2. Problem Statement
A student who just graduated with an
economics degree is looking for help on
how to find a suitable job with limited
or no suitable experience and skill set.
3. Initial ideas
1. Mentor the student
2. Find suitable mentors for the student
3. Organize skill building workshops for students in similar situations
4. Identify skill building workshops the student can attend
5. Tell student to do internships
6. Tell student to do volunteer work in church or other organizations
7. Help student with resume writing
8. Encourage student to ask for work that could help build her skills at
present job
9. Encourage student to attend job fairs
10. Encourage student to take courses that could help make them more
marketable
11. Help student with their resume
12. Encourage student to talk to people in their field
13. Encourage student to get more knowledgeable in their field
4. 14. Encourage student to go get an advanced education
15. Help student practice their interviews before each interview
16. Give student tips on how to dress for the job they want.
17. Give student tips on how to interview properly
18. Encourage student to talk to their peers
19. Encourage student to utilize their network
20. Encourage student to use social media to their advantage
21. Encourage student to do freelance work to help build skill and experience
22. Organize a job fair that caters to students looking to start their career.
23. Organize with schools and organizations to promote service-learning
24. Organize with schools to make service-learning part of the curriculum.
25. Reach out to employers to provide workshops to students at the early stages of
their careers
26. Guide student through the application process
27. Give student tips on how to send in applications to various organizations
28. Critique student’s cover letter
29. Provide guidance to the student on how to write a good cover letter
30. Encourage the student to reach out to companies he maybe interested in and find
out what they’re looking for
31. Reach out to companies and inquire how they hire and write blogs about it.
32. Provide coaching services to the student
5. 33. Swing a magic wand and have the student’s resume look attractive
34. Transfer suitable skills from yourself to the student.
35. See into the future and tell the student what to expect during the interview
36. Read the mind of the interviewers and see what they’re looking for in a candidate
and tell the student
37. Encourage the student to be courageous and confident in themselves
38. Coach the student on building confidence during interviews
39. Be the middle man between the student and prospective companies
40. Encourage student to apply to as many companies as possible
41. Talk to student directly to see what they’re doing wrong
42. Encourage student to consult a job placement agency
43. Encourage student to get needed trainings
44. Help student with self assessment
45. Help student learn how to measure one’s self growth
46. Help student understand the need to set goals and help them set it
47. Give student tips on killer interviews
48 . Involve a formal career coach
49. Get internhips in companies you would love to work for
50. Be brave
6. The most practical idea
• Getting internships that help build skills: it is
better to get an internship preferably an unpaid
one because you’ll find more employers willing to
hire interns because of budget constraints than
hiring a paid employee you would have to teach.
This the quickest way to gain experience and
develop skills, some people at the end of the day
get hired at the place the interned at. For some
employers it is more cost effective to hire their
interns since these individuals already know the
ropes in the organization.
7. The most disruptive idea
• Have organizations organize workshops on
how they hire: this is great because it gives
potential hires who might still be in school a
sense of direction if they knew what these
employers are looking for instead of having
hope dashed after the other sending out
resumes with no response.
8. Favorite idea
• Read the mind of interviewers: this would be
so cool to be able to do. Time after time you
go for interview thinking everything went well
to be called a few days later and told you were
not selected and in some cases you never
even get a call back
