You may be in school thinking of a career that keeps you close to home. Or, you may be thinking the exact opposite. You might want the adventure and excitement that a job in a different area of Australia will bring.
 

It’s amazing how many people end up doing courses and then find out that there is a lack of opportunities in their area.
 

Now you can find out what is BIG for employment in your area using My Futures Labour Market information.
 

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Does applying for more jobs secure you a better chance for landing a job?

Probably not.

Applying for more jobs may give you security that it will give you a better chance to land something but don’t be fooled.

You need to decide firstly what it is that you want to do.

I have recently been impressed by Julia Palmers work at Bconsulted, a consultancy that assists people with how to make the most out of networking.

I was so impressed in fact, that I have in fact posted her article on here on 'The 6 Biggest Networking Mistakes we make', as written by Julia herself.

Mistake # 2:  “Iam Natural at networking. I don’t need training or advice”
 

Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common philosophy of many
business professionals. Many people believe that because they are able to disperse of all their business cards at an event, they are networking. Or, some people assume that because they are good at small talk with strangers, they are successful at networking.

Perhaps, but networking is much more sophisticated than that.

Mistake # 3:  “I get nervous and talk too much; often it is
embarrassing to reflect on what I tell people.”

This is an all-too-common occurrence at networking events. It can have a negative effect on your image because often times people mistake “nervous” talk as you are trying to take over the conversation, or that you are in fact, nervous. Just as bad is the networker who doesn’t talk at all.
 

Mistake #4: “I try and meet as many people as I can and give my business card to as many people as possible.”
 

When attending a networking event it is easy to get caught up in the excitement of meeting new people. It is easy to want to just give your business card to every one you speak with. But by now, you probably are well aware that the above statement is not the best approach for successful networking.

It is simply not time-efficient.

Mistake #5: “I launch into what I do for a living right after
introducing myself.”
 

It is indeed tempting to explain what you do for a living right after introducing yourself, because that is what just about everyone does at a networking event. Time is precious, and it is natural to want to “get down to business” immediately.
 

Mistake #6: “I never follow up once I have met someone.”

According to research conducted by BConsulted, 71% of our national participants don't evaluate their networking efforts. If you don’t take the time to do this, you will not be able to make a valid assessment of whether or not it was a worthwhile networking event for you.
 

Evaluating your networking efforts saves you time and helps you target the right events.

Note from editor- Both myself and Brett have one thing in common, and that is that all young people can do and be whatever they set out to achieve.

The below article presents the point that anything is very possible without having to duplicate to any previous definitions of success before you. No particular identity equals success and no particular model guarentees success.

Dare to Be a Man - By Brett Murray

According an article last Tuesday on youth metro daily MX, young people have been applying for jobs in the worst of standards.

MX explains that ‘young people have been applying for jobs using text message language and turning off prospective employers by revealing too much about themselves on MySpace and Facebook’.