what's the best way to get work experience, when you haven't worked before?
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Volunteer work is good. College is 'paid experience.' What you don't have in practical experience is made up for the 4 years of discipline. This sounds like you have an opportunity to shine with writing ability! Get their attention and sell yourself--they are giving you the chance. Good Luck.
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Go to the college that you graduated from, check to see if they have an alumni job placement service.\nThe college I work at does, and often employers are looking for graduates and understand that the experience isn't there yet.  Good Luck
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#1: Get the work visa! (chances of getting a job without first having the visa are pretty low, so....). Check the Auzzie employment link below which is their official website for forms and brochures for those wanting to apply for a job visa or to migrate. They have different work visas available - I was applying for the skilled visa. You can also qualify for more points (its a scoring system to qualify) if you apply for jobs within certain smaller regions (i.e. Adelaide). They'll list those towns on this website and you may also want to check out the specific municipal websites of those towns as well (they might sponsor if I'm right). Although, I'd go that route if you're low on the point scale. The funny part, is that if you speak english fluently, you already receive a whack of points.\n\n#2: I found that www.seek.com.au was the best job site for Australia (You can have it so certain keyworded jobs are automatically sent to your email)\n\nBest of luck! A little reading is in order for the forms, but that should give  a good starting point. Long live the Auzzies!
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Check out their website. UN and Red Cross usually hire people with experience. You may want to volunteer for some time, just to give your resume some experience, You may want to consider other top NGOs to work with too... try United Way or Cancer Society or Imran Khan's agency. The best way to start is to get a resume ready, start calling/ emailing agencies you'd want to work with. \n\nIts a wonderful and rewarding area of work. Am sure you'd find work you'd like. Talk to someone in your local mosque/gurudwara too.\n\nUse the Internet gal!
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Use a resume builder and follow the steps. Use action words which show your achievements. Try  http://www.workopolis.com/index.html
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dont start a business without experience, at least you have to have sufficient education and knowing of wht your business is going to be...if you dont know wht to do, dont start a business....you'll go bankrupt mate...i have seen i foolish friends who lost everything in business bcs of no experience and nil education in bizzz......
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Try going to a recruiter/head hunter.  Let them do the work for you.  They get paid only when they find you a job, so they are hungry.  If you go this route, make sure to sign up with multiple recruiters.  \n\nBe patient.  Even if you choose to mix concrete, keep sending your resume out there.  Without work experience, you could easily be looking at six months to a year before you enter the workforce in a "white collar" job.  \n\nRemember that mixing concrete and flipping burgers won't make your resume look any better.  But they will put bread on the table.  \n\nIt is normal to have a 2% return on anything you send out.  So 53 applications is really not much, although it may seem like a lot.  Make an effort to send out 5 resumes per day.  The jobs are out there.    Don't give up.\n\nGood luck and keep your chin up.
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Skills should come before work experience. Put your work experience in descending order ie current job on top followed by other jobs. Also try shortening your resume as the prospective employer may not have time to read it all.
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first of all be honest about it ..second explain to them that this is in your past and that you are trying to turn your life around ..and that all you need is one person to believe you so that you can get started with this by getting a job
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Compare your resume wi the samples below:\n\nhttp://www.resume-resource.com/samples.html\n\nHere are some tips:\n1. If you have less than 10 years of experience, you want your resume to be one page.\n2. Generally, clearly show your name, mailing address, email address if available, and best phone number(s) to contact you.\n3. Then show your education, work experience, any interests, achievements, and skill sets. Under your work experience, it is not a list of your job descriptions (this is a common mistake). You should instead indicate what you have accomplished and the results.  Use action verbs.\n4. If you are looking for your first job or intend to change job function / industry, you may want to state your objectives.\n4. There is no one “correct” format.  It depends on your profession and personal style.\n5. Also, try not to use technical words and jargons. Do not abbreviate.\n\nYou can post your resume at:\nhttp://www.monster.com\nhttp://www.careerbuilder.com\nhttp://hotjobs.yahoo.com\n\nOther good references are:\nhttp://www.vault.com\nhttp://www.wetfeet.com\n\nI would also go to your bookstore and find a resume book in the business/career section. You can also find more examples and templates online if you do a search.\n\nYou can send me your resume and I would be glad to comment on it for you.\n\nGood luck and have a nice day.
