- STEP # 3: JOB SEARCH
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- ADS
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- Investigate existing job openings.
- *Answer ads in newspapers, trade and professional journals.
- *Ads in classified advertising sections of newspapers quickly give you an
idea of the types of jobs available.
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- NETWORKING
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- Use all contacts: former employers, recruiters, friends,
professors, classmates, and family members. If possible, get introductions
to potential employers. Attend professional and trade conferences to begin
networking.
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- Technology: The Career Homepage is the 24-hour-a-day, 7 days a
week interactive, online information system. You can access us by the
URL www.ferrum.edu and click on Career
Services. With the Career Homepage, you can learn about all the
services that our center offers as well as be linked to the entire world of
EXPERIENTIAL RESOURCES!!
- * Links to internship opportunities
- * View permanent and summer job openings
- * Get up-to-date information about workshops and resources
- * Get information about con-campus recruiting schedules
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- Write to companies on your prospect list. Send an individually typed
letter to a specific person within each company.
- * State your reason for writing; mention a few of your credentials, and
request an interview or appointment. State when you will telephone to
confirm the appointment.
- * Include a resume with your letter.
- * Keep all leads going at once. Do not put off one lead until you hear
from another.
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- INTERVIEWS
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- The interview is the critical phase of your job campaign.
- *Prepare yourself by knowing about the company in advance.
- *Anticipate questions and have answers to them.
- *Show how your skills and experience could contribute to the success of
the organization.
- *The attitude which you exhibit is important.
Demonstrate a self-confident attitude which indicates that you want the job
and can do it.
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