A university degree is no（51）___ of a job，and job hunting in itself requires a whole set of skills．if you find you are not getting past the first interview，ask yourself what is happening．Is it a（n）（52）___ to communicate or are there some skills you lack？And find out what you need t do to bring yourself up to the level of（53）___ that would make you more attractive t them．

Do not be too discouraged if you are（54）___ for a job，but think about the reasons the employers give．Those who made the second interview might have been studying the same subject as you and be of （55）___ ability level，but they had something which made them a（56）___ match to the selector's ideal．That could be experience gained through projects or vacation work，or it might be that they were better at communicating what they could offer．Do not take the comments at （57）___ value：think back to the interviews that generated them and make a list of where you think the shortfall in your performance lies．With this sort of analytical approach you will eventually get your foot in the door．

Deciding how long you should stay in your first job is a tough call．Stay too long and future employers may question your（58）___ and ambition．Of course，it depends on where you are aiming．If you are a graduate，spending five or six years in the same job is not too long provided that you take full advantage of the （59）___．However，do not use this as a（n） （60）___ for lacking interest or enthusiasm．Graduates sometimes fail to take ownership of their careers and take the initiative．It is up to you to make the most of what's available within a company，and to monitor progress in case you need to（61）___．This applies particularly if you are still not sure where your career path lies．

It is helpful to think through what kind of experience you need to get your（62）___ job and it is not a problem to move around to a certain extent．But in the（63）___ stages of your career you need a definite strategy for reachi