Getting a job as new grad

10 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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This content was created by Feras Alhlou. This content was uploaded by Feras Alhlou. This is a YouTube video titled "Getting a job as new grad" (posted 2024-10-10) containing a short career-advice segment in which a single speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) addresses new graduates. The speaker explains that hiring managers typically look for skills—commitment, initiative, teamwork—and a solid education rather than prior experience, and advises listeners to inventory and showcase relevant skills from activities like sports, hobbies, or instruments.

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Folks, hiring managers are not looking for experience. That's one thing to keep in mind. It's a misconception that many college graduates have. I don't have any experience, I'm not going to get a job. Folks, people are not going to hire you for experience because you don't have it yet. What they're looking for are some skills. So do an inventory of the things that you're good at, whether it was a sport or a hobby or an instrument that you played, whatever the case might be. Show commitment, show initiative, show that you have— you are easy to work with, that you are a team player. That's what people are looking for. Initially, and then obviously if you have a solid education, that's going to help.