1.Not
so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree
or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. Companies toured the
academic institutions, competing with each other to recruit graduates. However,
those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face
strong competition in the search for jobs.
2.Most careers organizations
highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a
suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available vacancies
and presenting them well to prospective employers.
3.Job seekers have to make a careful
assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their
academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their
subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and
attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money,
security, leadership and caring for others. An honest assessment of personal
interests and abilities such as creative or scientific skills, or skills
acquired from work experience, should also be given careful thought.
4.The second stage is to study the
opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general
employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates
can study job vacancies and information in newspapers or they can visit a
careers office, write to possible employers for information or contact friends
or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. After
studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed
comparisons between various careers.
5.Good personal presentation is
essential in the search for a good career. Job application forms and letters
should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or
spelling errors. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should
describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if
possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employer's
needs, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company
and try to show that they already know something about the company and its
activities.
6.When graduates are asked to attend
for interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about
the prospective employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on
time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive and
helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they
are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question
and giving an unsuitable answer.
7.There will always be good career
opportunities for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to
securing a good job is to be one of them
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