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- This tutorial will introduce you to the six steps
- involved in a job search and the resources
- offered by Career Services that can help you
- navigate your way through the steps.
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- The long-term process of acquiring the training, background, and
- experience needed to be competitive in the job market.
- The process of a job search has been equated with actually having
- a job. Studies indicate that it can take as long as four months or m=
ore
- of searching to obtain the job you are seeking.
- Job searching is a process, and people start at different steps in t=
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- process. Meaning that some people have a very clear idea of what the=
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- want to do and what company they want to target, so they start at st=
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- 4, while others are unsure and need to start at step 1.
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- Find employment that matches your personal preferences, skills,
interests, and values.
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- Clarify your values
- What work settings and employers will satisfy what’s important=
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you?
- Clarify your interests
- What type of position will allow you to engage in work activities you
enjoy?
- Clarify your skills
- What type of position will draw on your strengths?
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- Employment Preferences
- Hours of work
- Do you want to work full or part time?
- Day or night shift?
- Travel limitations
- What’s the maximum amount of time you are
- willing to travel to and from work?
- Do you want to drive or use public
- transportation?
- Physical demands
- Are you willing and able to perform physical
- labor?
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- Family Situation
- Do you want a job that will allow
- you to live close to family members?
- If you relocate, what are the
- employment opportunities for your
- significant other?
- Do you need a job that will allow
- time for you to care f=
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children or
- aging parents?
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- Without this step, you run the risk of being swayed by random
opportunities and jobs that don’t live up to your expectations,
don’t match your self-knowledge and will probably not be very
satisfying.
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- Considering your skills, interests, and
- values… what do you want to do?
- What job families, work settings, and
- job titles interest you?
- Where do you want to work?
- Who employs people doing what you
- want to do?
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- By the end of steps 1-3, you should have
- created a goal that looks like this:
- EXAMPLE:
- JOB FAMILY
- WORK SETTING
- OCCUPATIONAL TITLE
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- Create a RESUME
- Create a COVER LETTER
- Practice your INTERVIEWING SKILLS
- Career Services can critique your resume and cover letter. We can al=
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- help you prepare for interviews.
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- WHO HAS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
- Begin to create a list of companies and employers that match your
- job search goal. These
employers would be the ones who have
- what you want to do and where you want to do it.
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- Keep a folder that contains:
- EMPLOYERS CONTACTED
(copies of the advertisements)
- LETTERS SENT
- COMPANY LITERATURE
- RESPONSES RECEIVED
- INTERVIEW DATE & TIME
- FOLLOW-UP NEEDED
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- GT Job Connection - Online database of jobs, internships and resumes=
. www.collegecentral.com/mcdaniel
- Career Services Website
- Current Jobs for Graduates
- Job Search Website links
- Internships.com
- Internships-USA.com
- Companies on Campus – on-campus employer recruitment program
- Job Fairs
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- Take advantage of all the Career Center’s job search resources=
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- Begin now! Talk with a
Career Services professional if you need help starting.
- Remember, “The best jobs don’t always go to the best
qualified, but to the best job hunters.”
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- For additional information, visit Career Services
- in Smith House.
- To speak with a career counselor, complete the
- Talk to a Career Counselor form on our website.
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