Job Hunting During A Recession-00-6054

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Consequently, graduate job hunting in such hard times could still pose a problem to graduates of 2010.

The effect that the economy's crash has had on the job market should not be underestimated either. Unemployment rates in general, amongst 18-26 year olds and amongst graduates are still at all time highs despite the government announcing our official departure from the recession. They are after-effects young graduates will be feeling for some time to come - currently, graduate job hunting is tough!

Yet, it is not impossible; there are graduate job vacancies out there, but more people are applying to each respective vacancy. To be successful in your graduate job hunt in a recession means a small alteration to the plan of attack.

People tell you that job hunting can be demoralising and in a recession this is doubly true. Even if you are unaware of it, you may start getting bored with the whole process and persuading yourself that it's a futile process. Obviously, it is not futile at all, in fact the alternative of not applying is what is pointless, but after your first couple of weeks of applying nine to ...
... five and not hearing as much as a whisper back, the argument seems to get very persuasive.

On that note, I must also mention that graduate job hunting nine ‘til five is the only way to approach this if you want to get that dream career - you must treat job hunting like a job itself. Furthermore, job applying is not merely a process of clicking ‘Apply' on every job advertisement that takes your fancy. Most require a small essay, of about five hundred words, be it about yourself, your skills or a sample piece of work.

For example, if you are applying for a job as a TV reporter then they will often ask you for a piece of criticism about a certain television programme. This is part of the screening process that employers use in order to sort the wheat from the chaff and if you are not putting time and effort into each application then you will be considered chaff fairly quickly.

However, this is a good thing though because it allows you to really set yourself apart from the other applicants. The applications that bear fruit or at least an interview are the ones where you put enthusiastic effort into the screening questions, covering letter and CV.

The persistence of this peak effort is the key to graduate job hunting success during the recession. This takes a lot of mental strength; surveys have reported that minor depression, feelings of isolation and family related problems are all common in graduates who have been searching for jobs in the past year. However, if you are feeling any or all of those symptoms try to push it to one side or use it as a driving motive to apply whole heartedly and get that job that you want. The payoff you will receive once you sign that acceptance form will be overwhelming and you'll wonder why you ever doubted your abilities.

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