Recent college graduates are seeking challenging and exciting jobs. The document provides a list of over 30 suggestions for actions graduates can take to help find such jobs, including networking with peers, mentors, and professors; researching companies and careers; interning or volunteering; gaining experience through classes, projects, or social media; and getting help from career counselors or placement centers.

1. Ideate Challenge – Linda Alepin, 8-12-13
Problem
Statement
StakeHolder
Need a way to Because
Recent passionate college
graduates
Find jobs in challenging and
exciting environments
People and the market have
changed

2. Ideate Challenge – Linda Alepin, 8-12-13
Meditate
Find jobs in
challenging and
exciting
environments
Search
internet
Peers
Talk to…
Do something
they love to
do…
Mentors
Professors
Parents
Career
Counselor
Fun sites,
incl.
Facebook
Company
SitesJob Sites
In the out of
doors
Sleep on it
Associated
with the job
they want
Volunteer (intern) at
a company or not for
profit
Make a list of
all your
connections
Read a book
about…
Jobs
Careers
Famous
People
Get
connections
from people
there
Go to…
Networking
events or a
conference in
the industry
Add the
experience to
your resume
A class to
gain more
insight
Create a…
Blog about
your interest
Prototype for
a product
(website, tc.)
in the field
People in the industry
Become a
phenom on
Twitter
A focus group
of people like
yourself
A focus group
of people NOT
like yourself
Get your
resume
reviewed
Do some
mock
interviews
Self-Help
Make a list of
everything you loved
to do at 10, 18, & now
Look for the
patterns
Create a long list
of options
Find an awesome
placement center