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Will Schymik
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Getting Work Experience Without Having Any

You hear about this work related problem quite often. Does anyone have any insight as to how someone with only a college degree would be able to find an initial job in their respective field without having any relevant work experience?

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about 11 years ago
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Nicholas Leonard
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Hey Will -

Stumbled across this post while I was searching stuff on Jobcase.

I totally agree with Gabe. Someone who has a college degree probably has loads of other experiences from classes, clubs, high school and more! Working in teams is universal and should be focused on!

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Gabe Sullivan
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If you think you "only" have a college degree, (and your resume lists nothing else), you're probably selling yourself short. Over your time at school, were there any projects, volunteer groups, or other opportunities you took part in? If you worked during school, was there anything even tangentially related to your field that you can list? (IE, if you were a server at a restaurant but you also helped them with their website). Think back hard over the past 4 years, most likely you accomplished more than just getting a degree.

My advice to people still in college - you don't need an official internship to have experience. Get involved, and help people out with the skills you are learning. Find the people in your class who are truly passionate about that field and see what they get involved with.

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