This presentation will give the career seeker helpful tips in a job search.

1. Darion Hyche

2. Know your
strengths and
weaknesses
Target your
ideal company
Create a
flawless resume
Prepare for
interview
Network: It
works
Monitor your
profile
Be accessible

3. What am I good at?
What tasks do I enjoy doing?
When am I most happy in my
work?

4.  What makes a company ideal for you?
 What are you looking for in a job? What do
you love to do?
 How far are you willing to commute?

5. 1. Includes a cover letter
2. Emphasizes specific job duties that
pertain to the job to which you are
applying for
3. Looks and feels professional
4. Checks for spelling and grammatical
errors

6.  Research the company
 Have an understanding of the company
culture
 Know the number one thing an interviewer
wants to know is “Can you do the job?”
 Be prepared with your strengths, weaknesses
and reasons the company should hire you
 Have a thank you letter ready to mail (or
send via email)

7.  Make a list of the people in your network (family
members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, colleagues,
and even casual acquaintances)
 Reach out to your network
 Improve your communication skills
 Evaluate the quality of your network
 Take the time to maintain your network
 Take advantage of both “strong” and “weak”
ties

8. Do not think that because you don’t have a
Facebook account or other online account that
you can skip this step. If you use the internet
at all, odds are, your name is out there. A
simple monitoring tool is Google Alert. You can
find it at www.google.com/alerts and you can
use it to monitor your name among many other
things.

9. 1. Social media profile for viewing
2. Email address
3. Telephone with appropriate voice
mail set up

10.  www.job.com
 www.indeed.com/Jobs
 www.monster.com

11.  http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates
/2013/03/25/seven-steps-to-a-successful-
job-search/
 http://www.helpguide.org/life/job_networki
ng_how_to_find_job.htm
 http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-
17765682-help-wanted.php?st=a5304a0