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Mistakes graduates make when job hunting

As you were growing up, it was drummed into your head that to have a successful life, you had to go to university. A rosy picture was painted that after toiling in campus for years, a job would follow, and that opportunities would automatically flow like milk and honey in paradise.

Reality, however, tends to differ with expectations. Some graduate in courses they were forced to study while others specialise in second or third choice courses as a result of circumstances beyond their control. If that is not enough, job hunting can be frustrating.

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