Just Graduated Heres How To Get A Job Without Experience

Just Graduated Heres How To Get A Job Without Experience Graduating college can be disheartening. Your peers are settling and giving up on their dreams, and it feels like you might be next. If you have to hear the standard advice about working on your resume and networking one more time, youre probably going to punch someone. Using the Skill-Bridge Technique, you can avoid this trap, and quickly find work you love. Heres how: Step 1 Have a Direction Instead of trying to get any job you can, youll take the opposite approach. Youll hone in on 5-7 companies, choose your ideal job title, and figure out EXACTLY what those companies are looking for. Here are some questions to get you started What types of candidates are they looking for? Why are they hiring for this position? Who are the big decision makers for the company, and for the position youre looking for? What does their hiring process look like? Step 2 Imagine Your Ideal Employment Situation What would you need to make hiring you a no-brainer? Take some time to do your research on these companies, and answer the following questions: What would your ideal resume look like? What accomplishments and skills would blow the company away? What people would you need to know to make you a shoe in for the job? The CEO? The hiring manager? Your future boss? What credentials and credibility indicators would make you irresistible? Step 3 Figure Out Who You Can Reach Now you know exactly what you need in terms of skills, contacts, and credentials. The next step is to identify people or organizations you can work with to help you attain those things. For instance, you may not be able to reach the CEO of the company yet but can you reach a close friend of theirs? Here are seven ideas for different types of people and organizations you could work with: An entrepreneur Help them build their business A large company Create your own internship A stranger Someone you dont know who works at the company A non-profit Volunteer A friend Someone you know whom needs what you can offer Your current company Create a new project in your existing organization If youre looking for some examples, here are a few. Step 4 Read Their Mind The next step is to figure out exactly what this compary or organization wants their deepest dream. First do deep research on who youre trying to work with. Find everything theyve ever said, every interview, every accomplishment. Then, ask yourself these questions: How can I help them decrease costs or increase revenue? How can increase their happiness and excitement, and decrease their stress and boredom? How can I help their reputation, brand, and relationships? Step 5 Create a Skill-Bridge Proposal The next step is to create a proposal that bridges your skills, and the things the other person needs. For instance, maybe you need market research experience to put on your resume, and youve identified an entrepreneur whos launching a new product. Reach out to them and offer to help them do market research (and therefore decrease costs). Or perhaps youd like a connection inside the company. You know from your research that this specific person is new to town, and looking for things to do. Arrange to meet them (by going to an event that many people in the company go to), and offer to show them around. The idea is simply a to find a way to solve their problems, using your skills. Step 6 Apply Like a Pro After a few skill-bridge proposals, you should be close to your ideal employment situation. Youre going to reach out to the connections youve made, and tell them what youre looking for. Then, when they set you up in a meeting with a decision maker, youre going to do one last skill-bridge proposal. Instead of letting the decision maker figure out how you can best help them, come prepared. Give them a written Skill-Bridge proposal of exactly how hiring you can help them address their biggest problems. Bring proof in the form of example work from projects youve done, recommendations from people who work at the company, and credible organizations that youve worked with. Youll likely be the most prepared candidate theyve seen, with experience that perfectly fits their needs. Enjoy your new job!