| The recent Job Outlook survey from the National | | | | understand the difference between a college major |
| Association of Colleges and Employers shows | | | | and a career. For example, Psychology majors do not |
| employers projecting a 16% increase in the number of | | | | all work in Healthcare jobs but are in demand in other |
| new college grads to be hired this year. This should be | | | | industries as well. |
| good news for those who graduated this past | | | | 5. Sign up for alumni career services with your campus |
| December and those who will graduate this summer. | | | | career center. Many career centers continue to work |
| The most recent increase in the national | | | | with new graduates to find jobs beyond graduation. If |
| unemployment rate to 5% in December might be | | | | you are away from your career center, you may be |
| putting a little bit of fear into December grads who | | | | able to get help by email or with a local college that |
| have not yet found their first entry-level job. | | | | offers job assistance services to the community. If for |
| The fact is, January is a good time to look for a new | | | | example, you have graduated from the California |
| job since many companies have put recruiting budgets | | | | State University system, you might be able to use a |
| in place and are ready to execute their recruiting | | | | local campus with a reciprocal agreement with your |
| strategies. | | | | alma mater. |
| If you have graduated and have not yet secured a | | | | 6. Commit to and schedule daily job search activities. |
| job, here are some tips for the post graduation job | | | | Create a job search activity schedule daily and work |
| search. | | | | on it. Define, for example. the number of resume |
| 1. First and foremost - Do not panic! This is not an | | | | submissions you will do daily, number of new contacts |
| unusual scenario. You are not alone and keep in mind | | | | made daily and number of career fairs on tap for this |
| there are still great career opportunities and entry level | | | | month. |
| careers available. | | | | 7. You might want to consider post graduation |
| 2. Read the Resume FAQs at and make sure you are | | | | internships and fellowships. |
| on the right track. Having a good resume is a key tool | | | | 8. Rejuvenate your contacts and continue to build your |
| in a good job search. | | | | network. Do not be shy about telling friends that you |
| 3. Reconsider your job options and parameters. For | | | | are still looking. In many cases there might be other |
| example, if you had previously only looked at local | | | | jobs available with their company. |
| organizations, you might now want to look at your | | | | January is a hot job search month and steady and |
| relocation and commuting options. Reconsider putting | | | | consistent job search activities will pay off in the long |
| some of these options back on the table. | | | | run. |
| 4. Explore multiple industries. Make sure you | | | | |