What is a sociologist and how to become one

I would advise everyone, not just recent graduates, to keep learning. Learn what changes are taking place or are emerging in their fields, learn common platforms or software used (whether they anticipate needing it or not), learn how to sell their skills and experiences. Build networks with others in their fields, not just to have those connections to help them, but also to learn from and contribute to others' lives. I would also encourage them to learn more generally, develop new skills, take up new hobbies, and don't stop growing. Those things will help improve not only the quality of their lives but may help them in their fields in unexpected ways.

This would be best explored before graduation, but I would also recommend that they seek out and talk with others who have the type of careers they believe they would like to have themselves. Ask them about the nature of the work, and what the recent graduate should be doing early in their career to prepare for where they want to go. What are the downsides of the work? Where do they see the field going in the next few years? What do they wish they had done differently earlier in their careers? If they were where the recent graduate is, how would they proceed?