10 job seeking tips for high School leavers - a podcast by Owen Jin

1. Clean social media profile, Fact check

2. Any work is good work! It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what you want to do at that age, You can always pivot as you learn more about yourself and what you want to do.

3. Don’t be afraid to get a shit job to start, opportunity to thrive is far more important than landing a fancy job

4. Nobody has all the answers. Listen, absorb and find your own level, but know only activity breeds results.

5. Do grades really matter? Or what can I do if they are not great.

6. Experience matters more than pay (considering unpaid opportunities such as Internships and volunteering)

7. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”

8. Who knows you. LinkedIn Profile (Profile picture, About section – where you going?, 500+ connection, regular posts to market yourself and give values)

9. Apply, apply, apply!! The more applications you do, the more interviews you’ll get, the more chance you have of getting that job. You won’t able to learn How To job seeking without practice.

10. ok to ask people for advice, be vulnerable, best way to build relationships with people whom you’d like to with (or for)

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