Embark on the Right Research

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Next comes research. Lots of it. Type your chosen job title into Google and see what comes up. Look up the industry and read blogs, articles from people who work in this field. See which trade magazines are available and look for documentaries and You Tube videos on this career, or by individuals working in this career. Find out who the big companies are and the big players. Your local library can help you do this or you careers officer at school/ university. Your job centre can help too. In fact loads of people can help you. Set up a LinkedIn account, a Twitter account and choose a decent email address for your job applications (if your current email is silly or you don’t want to use your work or college one – which I would advise you shouldn’t use because it isn’t permanent).

Now start following blogs and Twitter accounts relevant to your industry and when you feel spain phone number library confident start to comment intelligently in the discussions. Search LinkedIn for people in the industry (by searching for company names or industry headings) and ask them to connect with you. See what groups they belong to and ask to join them and read the discussions and start to comment. Make a date on your calendar to have done all this by. I suggest it will take about a month to get gemmed up.

Next thing to do is see where the conferences, exhibitions, open days are and see if you can go along as a non paying guest. Listen to the key note speakers and talk to people – especially on the exhibition stands. You are networking now and beginning to make friends in the industry. Mark your calendar with all the networking events you are going to attend.

It’s time to start working in this career. You can get amazing experience by working as an intern. I know it’s lowly paid but get over it. You can also do unpaid work as a volunteer or with work experience. As long as it is related to your chosen job it will be invaluable experience, something to talk about on your C.V and a chance to meet people working in similar roles. Mark on your calendar when you expect to be working in this way and then get applying.