This document provides guidance on preparing for employment. It discusses identifying career goals and interests, researching potential jobs and how to search for them online, the importance of cover letters and resumes, what to expect in the interview process, and dos and don'ts for interview behavior and body language.

1. How to Prepare

2. Interests/Career Goals
How to search for
Employment
Cover Letter/Resume
Overview
Interviewing Process

3.  Identify your short term and long term
goals
 What do you see in your future?
 What challenges do you foresee?
 If unsure about your career goal, ask
yourself: What are my interests?

4. Interests Description Rank
You like meeting people, talking, discussing
Business and leading others.
You like to work and move about outside.
Outdoor You may enjoy physical exercise and care
about animals and the environment
You like expressing yourself freely and
Creative dealing with ideas. You like to design and
create things.
You like working indoors on structured tasks
Office that involve organizing and being accurate.
You like to discover ideas, observe,
Scientific investigate and experiment. You are
methodical and like to understand why things
happen
You like to work with people or are concerned
People Contact about their welfare.
You like to work mainly with tools and
Practical equipment, making and fixing things, as well
as operating machines

5.  Indeed.com  Craigslist.com
 Monster.com  Job.com
 Hotjobs.com  Idealist.org
 Careerbuilder.com  statejobsny.com
Some of these websites may seem confusing but just take
the time to look at all the options they have. They can be
helpful when looking for a job.

6.  Networking
 Internships
 VolunteerWork
 Social Media

7.  Why is a cover letter important?
 How a cover letter should look?
 Importance of the resume

8.  1. Start with a Qualifications Summary
Sue Campbell, a professional resume writer and president of 1st-Writer.com, says that a summary of your top qualifications is often more
effective than an objective statement. This is particularly true if your career goal is undefined.
2. Give Education Top Billing
Typically, education is at the bottom of a resume, but students are often better served by moving their education toward the top.
3. Describe Unrelated Jobs the Right Way
Many students have part-time, seasonal or temporary work experience that is unrelated to future career goals. You don't want to pack your
document with irrelevant details, says Feldberg. On the other hand, prospective employers value candidates who demonstrate
dependability and a strong work ethic, even if the experience is in a different industry.
4. Think Like an Employer -- and Like a Job Seeker
If you're applying to jobs or internships, "look at your experience through two pairs of eyes: the potential employer's and your own," says
Campbell.
Study job ads or internship announcements that interest you. "For example, if an ad states that communication skills are important, think
about times when your communication skills came into play," Campbell says. "If you worked in any customer service-related position, you
definitely used communication skills." You can emphasize these skills on your resume.
"Next, look at your experience through your own eyes," says Campbell. "What work did you enjoy? While these skills and experiences may
not be directly relevant to the positions you're targeting, they're good indicators of areas where you're likely to excel in the future."
5. Pick the Right Resume Length and Format
"For most college students, a one page resume is plenty," says Feldberg. But she adds that this isn't a hard-and-fast rule, particularly for
students who have established a track record through internships or work experience. For these students, "a one-page resume would sell
them short," she says, and it's OK to go to two pages.

9.  Why are interviews important?
 What should you expect in an interview?
 How to cope with nervousness and anticipation?
 What should you bring? When should you show
up?
 What should you wear? What shouldn’t you
wear?
 How should you greet the interviewer?

10. DO’S DON’TS
 Sit up straight, and lean slightly forward in your chair.
 Rub the back of your head or neck. Even if you
 Show your enthusiasm by keeping an interested expression. really do just have a cramp in your neck, these
Nod and make positive gestures gestures make you look disinterested.
 Establish a comfortable amount of personal space between you  Rub or touch your nose. This suggests that you're
and the interviewer. Invading personal space (anything more
than 20 inches) could make the interviewer feel uncomfortable not being completely honest, and it's gross.
and take the focus away from your conversation.
 Sit with your armed folded across your chest. You'll
 Limit your application of colognes and perfumes. Invading appear unfriendly and disengaged.
aromas can arouse allergies. Being the candidate that gave the
interviewer a headache isn't going to do anything in your favor.
 Cross your legs and idly shake one over the other.
 If you have more than one person interviewing you at once, It's distracting and shows how uncomfortable you
make sure you briefly address both people with your gaze are.
(without looking like a tennis spectator) and return your
attention to the person who has asked you a question.  Lean your body towards the door. You'll appear
ready to make a mad dash for the door.
 Stand up and smile even if you are on a phone interview.
Standing increases your level of alertness and allows you to  Slouch back in your seat. This will make you appear
become more engaged in the conversation. disinterested and unprepared.
 Stare back blankly. This is a look people naturally
adapt when they are trying to distance themselves.