Know Your Competition

They are sitting there in class with you. They will also be sitting there in the interview waiting room or shaking hands with the interviewer in the time slot just before (and after) yours. All those students you have been competing with for grades are now your direct competition for jobs--at least for the jobs that come calling to your campus. They are the same ones who blew the top end of the curve on the last test. But keep in mind that this is not the chemistry final. It is not how much you know, but how well you communicate. The 4.0 student who cannot interact with anything outside of a test tube will have as much (or more) difficulty finding a job than others.

Know your competition and what they have to offer. Know yourself and what you have to offer. Be ready to differentiate and sell yourself based upon your unique skills.

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