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Job Hunting

Summary of Key Points

September 10, 2011

Informal preparation for job hunting should start soon after you arrive on campus. Formal preparation for job hunting should begin a full year before you begin interviewing. The year you interview, register with your placement office early. Think about the things you have enjoyed most. What do these activities have in common? That common thread [...]

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Two-Career Job Hunting

August 30, 2011

Finding two professional or managerial jobs in the same geographic area requires creativity, hard work and patience. Most couples seem to use one of three basic strategies: One spouse accepts a job. (One factor in the decision to accept the job may be whether the area offers opportunities for the other spouse.) Then the other [...]

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Tapping into the Hidden Job Market

August 23, 2011

A great many jobs are never advertised – and the number rises the higher one on the job ladder you go. Some of these jobs are created especially for a specific person. These unadvertised jobs are called the hidden job market. Referral interviews offer the most systematic way to tap into these jobs. Referral interviews [...]

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A Time Line for Job Hunting

July 5, 2011

Informal preparation for job hunting should start soon after you arrive on campus. Join extracurricular organizations on campus and in the ccommunity: they’ll increase your knowledge and provide a network for learning about jobs. Find a job that gives you experience. Note which courses you like them. If you like thinking and learning about a [...]

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How to Find the Job You Want

June 27, 2011

CHAPTER OUTLINE A Time Line for Job Hunting Evaluating Your Strengths and Interests Analyzing the Job Market – Learning about a Specific Organization – Information Interviews How to Find Out Who’s Hiring – Which Ads to Answer – Tapping into the Hidden Job Market Two-Career Job Hunting Summary of Key Points QUESTIONS When should you [...]

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Conducting Your Job Search

December 19, 2010

Job Hunter’s Sourcebook (Gale Research, Inc.) Arranged by occupation, this includes sources of help-wanted ads, placement and job referral services, employers, employment agencies. Million Dollar Directory (Dun & Bradstreet Corp.) Top 50,000 companies, with descriptions and contact information. Listed alphabetically, geographically, and by industry. State Manufacturers’ Directories (Manufacturers’ News, Inc.) A state-by-state directory with businesses [...]

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Using Your Resume

December 15, 2010

Prepare a daily and weekly schedule. Decide how many contacts to make, how many resumes to send, how many follow-up calls to make. Get face-to-face meetings. Call them “interviews” if you want to, but it pays to talk to companies who are not now seeking to fill an opening. The over-50 job seeker has so [...]

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Conducting your Job Search

November 14, 2010

You want to be methodical about your job search, and do the most thorough job you can. A little bit of time spent on research will make all the difference. You’ll want to identify what prospective employers do, where they are located, the size of the company, key personnel. Engaging in research is also a [...]

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Networking:It's Not a Four-Letter Word

October 7, 2009

In this Chapter: Understanding the fine art of networking Using networking skills in your job hunt Looking at different ways to network Becoming a savvy networker – in spite of yourself! Managing your contacts There is nothing magic about networking, really. It is simply an exchange of information, ideas, and contacts between people. Networking is [...]

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