So y’all read my previous post on my educational background. Now let’s talk about the real life struggles upon graduating in December. I have a decent academic background for bachelor’s degree graduate. I have good professional skills which are essentially referred to as “good habits” by companies. But then, why is it that it’s going to be a struggle for me to land a job…..?
Answer is, experience. I have zero professional environment experience. But as a college graduate, you’re not expected to have any. So why the trouble? Every company looks for professionals that have at-least 2 years working experience to hire them even on entry level positions; a bachelor graduate doesn’t have it and doesn’t qualify for jobs. This creates a vicious circle which is tough to break out of.
Solution to it? Networking. If you’ve built a strong network over your academic career with your faculty, peers and other professionals you’ve come across, and maintained good relations with them over the time, you can use it as an opportunity to line up interviews and possible get picked up for one of those. Win – Win Situation.
So, yeah. That’s exactly what I am doing. Planted the seeds of graduation in my networks. It’s now a waiting game as to how fruitful the opportunities are when they present themselves!
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