Job-Seeking and Employability Skills (Job Search)

Performance Objective 1

Advantages and disadvantages of job search strategies

Job Search Strategies

Classified ads and Internet job listings

Direct-mail campaigns, including e-mail

Job fairs Job placement centers Search consultants/recruiters

Performance Objective 2

Define and describe the benefits of networking

Describe the four networking groups

Networking

Meeting with people who are doing what the job-seeker wants to do

Performance Objective 3

Define Informational interviewing

Describe the process of conducting an informational interview

Informational Interview

A meeting that a job seeker sets up with a person who is knowledgeable about specific occupations, jobs, or employers

Professional and Trade Associations National Trade and Professional

Associations Directory

Association Central - www.associationcentral.com

Types of Information Provided by Associations

Copies of recent journals or newsletters

Contact information for local chapters

Published job lists Job search information Training and apprenticeship

programs

Steps in Setting Up an Informational Interview Call a related association. Ask for relevant information. Ask for the name of a contact

person. Ask for a 15-minute interview. Prepare for the interview.

Types of networks

Personal relationships Professional relationships Organizational and

community affiliations Opportunistic networks