You graduated six months ago. The celebrations are over. And you’re sitting at home, scrolling through job postings that all want “2-3 years of experience” for PKR 35,000.
Your parents ask when you’re starting work. Your friends post LinkedIn updates.
And you? You’re stuck.
The Graduation Lie
You were told: Get good grades → Get a degree → Get a job.
Nobody mentioned the part where you graduate and then… nothing happens.
“I have a CS degree. I’ve applied to 200 jobs. Three interviews. Zero offers.”
This is the reality for thousands of Pakistani graduates every year.
What Actually Happens
| What They Said | Reality |
| Your degree will open doors | Doors want experience first |
| Companies hire graduates | They hire experienced graduates |
| Apply to 100 jobs | You apply to 500. Still nothing. |
The system isn’t designed for fresh graduates. It’s designed for people who already have jobs.
Month 1-2: Optimistic. Applying daily.
Month 3-4: Doubt creeps in. Did I waste four years?
Month 7+: You consider taking any job. Even if it pays nothing.
This isn’t failure. This is most Pakistani graduates.
What You’re Doing Wrong
Mistake #1: Waiting for the perfect job. There’s no perfect first job.
Mistake #2: Only applying. Applying is passive. Building is active.
Mistake #3: Blaming the degree.
What Actually Works
Build Proof
Stop waiting for permission. Create your own.
- Designers: Redesign 5 bad websites. Post before/after.
- Developers: Build an app. Put it on GitHub.
- Writers: Publish 10 articles. Show you can produce.
- Marketers: Run a mock campaign. Document it.
Nobody can reject a portfolio they can see.
Apply Globally
| Local Job | Remote Job |
| Experience required | Portfolio matters |
| 2-hour commute | Work from home |
Pakistani graduates land international clients daily. Not luck. Action.
Upwork. Fiverr. Toptal. Fresh graduates with portfolios get hired.
The 90-Day Reset
Days 1-30: Build 3 portfolio pieces. Post them publicly.
Days 31-60: Apply to 10 jobs daily. Local + international. Customize each.
Days 61-90: Connect with 50 people in your field on LinkedIn. Engage genuinely.
By day 90, you’ll have offers or direction on what to fix.
Then actually build. Make it true.
The Truth About Your First Job
It probably won’t be what you dreamed of.
It might pay less. It might be unrelated to your degree. It might feel like a step backward.
Take it anyway.
Why? Because a bad job beats no job for:
- Building routine
- Learning professional norms
- Having something on your resume
- Earning while planning your next move
What Matters Right Now
Not your degree. Not your grades. Not how long you’ve been waiting.
What you do now.
The waiting room isn’t permanent. But you have to walk out yourself.
