Top 10 Graduate Job Seeking Advice Blogs

Top 10 Graduate Job Seeking Advice Blogs Its that time of year again a lot of you will be donning your cap and gowns to celebrate three years of hard working (and partying!) paying off with a shiny new degree to take you into the world of work. But where do you start? What are the dos and donts of graduate job hunting? Wellthats where we come in! Here at Bubble, we spend a lot of time putting together useful advice for graduates looking for a job in the digital industry, and have written countless blogs on this very subject. With this in mind, here are the top 10 most popular graduate job seeking advice blogs published on the Bubble Jobs Blog over the last few years. If you cant find the answer youre looking for in this list, check out our Graduate Advice section where youll find lots more blogs to choose from. 1. 7 Common Mistakes Made When you start looking for jobs, its quite a daunting experience and one that you might not be particularly used to, so youll be forgiven for making a couple of mistakes along the way. However, if you can identify these mistakes before they happen, youll be head and shoulders above the rest. From not keeping a record of your job applications and rushing into your job search, to applying for too-senior roles and not using spell-check, there are loads of common graduate job seeking mistakes that can be easily avoided. For the full list, check out the blog here. 2. LinkedIn Etiquette: The Dos Donts For New Graduates LinkedIn is a really powerful tool to use during your job search, but its completely different from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and should be treated as such. You might not be very familiar with the network before you start job seeking, so there are a few dos and donts to make sure you give the best possible impression to prospective employers and recruiters. From making sure you keep your profile up to date, not sharing too much personal information and maintaining a professional image, there are lots of things to remember and they can be found on the blog here. 3. The Truth About Graduate Job Hunting When starting your graduate job hunt, youll probably have a few preconceptions of what the process will be like, but the actual experience will almost always be very different. The graduate job market is an incredibly competitive place, and there are some things you should expect when you jump in so youre not caught off guard!  Competition is high, you will have to go to lots of interviews and you need more than just a degree to stand out from the crowd and thats just the start! For a few more graduate job hunting truths, check out the blog here. 4. Graduates: What To Put On Your LinkedIn Profile Weve already covered the dos and donts of LinkedIn etiquette, but the first question should be what do you put on your profile?! Well, there are lots of things to consider when it comes to building your first LinkedIn profile, including a good headline and summary, additional skills and links to your work and projects but thats just the tip of the iceberg! For more useful information to include on your LinkedIn profile, read the blog in full here. 5. Graduate Schemes Vs Graduate Level Jobs One of the biggest decisions youll need to make after university is whether you want to go on a graduate scheme or find yourself a graduate level job. There are plenty of pros and cons of each, for example a graduate level job is has greater flexibility but less job security, whereas a graduate scheme offers top quality training but there are limited places and competition for these spaces is incredibly fierce. For more pros and cons to help you make this difficult choice, check out the full blog here. 6. What Experience Should You Include In Your Graduate CV? Pulling together experience to fill out your CV may seem simple enough, but when it actually comes down to it, how do you choose whether to include the three years of pint pulling or the one week or work experience at your dads mates business? Well, this blog includes some helpful tips like making sure that you include all relevant work experience to the job youre applying for, highlighting transferable skills from your part-time jobs and including any extracurricular activities you took part in outside of university. These are all things that will make your CV more comprehensive, and you can find more tips here. 7. Top 5 Mistakes Graduates Make When Using Social Media To Get A Job Social media is a fantastic tool to use when looking for a job its instant, its free and its a great way to connect with professionals and decision makers that you might never have had access to otherwise. But, social media is also very easy to get wrong and put out a bad impression to prospective employers. This blog highlights some of the most common mistakes graduates make on social media, including sharing too much about your private life, blabbing about interviews and not changing your privacy settings accordingly. For more mistakes you should be avoiding, check out the rest of the blog here. 8. How Do You Approach Companies For Work Experience? Here at Bubble, were always going on about how important getting real-life work experience is in your job hunt especially in the digital industry but how do you go about contacting businesses and asking them to take you under their wing? Well, this blog details some steps to take when approaching companies for work experience, including doing your research on the business, creating a plan of contact and always asking for feedback. For more tips and advice on asking for work experience, read the blog in full here. 9. How To Beat The Lack Of Experience Catch-22 You know the drill: you cant get a job because you dont have enough experience, but you cant get experience because you cant get a job. Nightmare and it drives us graduates mad! But there are ways that you can beat this never-ending circle and get around the catch-22. These include getting your own experience like setting up your own blog, creating your own website or dabbling with some PPC, volunteering at local businesses or charities and paying for a training course. For more ideas on how to beat the lack of experience catch-22, check the rest of the blog here. 10. Graduates: 5 Tips On How To Use Job Boards Efficiently Job boards are a fantastic way of not only finding roles that are relevant to you, but also discovering useful job search resources especially if the board you use is niche like Bubble! There are lots of ways you can use job boards efficiently, like setting up job alerts so youre emailed whenever a relevant job goes live, using the advice resources to your full advantage and ensuring the latest version of your CV is uploaded especially if the job board offers CV database search which enables the employer to find you rather than you finding them! For more tips on how to use job boards effectively, you can find the full blog here. So there we go, our top 10 graduate job seeking advice blogs from the last few years! If youre looking for interview advice, you can find our most popular blogs  here, or if its CV tips youre after, our top 10 CV advice blogs can be found here. If there are any graduate job seeking questions we havent answered, drop us a tweet @BubbleJobs and well do our best to cover it soon!