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As a former employer, I would first look at what you have done and what you can do.  The worst answer you can give on this is "anything".  I know you can't do a durn thing to help my company until you learn what my company does.  \nThe first thing that you can do then is prepare a comprehensive resume and start circulating it.  How many job fairs have you attended in the last 6 months?  You should have started working on this 6 months ago, not the month before you graduate.  The world is not beating a path to your doorway.  You've got to get on it, get out and get going.
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now that depends on the type of job youre applying for. youre talking about what you need to get a job, right? the most important thing you need is a versatile portfolio. prepare a sample of your work to show off your best stuff to a potential employer. make sure you are clear on the types of software in which you are proficient. a formal education can help but if you have learned marketable skills otherwise and can prove that with a portfolio, you will be in good shape. any sort of experience will help make you a more attractive candidate as it is rare in any profession to be able to start anywhere other than the 'bottom of the ladder.' do not, however, think that any experience is too meek to show off: let potential employers know of work you have done for friends, family, any type of group, school, publication, or other employers. pick your three to six best experiences to brag about.
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Get experience with a real job in your field. It will make you far more employable when you do graduate.
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I think you should rephrase the question since you may already have answered it yourself:  "What good paying ($11-12/hour) job can I get without any experience." The obvious is work at a quality restaurant for basic wages plus tips and hope you get the job on your looks since experience is zero.  A more practical approach is continuing with what you already have - office work, become more proficient with computer and "Office" applications (software: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, etc.) and climb to the level you expect.\nThe real answer to your question is there are no well paid jobs without education/experience.  Do not get disappointed, you are on the right track.
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The best way is to find a person or company that you would like to work with and pursue an internship or unpaid position just to get your foot in the door. Make sure you have a strong reason for selecting the place you try to get into.
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First Step: Know which Field you want to get into (You probably have this step down). If not then go to a career assessment center/workshop and find out what careers are good for you and your lifestyle.\n\nSecond Step: Have a strong and yet truthful resume. There are plenty of self-help books available on this topic. Depending on work experience should not be more than 2 pages long maximum (1 page is usually preferred). Make sure your resume is tailored to fit the job you are applying for. Have a cover letter to go with it.\n\nStep 3: Presentation is very important whether it be your resume or your personality (especially at interview time). \n\nStep 4: To really get that job.....the following keywords are very important..'Networking' with the right people. Doing 'research' on potential companies and basically being in the know of what will be expected of you.\n\nStep 5: Apply for jobs online through company websites and also through job websites like monster.com etc, in person at job-fairs, word-of-mouth among friends and relatives, university career centers, local and national classifieds in newspapers, and last but certainly not the least through Recruiters/Headhunters.\n\nIf I have to sum it up in a sentence. You want to be very convincing to your future employer that YOU are the person they have been looking for. I hope this information helps. Wish you the best.
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Use Microsoft Word.  You can easily build a resume with its templates.\n\nBelow are some sample resumes for your reference:\n\nhttp://www.resume-resource.com/samples.html\n\nHere are some tips:\n1. If you have less than 10 years of experience, you want your resume to be one page.\n2. Generally, clearly show your name, mailing address, email address if available, and best phone number(s) to contact you.\n3. Then show your education, work experience, any interests, achievements, and skill sets. Under your work experience, it is not a list of your job descriptions (this is a common mistake). You should instead indicate what you have accomplished and the results.  Use action verbs.\n4. If you are looking for your first job or intend to change job function / industry, you may want to state your objectives.\n4. There is no one “correct” format.  It depends on your profession and personal style.\n5. Also, try not to use technical words and jargons. Do not abbreviate.\n\nYou can post your resume at:\nhttp://www.monster.com\nhttp://www.careerbuilder.com\nhttp://hotjobs.yahoo.com\n\nOther good references are:\nhttp://www.vault.com\nhttp://www.wetfeet.com\n\nI would also go to your bookstore and find a resume book in the business/career section. You can also find more examples and templates online if you do a search.\n\nGood luck and have a nice day.