Avoiding 'unemployable' status

As a job seeking graduate it easy to get dismayed from the lack of responses to each of your beautifully crafted application letters and the longer you are out of work the harder it becomes...

Below is an excerpt from Right Management's dedicated careers blog and proves that even if you are just working temporarily, tenacity can reap rewards!

If you have not been working for a number of months, you will experience how recruiters interpret this – they will not call. Even if you are unable to find gainful employment in your occupation, make an effort to secure a job. Any job. You do not want to become one of the idled and ignorable workers! Just because you are working as a temp it does not mean that prospective employers will turn their nose up at your prospects. In fact, it shows your spunk in this crawling-back economy. It is a fact that persistence pays dividends...


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