Finding Your First Job After Graduation - Money Tip Tuesday

<p style="text-align:left;">You’ve just graduated from college, so now what are you going to do? Here are some tips on how to land a job after college. </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Like what you heard? Go ahead and share on your social media! Visit <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/home'>trianglecu.org</a> to learn more about how we can serve you and don't forget to follow us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/trianglecu'>Facebook</a> and <a href='http://www.twitter.com/trianglecu'>Twitter</a>!</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Transcript:</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the Making Money Personal Podcast. </p> <p style="text-align:left;">First make sure you have all of the proper documents before applying. Having a solid resume is a good first step. Typically, your resume after college should not exceed one page. On the resume you should include relevant job experiences, where you graduated from, and skills you have. You should also have a way for potential employers to contact you, so include your phone number, email address, and LinkedIn. If you have an online portfolio, you can also include a link to that.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Most job applications will want a cover letter. This is typically a one-page letter that allows you to tell potential employers more about yourself, your experience, your interests, and why they should hire you for the job. Since you will be applying to a lot of jobs, it’s a smart idea to create a template cover letter where you can fill in the blanks to personalize the letter for the job you are applying for.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Now that you have all of your documents ready, it's time to start applying! There are a bunch of online job search boards that you can choose from, with Indeed and LinkedIn being the most popular. If you have ideas of what you want to do, just type it into the job search and see what results come up. It's also a good idea to narrow down the search results and only look at the entry-level pos