fest out”.
Another Top Five things NOT to do here…



