Is it time for the first job for one of your children? An important step but not so easy to take because after developing your CV and cover letter, you have to find the employer… And for that Internet is not always enough.
What strategy to adopt? How? ‘Or’ What minimize the impact of lack of experience ? How to stand out among all the other candidates? In order to answer all these questions, “Blue circuits, expert side in Île-de-France” invited Julien Garnier from NQT.
“Our Neighborhoods have Talent” offers a professional mentorship program completely free dedicated to young graduates (BAC+3 minimum and under 30 years old).
Because as Julien Garnier reminds us, “if the overall employment situation is improving”, this is not necessarily the case for young people and even less for those from modest social backgrounds.
So how do you gain the trust of the recruiter when you have no experience. For Julien Garnier, “what is already important is to have self-confidence the day of the interview” and to prepare, “mentoring can be a great tool for that”.
And what to do with a job offer below our skills? Accept? Refuse ? “You shouldn’t sell yourself off, but look for development opportunities” advises Julien Garnier.
And then you shouldn’t lose sight of “the job of your dreams” because that’s generally the reason for our studies. Yes motivation is one of the keys to achieve our goal, the network is another.
And for 15 years, “Nos Quartiers ont du Talent” has noted “that there are many high graduates from modest social backgrounds who struggle more than others”.
You have less chance of getting a job if you don’t have a network
But how to develop your network? For Julien, no need to look very far at the start.
And then there is Mentoring where executives, company employees volunteer their time to support young people in their research. A kind of sponsorship. And this is where “Nos Quartiers ont du Talent” comes in to connect the two parties.
Mentoring is a beautiful virtuous circle explains Julien. “many young people who have been followed by our association, wish in turn mentor, after successful their early careers.
And then of course you have to train to be ready on the day of the recruitment interview. Here too the mentor is important for talk about their difficultiesget advice on your CV, cover letter, arguments…