channel 10 news told me yesterday that 94% of uni graduates get a full time job within 4 months paulie.

Cam, I remember when I was in your shoes.

Confidence and a genuine-looking smile are important.
Sharp wit would be good too.

Hmmm actually these things will help with anything in life!

If you're not a smooth talker, then prepare and rehearse lines.
Write down the questions they may ask and write and memorise answers, or at least key words. You need to be able to speak the way they do - learn the terminology, the formal powerful corporate-speak, not street-talk or student-style slang.

My first job was as a technician in Optima getting $5/h while I was still at university attending night classes.

In my final year of university (2000) I went through the graduate recruitment program and got 6 interviews, and PricewaterhouseCoopers accepted me for a 2nd round, which was actually a whole day of 5 interviews. That was daunting, I think everything was examined, even behaviour during the lunch they provided. The interviewers were senior people, some important big-shots. There was no use getting nervous having come that far, so I had to brainwash myself to think of myself as superior and sharp and strong-minded, and to smile. i.e. feel and act confident. Yes, attitude has a lot to do with success, it's one of the first and most important things required. There were also tests of language, mathematics and abstract things (shapes, visual patterns, etc) i.e. like IQ tests. I did well in them. I had prepared beforehand as much as I could... I did some online IQ tests (http://www.queendom.com) though I don't think the actual IQ scores they give are accurate (135 is too high!).

A corporate IT career is not always as bright and rosy as one may think... but you may find that out when you're in and running on the hamster wheel. Anyway, everything is relative, and it's probably human nature to never be satisfied. Ironically, never being satisfied and wanting more is what can drive us to continue to succeed further. If you are completely satisfied, you will not grow.

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Originally posted by escee channel 10 news told me yesterday that 94% of uni graduates get a full time job within 4 months paulie.

errr waiting... although i have one more subject to do to fully fully graduate. Either way channel 10 can go get fucked.

thank you all for the support...

ill be fine

im lucky enough that my best friend has worked with CISCO for 6 months and is strating with IBM Business Consulting in January. He is my age so he has drilled me on everything

Good luck mate

I find job hunting a bit daunting, simply because I've never really done it before. I started at this company a few years ago during uni, and I'm where I am now by being promoted a few times, so I've never really had the need to go job hunting.

2nd interview is a good sign though.

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keep in mind that interviewing is a skill like anything else, you need practice to get good at it. Your resume can be great, but if you interview badly you can miss out on jobs that you would be very good at. On the other hand I have one friend who sucks at every job he ever had, but interviewed really well. He lands a well paid job every 4-6 months, despite no qualifications, unless you count getting 15 or below TER, twice.

congrats cam.

BUT! do you realise if you get the job..... YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH WADE HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

seriously, he works in the same place, i think he started in that job, he still works in Operations now.

I work in IVR operations, can get dead boring at times, but interesting at other times when you have issues to solve etc. things to program blah blah blah

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Originally posted by waXology im lucky enough that my best friend has worked with CISCO for 6 months and is strating with IBM Business Consulting in January. He is my age so he has drilled me on everything

What did he go through to get into IBM BCS?
I might see him around next year! He might even earn more than me too.
Why doesn't he stay with Cisco?
IBM BCS isn't as good as when it used to be PwC Consulting. e.g. Travelling consultants are now over $100 worse off than previously each week. That adds up over the months! I miss the classy Darling Park office too... it's just across the road from Home nightclub and cockle bay wharf... the office was really convenient for getting ready for a night out in the city, with nice showers and huge lockers. Now we are in a crappy St Leonards office.

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Originally posted by muli BUT! do you realise if you get the job..... YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH WADE HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

sif any amount of money would be worth puttin up with him every day

don't do it cam!!!

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your life is officially over Cam, full time work is the end !lol nahh congrats hopefully all goes well for you

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Originally posted by Hyperdimension Now we are in a crappy St Leonards office.

Don't be knocking my hood

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