December Grad Entry-Level Job Search?
Hey all,
I'm graduating December with a Finance BBA from a good but non-target school in NYC, and no finance internship. How the hell do I--or other people graduating off-season--find entry-level positions that start in December/January? Do I basically have to wait until then to start looking? Keep trolling the job boards til something comes up?
I'm not super worried about how to sell my own experience and academic record, though I'll never turn down advice on that. My question on this thread is more focused on how to actually locate those positions, and when I can expect to see them pop up.
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My recommendation (based on my experience in finance and consulting and graduating during off-cycle):
I just gave you advice that I provide in private consultations that I charge clueless Community College & big state school kids $60+, $90+ for experienced hires. You follow those 5 steps and guarantee it will likely cut your 6-7 month search down to 2-3, maybe 4 depending on the start of certain seasonal roles.
T. someone who spent 5 months before I perfected my process and had too many interviews to count
Thanks for the advice!! I've definitely been tailoring my resumes/CL's per application and applying directly as often as I can. I didn't know about Rocketreach or the incognito Jobscan--I appreciate it!
As an off-cycle grad, when (as in time of year) did you start having success seeing positions starting after graduation? Was it during the Fall semester, or more after you'd graduated?
I started seeing success around March time-frame as a december grad, was actively searching throughout fall but increased focus in november since, as you probably know, off-cycle is slim pickings.
My first role out of college didn't even start until beginning of May despite the winter/spring interviews.
Solid job search search advice for December grads
Do you recommend attaching a resume when sending cold-emails?
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