1. Researching Jobs Module Twenty Six Copyright © 2014 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin

2. What do I need to know about myself to job hunt?  Where do you want to live?  Is it important to you that your work achieve certain purposes or values, or do you see work as “just a way to make a living”?  Are the organization’s culture and ethical standards important to you? 26-2

3. What do I need to know about companies that might hire me?  What the job itself involves.  The name and address of the person who should receive the letter.  What the organization does and at least four or five facts about it. 26-3

4. Print Sources for Addresses and Facts about Companies 26-4

5. Comprehensive Web Job Sites Covering the Entire Job Search Process 26-5

6. Choosing Whether to Stay or Go  Do you love the work?  Do you have a great mentor?  Do you have opportunities to learn a lot fast?  Does the job encourage rapid change?  Is the company an employer of choice or a fun place to work? 26-6

7. Should I do information interviews?  Information interview  you talk to someone who works in the area you hope to enter to find out what the day- to-day work involves  how you can best prepare to enter that field. 26-7

8. Should I do information interviews?  Ask the following questions  What are you working on right now?  How do you spend your typical day?  Have your duties changed a lot since you started working here?  What do you like best about your job? Least? 26-8

9. What is the “hidden job market”? How do I tap into it?  Over 60% of all new jobs come not from responding to an ad but from networking with personal contacts – the hidden job market  Referral interviews, an organized method of networking, offer the most systematic way to tap into these jobs. 26-9

10. “I Don’t Have Any Experience”  Take a fast-food job— and keep it.  Join a volunteer organization that interests you.  Freelance  Write 26-10