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two cover letters and schedule one networking coff ee. Not To give off the best possible
only will all of this organization help you stay on track, but

also by knocking these tasks off your list every week, you impression, you are going to want
will gain a strong sense of accomplishment that will build to perfect both your written and
your confi dence.
oral communication skills.
Failure and rejection will happen
As far as life lessons go, you have probably already
experienced this one: You will not always succeed. You Make sure you exercise, hang out with friends and still
are not going to land every position you apply for, and doing activities you love during this process,” says Mr
unfortunately, the company may never give you feedback Prakash.

to help you understand its decision. Therefore, it is up to
you to self-evaluate what happened and what you can do However, it is harder to cope with the agony of time if the
to improve for the next go around. job search is all you are thinking. In addition, it takes a toll
mentally and physically start practising mindfulness or
Go back to a time when you received a poor grade on a meditation.
test. Why? Did you not study enough? Maybe you studied
the wrong material. On the other hand, did you simply Communication skills are the key
not understand the information? The job search is no Do you recall the first day of your college or school when

different. Analyzing every rejection can provide critical you introduced yourself to dozens of strangers, some of

insights that will help you with future applications. whom became your friends and some your close friends?
“If you were rejected at the resume stage, have someone That is kind of, what the job search process is like:

else look at your resume to evaluate whether you are pitching yourself to a handful of potential employers,
getting your key points across,” says Mr Prakash. If you searching for the one that is going to be a successful

were rejected after an in-person interview, think about how match.
you came across. Nervous? Unprepared? Low energy? Put
together a plan on what you would do differently next time.” To give off the best possible impression, you have to be a

perfect in written and oral communication skills. When
Do not forget about your mental health it comes to crafting the emails, resumes, and cover letters,

Feeling jobless can sometimes dominate all aspects of your Shantanu says, Be concise. Do not use idioms. Remember
life. Every waking second of the day, you feel as though you that your cover letter and resume are providing an
should be doing one thing or another that will help you land overview of you without actually meeting you, so you want
that position. Nevertheless, it does not have to be that way. to carry a strong presence.

Rather than leaving the whole day wide open to work on Speaking of writing skills, you will definitely score big
applications, limit yourself to a window of time where you points with hiring managers. Your resume is a valuable

are absolutely committed to getting specific tasks done. Th at piece of self-promotion that you have to put some
way you can ensure other aspects of your life do not fall to thoughts. Do not be shy to consult any resume expert you
the wayside, such as getting enough sleep and eating healthy. may have to shell out some money but the professionals
will give you clear feedback including a review of your
resume’s appearance and content, and a prediction of a
recruiter’s first impression. It is a quick and easy way you

can prove that your college education was actually worth
something.

As you step into a new phase of living carry the lessons
with your degrees. Create your destiny, make a mark.

All the best!

Author is Education Guru and Mentor, Trustee - Th e
Millennium Schools

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