How to find employment as a young specialist

How can you find a job in Moscow where you can apply all your knowledge and skills and build a career? The beginning of working life is a new period for university graduates. These days it is very difficult for young specialists to find a decent job.

This happens because graduates lack work experience and the necessary skills. But they cannot gain experience if they are not hired due to a lack of experience. What should you do in this situation? First, prepare a resume, and take this task very seriously. The resume should be clear, informative, and, of course, well-written. Post it on all possible job-search websites. Modern job exchanges and online job fairs — specialized portals where job seekers and employers interact — can also be useful.

A resume is your business card, and a well-crafted resume is a ticket to a new job. A concise description of your professional skills, as well as your expectations for a new position, will allow the employer to form an initial opinion of you and decide whether to invite you to an interview or to reject you without a personal meeting. To make your job search easier and to answer interview questions clearly, you should determine what you want: the kind of work you want, the criteria by which you will choose a company, the schedule that suits you, the location, the salary, etc.

Before an interview with a company, be sure to visit the organization's website and familiarize yourself with its activities, scale, and history. To succeed in the interview you must clearly understand that the overall impression of you is formed from small details, so you need to prepare well and minimize the possibility of mistakes. Choose business attire for the interview day, do not be late, but also do not arrive an hour earlier than the scheduled time, answer questions thoughtfully, and be sure to ask your own questions.

Do not evade answers, because an experienced interviewer will notice that and will certainly return to the topic. Do not sit idle waiting to be invited to an interview; be proactive. Call the companies you are interested in, monitor new vacancies in Saint Petersburg, and respond to them immediately.