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JOB SEARCH SKILLS/RESOURCES (Workshop # 2)

Explore various strategies and resources for effective job searching in today's competitive market. Discover local and national job sources, including newspapers, online job boards, and career fairs. Learn the importance of networking through friends, family, and classmates, and how to utilize placement agencies and industry journals. Understand the etiquette of making phone calls and emailing employers. Stay proactive, apply to multiple job opportunities, and maximize your chances of success in landing your desired job.

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JOB SEARCH SKILLS/RESOURCES (Workshop # 2)

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  1. JOB SEARCH SKILLS/RESOURCES(Workshop # 2) CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 2008

  2. JOB SOURCES • FRIENDS, FAMILY, CLASSMATES,ETC • NEWSPAPER • CDS • INTERNET SITES • PLACEMENT AGENCIES • CAREER FAIRS • ETC…. BOTTOM LINE: YOU OWN YOUR JOB SEARCH. APPLY MORE THAN LESS!!!

  3. Where are the jobs? • Print resources • Newspaper classifieds • Company bulletin boards • Industry Journals • Company websites

  4. Think outside of the box… • Books • Your 24/7 Online Job Search Guide • Job Searching Online for Dummies

  5. Local Sources • Local • Fort Worth Star Telegram • http://www.star-telegram.com/classifieds/employment/ • JOBS: Top USA Jobs.com – Fort Worth • http://fort.worth.jobs.topusajobs.com/ • Fort Worth Jobs at jobs.net • http://www.jobs.net/Texas-FortWorth.htm

  6. National • National • Monster.com • http://www.monster.com • Career Builder • http://www.careerbuilder.com • America's Job Bank • http://www.ajb.dni.us/  • Federal Government Jobs • http://www.usajobs.opm.gov

  7. WHAT'S OKAY TO SEND TO EMPLOYERS VIA E-MAIL: • YOUR FIRST CONTACT TO AN EMPLOYER? For a first contact, e-mail employers only when an employer specifically invites or instructs you to do so — with instructions on the employer's web site, a job ad, a verbal conversation, other reliable advice, etc.Otherwise, you are safer sending a resume and cover letter via hard copy.

  8. Making calls: reasons, etiquette and effectiveness • Your job search will involve telephone calls for various purposes, as precursors and follow-ups to written (including e-mail) correspondence. Purposes may include: Confirming names, spelling, title, address and other information for prospective contacts prior to writing a letter. Following-up a letter to arrange a visit, ask for further information, explore future employment possibilities, follow-ups to interviews, etc. And, if you're lucky, employers will call you. You may be interviewed, or at least screened for interviews, through telephone calls.

  9. Making calls: Etiquette • Be courteous to everyone with whom you speak • Identify yourself, stating your first and last name clearly. Be clear about the purpose of your call. • Ask if this is a convenient time to talk. • When leaving messages, SLOW DOWN when you state your phone number. DON'T make your listener have to replay the message three times in order to write down your number

  10. INTERNET JOB SITES • WWW.CAREERBUILDER.COM • http://dallas.craigslist.org/ • WWW.MONSTER.COM • WWW.GETAJOB.COM • WWW.JOBHUNTERSBIBLE.COM • WWW.USAJOBS.OPM.GOV • WWW.FRESHJOBS.COM • WWW.ALLJOBSEARCH.COM • WWW.EMPLOYMENTGUIDE.COM • WWW.FEDJOBS.COM • WWW.FLIPDOG.COM • WWW.JOB.COM • WWW.CAREERSITE.COM • WWW.CAREERSHOP.COM • WWW.INDEED.COM

  11. JOB SEARCH – NEXT STEPS • GO TO WWW.WORKINTEXAS.COM AND REGISTER. • GO TO NEAREST WORK SOURCE AFTER. • GO TO WWW.JOBING.COM AND REGISTER. • HOMEWORK: IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED, APPLY FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 JOBS BEFORE NEXT WEEK ON THIS DAY. • BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH CDS Team.

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