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How to Get a Job: Searches, Dossiers, Portfolios, Resumes, Letters & Interviews

Chapter 5 how to get a job

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How to Get a Job: Searches, Dossiers, Portfolios, Resumes, Letters & Interviews

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Steps to Follow to Get Hired

• Analyzing your strengths and restricting your job search• Enhancing your image• Looking in the right place for a job• Assembling a dossier and a portfolio• Preparing a resume• Writing a letter of application and filling out a job

application• Going to an interview• Accepting or declining a job offer

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Analyzing Your Strengths

• Make an inventory of your significant accomplishments in your major or on the job

• Decide which specialty within your chosen career field most appeals to you

• What types of working conditions most appeal to you• What are the most rewarding prospects of a job in your

profession?• What are some of the greatest challenges you face in your

career today – and in 5 years?• Which specific companies or organizations have the best track

record for hiring and promoting individuals?

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ENHANCING YOUR PROFESSIONAL IMAGE{See Blackboard for Handout}

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Looking in the Right Places

• Networking• Campus Placement Office• Internet Sites Posting Jobs• Newspapers• Federal and State Employment Offices• Professional and trade journals• Human Resources department• Resume database service• Professional Employment Agencies

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ONLINE STRATEGIES FOR FINDING A JOB

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Where to Look

• Online job-posting sites• Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources

• Online newspapers• http://jobmarket.nytimes.com• http://www.careerjournal.com

• Federal and State Employment Offices• http://www.usajobs.gov• http://www.federaljobs.net• http://www.studentjobs.gov

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Social Networking

• Companies maintain pages or profiles on social networking sites

• Networking Sites• http://www.twitjobsearch.com• http://www.linkedin.com

• Facebook

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PROMOTING YOUR BEST IMAGE: DO’S AND DON’TS{See Blackboard for Handout}