The Job Search Process
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The Job Search Process
- 1. Respond to Advertised Jobs Create Your Own List of Employers Job Fairs Networking
- 2. Search job sites online Hundreds of potential sites A place to start: simply hired.com or indeed.com
- 3. Research the companies that are in the industry and geographic location in which you are interested Book of Lists and Trade Publications Vault Reports Wetfeet Press
- 4. Use print & web media for listings Prioritize the employers Research the employers Bring supply of resumes & business cards Prepare your introduction /a 30 second commercial speech Call them back for an interview
- 5. # 1 method to find work Contact your friends, family, relatives, classmates, and former colleagues Use college/school Alumni Database Ask for an informational interview Don’t ask for a job