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Writing a listing a fresher will actually apply to
Two thirds of the listings we see ask a fresher for three years of experience. Here is what to write instead.
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Interviews for a first job are more predictable than they feel. Seven questions cover most of an hour.

A first interview feels unpredictable and mostly is not. Seven questions cover most of an hour, and every one of them can be prepared for.
This is not an invitation to recite your CV. It is asking how you would introduce yourself to a colleague.
Read the listing again the morning of the interview. Naming one specific thing from it beats any amount of general enthusiasm.

Two thirds of the listings we see ask a fresher for three years of experience. Here is what to write instead.

A first CV is judged in about six seconds. These are the five things that decide how those six seconds go.