Graduation might seem like a while away but the questions it poses are already looming on people’s minds.
By Keshav
I was definitely one of those students who didn’t really have a clear idea on what to do after graduating. It seems quite far away at this time of the year and it’s really difficult to pin down.
Fortunately throughout my university (and school) life I was always doing SOMETHING “extra-curricular”. This is my main message to anyone who has this question. BE ACTIVE.
Every single summer, if you’re not in your final uni years yet, you should always be volunteering or gaining experience. You don’t need me to tell you that it’s difficult out there. Some jobs have an average of 60 applicants per post.
You need to stand out.
There’s plenty of resources out there you can use. Like vinspired.com for example.You put your postcode in and bam, a load of volunteer opportunities come up close to you. How easy is that??
Anyway, have a think about things you wouldn’t mind or would like to do. Then go out, explore and try them. I had a coaching session just yesterday with a young lady who is about to finish her diplomas and has no idea what to do.
And if that’s you. That’s okay. But to her advantage she has been volunteering and working with young people since she was 13. Nothing complex, but every time she sees something cool that sounds interesting, she puts her name down and shows up.
Now she has the advantage of being able to show all the skills & experience & contacts she has developed over those 10 years in whatever she does.
People often say do what you love and are passionate about but what if you don’t know what that is. My answer is – you don’t just suddenly become passionate about something. Your interest grows into commitment which grows into passion.
So don’t worry about that if you’re not sure. Start with what interests you. Explore all those interests, try them out and you’ll see which ones are ok, really good and pretty interesting. Then as you do more of those things your interest will blossom into passion.
