Unit 3 Job Hunting Techniques

 Read the Newspaper Classifieds  Anaylze the want ads EOE Equal Opportunity Employer Self-starter-not lazy, able to produce right away Fact-paced office-stressful, deadlines

 Pick a good time to visit-not a busy time  Be prepared with resume and pen  Don’t just ask the 1 st person you visit.  Ask questions about the company  Dress for the part of the job you may want  Quantity is important  Important to put a face to the resume

 Use people that you know to help with a job  75% of jobs are found this way  Family, friends, and people who know you  Contact people through social media sites

 Use proper resume format  Watch for privacy issues in filling out applications  Do not just rely on the internet  Use selected areas to post information on  Be patient and persistent  Do no use current employer to do searching  Do not rely on as the only contact information  address should be appropriate

 People who call and recruit you to work for for another company  Can be relentless  Can make grandiouse promises

 Work part-time for an agency that can lead to a permanent job  Can lead to contacts at other companies as well which can lead to a job

 A job that helps train you while in school can lead to a permanent position  Performance and knowledge can help  Good work skills displayed

 Contact a company through HR Dept.  Contact by sending a letter  Ask for help in finding a job  Look at openings at a specific company  Look up using information to find companies that are in your area

 School sponsored job fairs  Teacher Fairs  Career Centers for students

 Skip Human Resource dept and to the department direct  Cater resume to job  Target a specific company after intense research  Look at unqiue career opportunities  Look at careers that are not gender equal

 Chronological-put everything in date order  Most commonly used  Good for steadily employed people  Expected  Avoid if: gaps in employment, no experience, negative information, changing career paths  Functional-organizes work into categories past job responsibilities and job titles usuasally 5-6 areas.

 Must fit one page  Easy to read  Eye Catching manner  Stick with the normal format  Use bold, italics, and font to get attention  Classic Paper Choice  Watch grammatical errors and typos  Don’t mix and match fonts  Use truthful information

 Contact Information  Name (not all caps, bold and larger font)  Address  Phone (day and evening)  Cell Phone  address  College address and information First item on resume Make easy to read and find

 Sentence-that shows how you will fit the job that is available.  Customize to each job that you are applying for.  Highlight how you will help the company  Use buzz works and descriptors that will help you get an interview

 High School  List name, city, state of school  Date fo completion and or attendance  College  List name of city, state of school  Degree Earned or Certification  Training  List types and certificates that were earned  Be specific on what you are trained for

 Be specific and detailed  Use numbers to describe what you can do  List things you can do

 List present jobs to past  List most current jobs  List company name, phone and address  Describe what you did and titles you held

 Military  Use if have-show dates served, discharge  Professional Affliciations  Membership in groups that pertain to work  Accreditations and Licenses  Special awards or areas of speciality

 Block Business Format, 12 pt., classic paper  Get Personnel Information  State purpose for letter  Capture the interest of the reader  Do not repeat information in resume  Mention how you know about the job  Ask for action to be taken  User proper closings  Follow up on letter in a week