Starting a job search after graduation, especially during COVID is new for all of us. Breaking into your new profession or finding that dream job takes patience and determination. Here are a few ideas to get started: Identify Your Strengths & Highlight It is important that you quantify or highlight achievements on your resume as you start to apply for jobs. When starting a new career, you might have limited or no experience, that is ok and should be expected from hiring mangers. In this case, identify your transferable skills such as customer service, attention to detail, accuracy, relationship building, follow up, sales etc. These are “soft skills” but hold a lot of value for a lot of different types of positions and industries. Other items to highlight are volunteer work, school or sport leadership roles, research or internships. Update Your LinkedIn Profile Update your resume on LinkedIn, make sure it’s up to date, and let your network know that you are “seeking opportunities”. You may have a contact refer a new job opportunity to you, that you that you would not have otherwise been aware of. Also, did you know recruiters and hiring managers can see your profile and …

