Major is finance and minor is real estate. Where is the best place to find jobs these days? Right now I am making profiles on ziprecruiter, indeed, and linkedin.

As a grad, if you didn't get hired through networking events at your school, then you're gonna have to hustle.


Be willing to work temp-to-hire jobs to get your foot in the door and have something to put on your resumé.


In finance, the thing that will catch most hiring managers' eyes will be your level of proficiency in MS Excel. Make sure to emphasize that you're proficient with Excel.



You have the right idea setting up profiles on ziprecruiter, indeed and linkedin. But just be aware that you have to be proactive and reach out to companies directly.


As far as where to find, well, pretty much every industry is scaling back. If you can get your foot in the door with a manufacturing company then that would be the most idea outcome because you'll be exposed to Cost Accounting - you can't advance in this world without understanding cost accounting.


ALSO, one of the newest scams on these recruiter websites are identity thieves trying to steal your personal information by setting fake companies and having you fill out you personal info via links. ALWAYS research whether the company is legit.

Also, if you hear a so-called recruiter asking you to pay some sort of training fee or a finder's fee, it's a scam.

THis is an example of what a clean resumé should look like. Don't worry about the sample's content, pay attention to the formatting - it's a clean format. Don't stray too far from this format.

And surely DON'T pay anyone to prepare a resumé for you.

we prepared resume's and cover letters in my last year at school. Do you send them directly to companies ..if so, where do you find companies that are actively hiring? Ive also heard its not a bad idea to get a recruiter

Sites like Indeed and ziprecruiter are a good place to start to find out who's hiring in your area. You can apply through these sites or you can apply directly on the hiring company's website.

Be aware that most times, when you submit an application it just goes into a blackhole along with dozens of other applicants. You have to be proactive.


What I usually did was I would try to call the hiring company and see if I could get a direct extension to the HR department and see if I could talk to someone directly. Sometimes it worked, most times it didn't, but you have to try.


Also, way back in the day I would put a picture of my face on on my resume or cover letter. Since I have an aesthetic face, I knew that just simply looking at my face would allow me to cut in line ahead of all the other plebs. These days, you should add a link to your LinkedIn profile with a clear pic assuming you have a good smile.


Also, in finance and accounting, Excel is everything. Make sure you emphasize the basic stuff like Pivot tables, Vlookup, Sumif and SumIfs... these are basic functions that (for whatever reason) most people just can't seem to understand.


Never buy any excel books or pay for any excel bootcamps, you can learn all that stuff on youtube.

Most of my jobs were via recruiter. Highly recommend it. And use more than one. Use like 2-3. Some specialize in finding Accounting/Finance people too. Talk with them at least once a week. It'll keep you on their radar and show you're motivated to find work and they'll disclose that with the prospective employers. Try to avoid accounting type jobs unless that's you're thing. You can end up in a bean counter type job or dealing with invoices, which I personally hate.

Also, don't be afraid to start out with an internship, if the position is related to where you want to be and work at. I was paid over $50k at both my internships, and that was before Biden inflation.

Your finance degree is extremely versatile. Since it's one of the more difficult business degrees to get, you have a leg up on most jobs and is a criteria for a lot of business positions. Eventually you can get into management, data analysis, project management, supply chain, procurement, basically any business position other than like marketing. Finance jobs were hard to find near me and I ended up in a totally different path which ended up paying a lot more and I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. And no BS certifications were needed like CFA etc.

You can find jobs via LinkedIn, Indeed, and Ziprecruiter, but I didn't have a lot of luck unless a recruiter reached out to me on LinkdedIn, which got me the job I have now. So keep your LinkedIn updated! There's a lot of competition via those listings, however. Some just continue to post the same job and won't hire you because they're specifically trying to fill a quota by race/gender.

Obviously try to avoid large corporations, for obvious reasons, unless you're desperate to get some experience under you belt. I did that for about 4 years and hopped jobs once for an increase in pay. Now I work in private equity, which should definitely be your goal at some point in the future.

All of the above is good advice, one thing that has worked for a few friends of mine is messaging people that work at a company you're interested in working at on LinkedIn (srs, no troll, believe it or not) and ask them to go for coffee. Obviously be legitimate about it, go in with the intention of learning more about the job as opposed to "begging" for a job.

A lot of jobs are "hiring" but don't necessarily have postings. We found that after meeting with people, if they liked you, they'd tell you that they'll officially make a posting and to submit your resume instantly, and then hire you (my friends).