6. SELF-ASSESSMENT
DEFINE YOUR GOALS
• What unique skills and attributes do
you offer?
• What do you enjoy doing?
• What skills do you want to use at
work?
• What is essential for you to enjoy
work? Consider the opportunity for
advancement, your need for
flexibility and creative freedom,
what work-life balance you want,
and rewards (financial and other).
7. research is necessary to
determine where the
employment opportunities
are
RESEACRH OPTIONS
• What type of work fits with your answers
from the above questions?
• Which businesses and organizations
offer this type of work?
• What are these employers looking for in
an employee?
9. Over 85% of job s
are not advertised.
CONTACT OPPORTUNITIES
Family, friends,
neighbors
Teachers, coaches,
mentors
Past employers, co-
workers and peers
10. Make the most of your
resume and cover letter
Right tool to introduce
yourself
MARKETING
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https://www.tru.ca/__
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• The Best Job Search Advice? Don’t Let
Negative Media Reports Discourage
You. (2012, March 6). Retrieved
November 16, 2015, from
http://gethiredfast.com/2012/03/best-
job-search-advice/
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Editor's Notes
Also, more than 80% of students who had full time jobs before graduation connected face-to-face with employers with activities like career fairs, campus interviews and employer information sessions (Moving On: Student Approaches and Attitudes Toward the Job Market for the College Class of 2007. National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)).