1. Strategies in the Job Search Process
Teacher – Shahed Rahman
Chapter - 9

2. THE JOB SEARCH Building a network of Contacts
Identifying Appropriate Jobs
Finding your Employer

3. Building a Network of Contacts
Begin The job search by building a network of contact in this way:
Broaden your circle of friends
Know your professors
Meet executives
Make contacts through internships
Work with community organizations

4. Identify Appropriate Jobs
Look at both your internal and external factors
Analyzing yourself
Education
For specialized curricula, the career path is clear
For general curricula, a career choice must be made
Consider quality of education record(grades, honors, courses taken)
Personal Qualities
Peoples skills, leadership etc
Work Experience
Special Qualification
Language, communication skills
Analyzing Outside factors
Combine internal and external factors

5. Finding Your Employer Career Center Network of Personal Contacts
School career center
Network of Personal Contacts
Your network of personal contacts
Classified Advertisements
Online Sources
Employment Agencies
Personal search agents
Web Page Profiles
Prospecting
Approaching directly

6. PREPARING THE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
Pursue job openings by personal visit, online, mail , , or fax
You are likely to use resumes, cover messages, and reference sheets in your job search
Prepare them as you would prepare a sales mailing
Study the product (you) and your work
Decide on whether to send a message alone or with a resume

7. CONSTRUCTING THE RESUME
Traditional Print Resume
Selecting the background Facts
Select the facts that will help the reader evaluate you
Arranging the Facts into Groups
Sort the facts by conventional groups, job functions, time or a combination
Consider groups such as Achievements and Qualifications
Constructing the Headings
Including a Statement of Objective
Presenting the information
List the facts under heading

8. WRITING THE COVER MESSAGE
Writing the cover message involves matching your qualifications with the job
Print Cover Letters
Gaining attention in the opening
Selecting Content
Organizing for Persuasion
Driving for Action in the Close
Contrasting Cover Message
A Bland and Artless Presentation of Information
Skillful Selling of One’s Ability to Work
Cover Message

9. HANDLING THE INTERVIEW
Investigate the Company
Making a Good Appearance
Anticipating Questions and Preparing Answers
Putting Yourself at Ease
Helping Control The Dialogue

10. FOLLOWING UP AND ENDING THE APPLICATION
Other Job-Search Messages
Writing a Thank- you Message
Constructing a Follow-up to an Application
Planning the Job Acceptance
Writing a Message Refusing a Job
Writing Resignation
Continuing Job-Search Activities
Maintaining Your Resume
Reading Job Ads/ Professional Journals

11. Make sure you go through with whole chapter properly !!!!!!