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School job boards are notoriously bad. Schools like to advertise the value of their networks, but the value is usually overstated and only in specific channels.
by singron 5y ago
School job boards are notoriously bad. Schools like to advertise the value of their networks, but the value is usually overstated and only in specific channels.
Job fairs are usually the best way to be recruited through your school. Companies have to commit resources to attending job fairs, so they have an incentive to actually hire some of the people they talk to.
New grad resumes are basically all the same with few exceptions. Companies have little ability to screen new grads without actually interacting with them (e.g. interviews, phone screens, take-home tests). Your best bets are referrals, which will fast-track you into the hiring process. Referrals can be through distant connections, so don't be afraid to ask acquaintances.
Otherwise, you can try applying to companies directly. There are more opportunities than your school's job board, and even if they are the same companies, they probably pay more attention to their own application channels than the various crappy school job boards they forgot they posted to.
- MattGaiser 5y agoAgree on the jobs board, disagree on the network. The network consists of the actual alumni of the school, not the career counselor who probably didn't go there. Get a LinkedIn premium subscription and go ask people who attended your school to put your resume in the referrals pile. Just random alumni. Many will do it. I have done it for people. Many have done it for me. Random people, because you share a school, will refer you.