Tips for new graduates hoping to score a job

Editor's note: For many new graduates, moving from school into the workplace can be a massive culture shock. They are going from an environment where everyone has been in the same generational outlook to a sudden diverse social environment with people of all ages and backgrounds present. How can one get over the culture shock? China Daily readers share their suggestions for new grads.

ColinSpeakman (UK)

Get a low-paid but rewarding job. The lowest paying job is an internship. But it can be worth its weight in gold as a stepping stone to a career. If employers are saying to some graduates - the problem is, you have no work experience and they keep saying: the problem is you have no work experience! - then the probability is that: the problem is that you have no work experience! How many times does a graduate need to hear this? If you believe that the work experience will add to your chances, go out and get it. Hey, in a low paid job is better than in an unpaid job! Your first job and first wage does NOT define you for life! See one of my graduate market posts about: the problem of the reserve price of labour. Time passes, things change, need to adjust to realities of the market!

Zhang Chujun in academic gown. [Photo/VGC]