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Are You Lost?
What in the World Are You Going To Do
With Your Life?
The Answer?
These 6 Steps!
What:
Create your “David Letterman Top 10 List” of
desirable occupations.
Why:
Know what you want and pursue it with passion!
This is the key to landing the jobs of your dreams. You need multiple
options to guarantee success--regardless of the job
market. Ten good options equal ten times the
opportunities.
How:
1. Take MyPlan
2.
Follow-up with a
Career Counselor. 806.651.2345
3. Research, research, research! Look for the
five key facts (easily found on MyPlan). An
occupation cannot go on your list until you know
the scoop.
a.
What do workers in this occupation really
do all day?
b.
What training is required to enter this
occupation? To move up the career ladder?
c.
What does this occupation pay at the entry
level? As you advance up the career ladder?
d.
What is the job outlook for this occupation?
Is it expected to grow, decline, or stay the same?
e. Who hires people in this field? Which
industries? Which employers?
Resources:
MyPlan. Contact CCS at 806.651.2345 for the
assessment code
O’Net Online
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Counselors at CCS.
Contact CCS at 806.651.2345 for an
appointment
My Top 10 List
What:
Find job descriptions for the jobs on your "Top 10
List."
Why:
Market yourself effectively! Job
descriptions tell you exactly what the employer
wants. These details are worth their weight in
gold. Use job descriptions to identify skill words,
terms used in the industry, and precisely what
employers are paying people to do. Use the job
description to see how you stack-up and to sell
yourself on your resume, cover letter, and in the
interview.
How:
1. Look on the Internet for job postings on sites
like Career
Services’ website. You'll find thousands of links where
you can
find job openings and print job descriptions.
2. Make an appointment with a professional in Career Services to show you how to use the job description to flesh-out the
Knowledge,
Skills, and Abilities the employer seeks and how you
can prove you have what it takes.
Resources:
Buff Jobs: For current WTAMU students and
alumni
Job posting links on CCS web site
Job Description To Qualifications Made Easy
What:
Write a résumé and a cover letter to match the job
descriptions you gathered for the jobs on your "Top
10 List."
Why:
Good resumes get interviews! Stand out by
submitting a resume and cover letter targeted
specifically to the jobs you are seeking. This
will put you ahead of hundreds of other applicants
seeking the positions you want.
How:
Attend Career Services résumé workshop where you’ll
learn the secrets to writing a résumé that will get
you an interview. Workshops are every Tuesday and
Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the 1st
and 3rd Monday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. We also have the workshop on our website.
Resources:
Résumé workshops offered by CCS
Online résumé workshop
Job Description To Qualifications Made Easy
What:
Learn how to interview effectively. Master
informational interviews and job interviews.
Why:
Interviews are your opportunities to shine!
Acing an interview is simple if you
know a few basics that we can teach you.
How:
1. Read and practice the tips and strategies in our
Informational
Interviewing workshop. Informational interviews are
meetings
with people working in the field of your interest. They
give you a
personal point of view about the occupation.
2. Read and practice the tips and strategies given
in our Interviewing workshop. These workshops are on
our website so you can access them 24/7/365.
Our on-line workshops contain a plethora (a lot) of
useful tips.
3. Participate in Career Services Mock Interviews.
Here, you get to practice interviewing with actual
HR professionals who volunteer to coach you on how
to interview with strength and confidence.
These are the folks that hire people in the "real
world" and they know who makes the cut. Look
up the Mock Interview dates on the Career Services'
website.
Resources:
Interviewing Workshop – online
Informational Interviewing Workshop – online
Mock interview program
What:
Network
Why:
Dream jobs are found by tapping the hidden job
market! Eighty percent of all currently available jobs are not posted
or advertised anywhere and can only be accessed by
networking. Have you heard, “It is not so
much what you know but who you
know”? Networking multiplies who you know and
therefore who can connect you to the opportunities
that never get published. It is easier than
you think!
How:
1. Watch both of our excellent DVDs on these
topics. Come to
Career Services to get this done.
2. Conduct informational interviews with
everyone you know and the people they know.
3.
Use the networking handouts provided by Career
Services.
Resources: DVD – The Action Job Kit.
Located in Career Services
DVD –
Tapping The Hidden Job Market. Located in Career
services
Typical Job-Hunting System
How Jobs Are Created & Who Does The Hiring?
Your Current Contact Network
Ten Ways To Find Employers
Gather The List Of Employers
What:
Organize the job search
process. Be purposeful. Be
accountable.
Why:
Manage the details to land the job! A good
system is essential. Without easy access
to critical information, you might drop a very
important ball. That ball might be the lead
that takes you to your dream job.
How:
Use the tools provided to you by Career Services to
organize your job search.
Resources:
General Network Record
Target Record
Job Search Productivity Chart
Summary Progress Report
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