I probably face this question about 5-10x a day from various people that I come in contact with. And to be honest, I am what you would call 4.8% of the USA population right now -- unemployed. I spend most of my days doing research on various companies and adjusting my resume to meet some of those companies' job qualifications. In addition, I started to play around with Linux and Perl scripting. To the engineering world, those are fundamentals to almost any job (if you haven't graduated and pursuing an engineering career, pick those up now!).
I feel like unemployment can be more tiring and arduous than working at any job. My mom was right when she said how her 3 months of unemployment after she got laid-off was the most tiring time of her entire computer programming career. Advice to all who are graduating soon, it's never too early to start job searching!
Some things that I've picked up through the past few months of job searching:
- Writing skill is KEY -- whether emails, letters, resume, etc. (a top reason why I started blogging again was to improve my writing skills)
- Fully charge and carry your phone -- you never know when someone is going to call you about a job.
- Connections, connections, connections -- there's no shame when it comes to job searching; meaning, go through every route possible, whether it's your mom's cousin's boyfriend's friend, or that facebook friend whom you've only talked to once in person, seek those options out! The world is competitive so don't expect a job to fall right into your lap.
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In fact, I was out just for a six weeks not 3 months. I wake up at 7:00am and went to bed after 12:00 pm. Looking for job when you are out of job is tough! So, the best thing to do when you are going to graduate, start your job searching as earlier as you can. Don't wait for too long.
Mom
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