Graduating from college and entering the workforce is a daunting prospect. You’re spent years trying to figure out what you actually want to do and making sure your major aligns with your dream job. The workforce for millennials is full of competition. Here are five career planning tips for college students which helped me get a jump-start on my career and can help you too.

2. One of the important determining factors hiring managers take into consideration is
previous experience. Any professional work experience will help you skip ahead of
other candidates.

3. We are all unique and bring different ideas to the table and management might
not be able to look at a project, job task or solution from every angle.

4. Find out how other professionals are presenting themselves online and in person.
Create a profile on LinkedIn, start blogging and gaining connections through
social media.

5. As you began to gain experience in the work force don’t be afraid to dig deeper and
ask why. It is important to learn how processes work especially if you’d like to start
your own business one day.

6. Are you looking to move up? Start at an entry level position and work your way up
to management? The way to make your skill set indispensable in the workforce is to
become a problem solver.

7. The AMCAT is India’s first employability assessment test that help fresh graduates
to get their first job quickly and efficiently.