1) You need money to get money
Im not talking about MLM or investment. I’m referring to the money needed during your job hunting process. You will need some money to attend interviews sometimes as far as in other states. Printing your resume, phone bills, stamps and not to forget those photograph will definitely burn a hole in your pocket.
What to do
- Do part time job, preferrably with shift so that you can schedule your work and go to interviews
- Start saving money from your part time job. Don’t start your shopping spree just yet. I know all those years eating only maggi mee are haunting you. yes, you deserve to be pampered after all that. But just not yet.
- Only after you secured a well paid job and stabilised, you can start on those dream to-do and to-have list.
2) You need to speak English to get a job
Regardless of what people say, as a graduate you are expected to have at least good spoken english. You don’t need to know exactly the difference of past present tense etc. You just need to be able to listen, understand and respond comfortably. You don’t even need to sound convincing to secure a job. 
What to do
- Believe it or not, i learnt most of my english from tv shows. I love to watch sitcoms especially those without the subtitles. I guess subconciously the funny scene wil be replayed in my mind over and over again and the phrase become very familiar to be used.
- Read books
- Speak to your friends. Try to use proper sentence. There’s no shame in doing so.
3) You don’t need a credit card to show you are working
Simply put, credit card has no use except to be used for emergency. By emergency, I mean “you don’t have the money, you die.”
Credit card is being boast as the sign of stability and class. May be this is true at some level. But in my opinion, you are just borrowing money from your future self
and in doing so, you pay the bank for letting you do this.
Avoid credit card application at all cost. If you really need to have one, be sure you are ready to take the responsibility.
p.s. What other things do you guys think graduates should be told before they finish their study? At least they will not repeat the same mistake we did.
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