<p>im graduating this spring and im hoping to secure a job before i graduate.</p>
<p>theres this company im interested in that is hiring for several positions 2-3 of which im interested in.</p>
<p>now i guess ill apply for 2 of them? but then there is also a summer internship in an area i really want to get into.</p>
<p>but the problem is, im interested in all 3 and i do like the company.</p>
<p>so what should i do?</p>
<p>thanks guys</p>
<p>You don’t want to apply to two very different positions within the same company. This sends the signal that you just want “a job” and that you’re not necessarily an idea fit for either position. However if they’re related or if it’s a similar job in two locations, that’s fine.</p>
<p>ah ok. thanks for the advice</p>
<p>also i found the HR of the company on linkedin. should i add the HR and perhaps send her a message about my interest in the company? or will that be weird?</p>
<p>and its not too early to apply right? im graduating in may, and i was planning to apply for full time at a company that i used to intern for. but the HR of that company told me to apply in april.</p>
<p>so basically for that company that ive interned for, im going to apply in april. but ive been advised by others to apply early at the other companies i have interest in. is that ok?</p>
<p>and all of the jobs require “experience” like 2-3 years… some of them i have a semester’s worth of “basic” experience because of my internships, but i dont know if whether im wasting my chances by applying to those jobs.</p>
<p>Typically May graduates apply for jobs the preceding September / October, interview in October / November, receive offers in November / December and deadlines for accepting around Christmas / New Years. So, no, it’s not too early to apply for a May job. Actually, it’s pretty late to not have a job lined up.</p>
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<p>Oh, you’re not applying for entry level positions. It can’t hurt to apply to an experienced position, but you’re not very likely to get an offer. Stick with entry level jobs and specifically jobs posted at your career services department.</p>
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<p>If it’s her personal account, you shouldn’t message her unless you know her outside of the application process.</p>
<p>To be fair, different industries have different timelines. Top oil companies like to give out their offers by the beginning of October, finance companies in late October thru early December and consulting firms early November thru early January. Also, fall recruiting is usually a large company type thing. The smaller companies are much less likely to have really organized recruiting departments, and they are very unlikely to have strict recruiting deadlines like the large companies. </p>
<p>Many small companies don’t have the flexibility to have recruiting classes - they don’t have the flexibility to offer someone a job with a start date six months in the future, and that includes entry-level people!</p>
<p>Now, as for where to apply, CFB53B is aboslutely right that you will not have much luck applying to experienced positions. Look for entry-level positions that require a bachelor’s degree, and you will find the jobs that you actually qualify for. It is NEVER too early to apply, since the worst that is going to happen is that you will be told to apply again later.</p>
<p>A big question that will determine the strategy you take is what industry you are applying to. So what are you trying to go into?</p>