Study Jobs - Why and How?

Study Jobs - Why and How?

Many students, new and old, are considering whether they should seek study-relevant work. You have at least considered it because of the economic benefits of having an extra income next to your SU.

How relevant does the job have to be in order to help you qualify best for your future career?

How are you going to carry yourself off to land the right student job for you?

Here is a list of advice and considerations that you, as a student, should do when considering what you should do if you are considering applying for study-relevant work.

Why take a student job in the first place?

In addition to the economic benefits, there are several reasons to consider finding a subject-relevant study job.

For example, 85% of graduates here recommend that the best advice for current students to get a "relevant student job" to prepare you as a student, best suited to your time in the labor market after graduation.

At the same time, almost 20% of graduates from Danish universities have got their new jobs through their study position.

In addition, it is subject-relevant work that employers and companies prioritize the highest in recent graduates. It is actually prioritized higher than things like specialty area, volunteer work and grades.

And the economic benefits do give themselves. So here are some good advice and considerations for your study job search.

Get control of your skills and interests

Find out what you are good at, what professional and personal competencies you have and what competencies you lack in order to fit into a position.

Before this you should of course consider what you would like to work with after completing the study and what you would like to be known for.

Make a plan

Make a plan before you search. A plan may include things like:

  • Businesses and industries you are interested in (inside) working for
  • Your core competencies and how to put them into play at the company
  • What specifically makes a job relevant to your particular education

Once you have mastered these things, you can quickly and efficiently search through various job pages with a great focus. At the same time, with this knowledge, you will have easier access to both motivated and unmotivated applications, since you know where you can contribute to the company you are looking for. That's what all recruiters appreciate.

Practice writing CVs and applications

Many students have not had much time to think about the genre as such an application and CV must be written in. Here you can get help from your unemployment fund and your university certainly offers courses where you can get help with this.

Remember, exercise does master!

Get ready for the conversation

Once you've found the place you want to work and have been passed through the needle eye and are called for conversation, it's top-notch.

Here are three simple tips you can follow to be top-tuned for your next job interview.

  • Behind your CV and application with examples. For example, if you writes that you are very proactive, you must find examples from your life where you have specifically proactivity.
  • Research company. Find out everything you can about the business and industry you are looking into. With this knowledge, you can more easily engage in small-talk to the conversation. At the same time you may get good and exciting questions you can ask. It shows great proactivity!
  • Take control of the job interview package. Always bring vacancies, CV, your application and a notepad! It seems checked out to have to borrow his own application from his future boss ...

Look Properly: A small tip that many students overlook is that companies often have a dress code to follow. Possibly. call in advance and ask for this if it does not give itself.

For men, a shirt, nice pants and a pair of freshly shoeed shoes can often be the winning formula.

For women, it may be a little harder to fool, but with a classic Neo Noir style, you can feel pretty sure you are not under-dressed for nothing else.

At Helm , you can also get all sorts of bags for professional and professional use. So you don't have to drag around your big school bag all the time.

The other way around - take an MBA

If you are in the situation that you are working with an industry you love, but would like the opportunity to advance in the company you are in, but lack the education, you can go the other way around.

With a Master of Business Administration at DTU , while you fit your full-time work, you can take continuing education in leadership and innovation. That way, you can educate while you work. Then you also do not fight with applications and job interviews.