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by danpalmer
2349 days ago
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> you'd be better off figuring out where you want to work and then waiting at a nearby lunch spot for an obvious group of employees to come in around lunchtime (or after work drinks) and start chatting them up I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're either a US citizen, or at least base this advice on the US. I have only known 1, possibly 2 people who can make this sort of thing work here in the UK, people just don't do this. Plus, CrossFit isn't really a thing here except in trendy bits of London. For many of these places there isn't a "lunch spot", people take their lunch in to their building in a business park where there's no lunch options or options for socialising. Overall, while you don't work in tech, I think you're probably privileged enough to work in an industry that works pretty similarly. Most of your advice would be pretty good for me, but almost none of it would work for someone at the beginning of their career, aiming for a large company with out of town offices – a fairly typical starting point for many graduates. |
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I think the key for new graduates is to have been thinking about getting a job for the last 4-5 years. Don't start looking and preparing when you graduate, you're already behind.
I kept a job I started as a teen as a lifeguard for like 6 or 7 years even though there were much better opportunities available to me financially because I knew the stability was one of the best things I could bring to the table. Resume building.
But in addition to that, I started networking long before I left school. It's essential. Despite the fact that culture may differ in other countries, I don't think that fundamentally changes my advice. The tactics may differ, but the strategy is the same because human nature is the same.