Applying for jobs is hard work, especially if the positions you want don’t match your experience. Even if they are entry level jobs.
Fortunately, job postings don’t tell the whole story when it comes to landing a job that you know that you can do. The career path might not be totally clear, but you still want to jump on it.
There are a lot of ways to successfully apply for your dream job even if your resume doesn’t exactly match a job listing. And even if you are applying for a job with no experience no one is going to ding you for that, though you’ll need to go up-and-beyond to land the job. Or at least muster your confidence and sharpen your communication skills.
6 Tips for Landing the Job
We spoke to several career experts to bring you their top tips for job seekers struggling to find work with little-to-no experience and without being a college graduate. Here’s what they had to say.
1. Change How You Look at Postings
The first bit of advice we heard over and over was that job seekers should change the way they look at job postings no matter their work experience. Does this mean using different sites or methods of exploring job opportunities to get your foot in the door or even snag that assistant position?
Not exactly. According to career coach Kyle Elliott, it’s more of a change in mindset and attitude.
“Know that the job posting is
