Land that First Job: Advice for the New Grads

By Lisa Heay, Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing
Can you believe it’s June already? It’s graduation season! Though graduations look a little different in 2020 than we’re typically used to, there are still new college grads entering the workforce and probably wondering how best to transition from student to professional.
Inspired by a recent conversation I had with our own University of Washington Sales intern (Go Dawgs!!)  set to enter the workforce this summer, I thought it worthy to share with a broader audience some of the advice I shared with her on how to approach landing her first job.
Audit your online presence
Before you get started sending out resume and applications, take a quick scan of your social profiles. Google yourself, too. What are you finding? Are you portrayed as a reliable professional, or is your Facebook profile picture showing you doing body shots in Cancun?
According to a survey back in