Plan
and Organize Your Job Search
Prepare
your resume:
A resume is a way of presenting yourself in a concise, easy?to?read
format. The vast majority of employers ask for a resume, because
they want to find out if you have the qualifications they are looking
for. A resume is a kind of advertisement about you ? it tells an
employer why you would be the perfect person to hire!!! (Read
more)
Contact
References
Online
Resources:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/career_city/gettingref.shtml
http://www.quintcareers.com/job-search_references.html
Establish
goals and write them down
Use
resources in the career
center or library
Search the internet
and printed materials
Guide
to research companies online:
http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/index.html
Contact
professional organizations
http://showcase.monstertrak.monster.com/cgi-bin/new/frameset.pl?school_id=saddle
Create
a Job Search Plan
Make
out a schedule of planned actions
http://amby.com/worksite/cjs/cjsbook/prep3b.htm
Establish and use network contacts
http://www.quintcareers.com/networking_resources.html
Top
Informational
interview
An
informational interview should be an integral part of your networking
and job-hunting plan. An informational interview involves talking
with people who are currently working in the field to gain a better
understanding of an occupation or industry, and to build a network
of contacts in that field. Online
Tutorial
http://www.quintcareers.com/informational_interviewing.html
Informational Interview Tips from the Princeton Review
Prepare
for the interview
o Get
ready to discuss what you can bring to a company/employer
o
Prepare to answer some typical questions http://www.collegegrad.com/intv/
Job Interviewing
Tutorial
http://www.quintcareers.com/job_interviews/
http://www.law.unlv.edu/careerResourceCenter.html
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/aceinterview/aceinterview.html#top
Candidate
Questions
http://www.collegegrad.com/questions/index.shtml
Keep
Records of your Job Search Activities
Keep
notes on interviews, companies, names, addresses, phone numbers
and dates.
No
matter what job search strategies you choose, follow-up and record
keeping are important for success. Maintain a careful record of
all interviews, thank-you notes sent, referrals made and follow-up
actions. Job seekers who fail to maintain this information, often
lose valuable contacts as well as credibility with prospective employers.
There are models for keeping such records in the various job search
manuals in the CCLD library.
http://www.job-hunt.org/jobsearchtracking.shtml
Follow
Through Actions
Write
thank you notes or letters
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/library/weekly/aa041398.htm
Thank
you letter samples
http://susanireland.com/thankyouletters.htm
Pursue
leads given to you and make follow-up phone calls
Interview tips from Monster.com
DOS
AND DON’TS
http://www.quintcareers.com/interview_follow-up-dos-donts.html
“Constantly improve your skills and your ability to market
them”
RESUMES Sample Combination Resume(PDF)
Your
resume is like a movie trailer; if it catches your interest, you
want to see the movie. The same holds true for prospective employers,
if your resume piques their interest, they'll want to learn more
about you. With that in mind, we've developed these pages to outline
the things you can do to build a strong, effective resume.
An effective resume will quickly highlight who you are, where you
can be reached, and information about your most recent educational
or training experiences.
Links
Quickstart Resume Templates from CollegeGrad.com (Click "I Agree" to see 30 resume templates)
Online
resume workshops:
http://www.palomar.edu/counseling/resume/index00.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/index.html
Resumes
and interviews
http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/default.htm
Questions
about resumes:
http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_tutorial/resume_tutorial_map.html
Cover
letters
http://susanireland.com/coverletterwork.htm
http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/cover_letter.html
Cover
letter FAQ and answers
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/articles/candidate/c1/s232/a364.htm
What
do you Want To do?
How
It Works
A
career plan should include a systematic process. Here is a blueprint
of life/work competencies.
Life/work
competencies
Why
You Should Do It
If you take the time to plan your career, you'll be a lot happier
with your job and probably make more money too.
Resources:
Career
Center (SSC. RM 140, )
Career
Guidance Services
Classes:
APSY 140, APSY 141, APSY 160
Where
do you want to do it?
What
kind of environment do you most like to work in?
Would you rather be inside, outside, formal, casual?
Do you like to work on your own or as part of a team?
It’s important to know your work style, so that you can choose
a career that is compatible. It is also good to know what your work
style is in relation to others’ work styles. If your supervisor
or co-worker has a style that is very different from your own, understanding
that difference can enable you to have a better working relationship.
This next exercise will help you to identify your work style and
how to use it to your advantage.
Work
Style Quiz
The
Birkman Career Style Summary quiz helps guide you through
your work style and interests and into job responsibilities that
fit you. Even with a career in mind, it can confirm that you’re
on the right track.
Why
do you want to do that?
KNOW
YOURSELF
The
essence of career planning is finding a match between who you are
and an environment that suits you. The first step is to know who
you are, what you need and want, what your interests and talents
are. Career planning is not a one-time event as students graduate
and enter the world of work, but a dynamic on-going process of career
development as you learn and respond to change, within yourself
and in the organizations with which you work.
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