Congratulations! You have finally graduated from your university. Are you wondering where and how to find a new job related to your studies? Here are some tips for you.

First of all, make sure to have a correct and well-organized resume（简历）and cover letter. State clearly why you are the best applicant for a given job offer. In other words, “be clear”. Before writing them down, read the job description to know exactly what kind of job it is. Go online or on TV and try to discover what kind of person the employer is searching for. And you can also prepare some questions that can be discussed during a probable interview.

Second, you have to find ways to make your resume outstanding from other employees’. Employers receive and have to read about hundreds of resumes every day. They do not have enough time to read all of them carefully. A copy from the Internet can be a real danger. Online models are quite the same, so using them is giving employers chances not to read yours. Therefore, you’d better target your resume at the special job that you are applying for. Make sure that there are no mistakes in it. You can also call the employer and tell him or her that you are really interested in the job.

Keep this last tip in your mind. You may have tried everything but the future still remains unopened. When facing failure, everybody can feel disappointed, especially the students who are searching for their first job. If you give up too early and lose confidence, you will miss the chance. Even if many people are lacking in motivation, don’t let it be you. Perseverance（毅力）is important in life.

   All of my friends had jobs but I didn’t. That’s because they had a “hook up”. At times, I wished I had a hook up! If I did, I wouldn’t have to go through all those nervous interviews, or waste my ink on those applications that probably got thrown.

One day I asked my grandmother, “Why does no one want to hire me?” She said it was because I didn’t have any experience. How was I supposed to have experience when I’d never had a job before? Even McDonald’s wouldn’t hire me. I applied there so many times. It was a shame.

The Gap was one of the hardest places to apply. Once you filled out an application, the managers would interview you right on the spot. It made me so nervous that I couldn’t talk right. The first question they asked was, “Why do you want to work for the Gap?” Your mind was telling you to say, “For the money.” But you didn’t want to say that because you didn’t want to make yourself sound greedy, even if it’s the truth. So I said, “Because I’m familiar with what the company does, which is selling clothes.”

However, not for long there was another question that always seemed to get me every time, “What can you bring to this company?” I didn’t know, maybe more customers? By the time I got ready to pick it up, I heard them say, “If we don’t contact you in 24 hours, you don’t get the job.”

But if I was asked that question now, I would say, “I’m a hard worker and a very reliable person, and with these kinds of abilities I cannot only do a good job, but I can influence other employees to do so too.”

Despite all the bad luck I seemed to have, I didn’t give up. Eventually, I finally found a summer job.

I've read your advertisement for the assistant teacher for a children's winter camp. I am quite interesting in this position. Most importantly, I love working with children! As the monitor in your class, in the past two years I proved myself to be an excellent helper to my teachers. I speak fluent English, what enables me to help native English teachers communicate freely and effective with students in an English-only environment.

I will soon have a three-week winter vacations, so I have no problem working evenings and weekends. I would be pleased to assist for both the teachers and students in this challenging or rewarding environment.

Looking forward to receive your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

   I still remember the day when I lost my job. I said to my parents，"I would like to go _________，have an experience in an English-speaking country and look for a（n）_________there. "My parents answered，"What are you saying？You are 30！You are too old...and you don't have a good level of English. It will be _________ for you."

Yes，it would be hard _________ not impossible. I didn't care about my age，my basic English and people's _________；for the first time I was really _________ about my choice. I knew that I could do it. The work situation in Italy _________me several times. Despite my _________ in Medical Biology，I couldn't find a good job in my industry. And what's more，I really wanted to learn English. So I decided to _________.

That's how the biggest __________ of my life started.

I was afraid but at the same time so __________. I planned everything：4 months of English courses and then 4 months of work experience in the medical area.

The time that I __________ in Alpha College was amazing. I met people from all over the world getting the opportunity to know new __________.Teachers were skilled，helpful and they coached me step by step. I couldn't believe how __________ my English was getting better. When I did the job interview，I was definitely __________ about my English. I got the job easily. My work _________ inspecting and testing all packaging materials. Moreover，every week，there were courses and training for new __________ like me.

My work experience was finishing when，one day，my boss __________ a contract（合同）to me. I was completely astonished… my dream was coming true！__________ I accepted it and I'm still working here.

This is the end of a beautiful story...MY STORY！But，please，don't think that it can't be also your __________. There is no age to learn English or to start a new life...just believe in yourself！If you want you can！