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Many graduates take to doing menial jobs as a result of their inability to find a decent job. This is becoming even more common in recent times due to the current world economic crisis. There is no guarantee that making a lot of applications a day would get one a graduate job particularly when most employers only advertise for candidates with several years of work experience.

This situation makes one wonder that when a university degree cannot find one a job, how does a fresh graduate find employment in his or her desired industry without experience? One very good answer is to be self-employed. Although working for oneself could be challenging, you could start reaping rewards and making some profit within a few years.

However, this article would concentrate on those of us who prefer to work for an organisation owned by someone else. Not everyone would get a job offer from one of the few multinational corporations that recruit new graduates into their trainee programmes on a yearly basis but the key to eventually doing so is to keep on applying. Whatever you do, never give up!

Furthermore, do not regard any opportunity job opportunity as too little even if it is at your local coffee shop or as a security guard. Broaden your horizon and consider every offer you get even those that do not pay much as this is a very good chance of gaining some vital experience of working with people and start building a job profile for yourself until the bigger and better offers start coming.

In addition, there are a lot of voluntary work opportunities around today and these schemes could be very useful in gaining work experience. While most voluntary organisation do not pay at all, some actually provide means for reimbursements of accommodation, food and travel costs. The flexibility of these schemes also provide networking connections and plenty of time to continue searching for an ideal job while still working. With a little research you will find opportunities to teach abroad, for example, in Asia, Europe or Australia, or even volunteer for organisations that are closely related to your discipline which would greatly enhance your prospects of finding a decent job in future.

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