Today, many factors in education life show a high increase in the anxiety of university students. Among these increases, "fear of not being able to find a job" and "how do I plan the right career?" They have questions.
Especially university students have an increasing concern for the future towards the end of their education life. We observe a concern that starts at the end of the 3rd year of university and continues until graduation. The processes of graduating and going into business life begin, and their professional choices have an importance that will affect many factors in their lives. The “fear of not being able to find a job” in this period pushes people to experience anxiety.
Fear of not being able to find a job; It is a fear and anxiety that the individual has that he or she cannot have a job with or without experience. In this case, the individual experiences intense feelings such as inadequate, unsuccessful and helpless.
The fear of not being able to find a job is actually one of the fears experienced not only by university graduates but also by many experienced or inexperienced people.
So what are the main factors that trigger this fear?
•Needing an income to sustain life
•A close friend or relative has a job
•A person's self-esteem feeling inadequate and unsuccessful
•A sense of responsibility towards family and society
•Receiving negative feedback from job applications
•Away from some activities and social environments due to not being able to find a job state of stagnation
These reasons are some of the situations and thoughts that trigger the fear of not being able to find a job.
HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF NOT FINDING A JOB?
There are some important points to be made here;
•There are many job posting sites available. You can look at the positions you have applied for or want to apply for, know the qualifications sought, and complete your own deficiencies. Observing the pros and cons you see in yourself, it provides an advantage to get ahead of your other competitors.
Wait realistically You must have nts. What is this realistic expectation?
If you don't have any previous experience as a university graduate, the expectation for wages is very high before you get a job at this point. This point can lead to disappointment. As a realistic expectation, for a while, prioritizing gaining experience over wages may cause you to progress quickly in the further career steps. Sometimes we may encounter situations that disrupt the functionality of life. For example, the individual's mind is constantly busy finding a job, looking at job postings every hour, blaming himself as "I am unsuccessful", comparing himself with other close friends and surroundings.
HOW CAN WE SOLVE THE FEAR OF NOT FINDING A JOB WITH THE RIGHT CAREER PLANNING?
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First of all, it is necessary to have a good knowledge of the part being read. While learning theoretical information during the university process, it is necessary to know what is happening in practice in the kitchen of the business. For these reasons, to learn which departments work about your department, and even to go and see these departments in their places, actually "Do I really want to work here? “Is this job right for me?” You may have answered questions such as: In summary, our priority is to decide what kind of job we want to work in and then see the job in the field.
Especially if the individual reads a section they want, it gives the person a plus point. Because today, many people are not satisfied with the department they are studying, so post-graduation anxiety and fear are high and it can be full of question marks about how to plan my career.
In these cases, doing an internship related to the department while studying at the university will be a pre-information situation for the person in the future process.
Do not hesitate to seek professional support at a point where you feel that you cannot handle it individually for the right career choices and career planning.
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