How to find a job if you have no work experience in this specialty? Our advice will be relevant to students who have graduated from educational institutions and are looking for work. In addition, the article will be useful to those who are looking for themselves in a new field of activity.
Instructions
Step 1
Take your resume seriously. Try to find facts in your existing experience (study and / or work) that will be important for the position for which you are applying.
For example, a graduate student who is looking for a job in his specialty is advised to indicate in his resume that during his studies he received practical skills: mention participation in thematic seminars, professional conferences and exhibitions, undergoing practical training, writing a term paper and thesis, conducting research etc.
If you are changing the field of activity, find what in common between your past job and the job for which you are applying, and put emphasis on this in your resume. For example, you have experience working as a waiter, and at the moment you are considering banking manager vacancies - in this case, write down in detail your job duties as a waiter in your resume, stressing that you have settled conflict situations, advised guests on all issues, monitored the payment process, etc.
Step 2
Fill the gap in practical knowledge, skills and abilities. Take courses, seminars, workshops in the chosen direction. Having certificates increases your value in the labor market as a specialist.
Step 3
Develop in a professional direction: follow the news on the Internet, visit professional sites and forums, read professional literature, communicate with colleagues. Improve your level of foreign language proficiency: according to one language portal, wages of workers in Russia and the CIS who speak a foreign language are 30% higher!
Step 4
Find a professional mentor for yourself in your chosen field. Maybe one of your friends or acquaintances is a good specialist in this field - ask him to help, teach, suggest. If there are no such specialists among your friends, pay attention to professional forums, sites, video courses.
