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The Power of Networking Ask people you know to spread the word to others for you.

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Job HuntJob HuntWhere to find a Where to find a

JobJob

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Job LeadJob Lead Finding the right job Finding the right job

begins with a job lead begins with a job lead ““information about a information about a job openingjob opening””

What sources of job What sources of job leads can you think of?leads can you think of?

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The Power of NetworkingThe Power of Networking

Ask people you know to Ask people you know to spread the word to spread the word to others for you.others for you.

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NetworkingNetworking One of the best ways to One of the best ways to

begin to develop job begin to develop job leadsleads

Networking is Networking is communicating with communicating with people you know or can people you know or can get to know to share get to know to share informationinformation

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NetworkingNetworking……

Make a Make a contact listcontact list (family, (family, friends, neighbors, friends, neighbors, classmates, etc.)classmates, etc.)

Begin by contacting the Begin by contacting the people on your list and people on your list and letting them know you are letting them know you are looking for a joblooking for a job

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Some ways to Start Some ways to Start Building Your NetworkBuilding Your NetworkSchool clubs and events School clubs and events such as career fairs are such as career fairs are great places to network.great places to network.

A A career faircareer fair is an event is an event where employers offer where employers offer career and employment career and employment information.information.

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ReferralsReferrals Build up your Build up your contact contact

listlist by asking for by asking for referralsreferrals

A referral is A referral is someone someone your contact has your contact has directed or referred you directed or referred you toto

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Don’t Don’t OverlookOverlook

A teacher/ counselor A teacher/ counselor may be able to guide may be able to guide you in your job hunt!you in your job hunt!

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Phone a Business for Phone a Business for LeadsLeadsOne of the first things many job One of the first things many job seekers do is seekers do is callcall businesses businesses they might like to work for.they might like to work for.

They ask about job openings They ask about job openings and whom they can talk to and whom they can talk to about them. Calls like these are about them. Calls like these are known as known as cold callscold calls. .

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AdvertisemenAdvertisementsts

The classified ads The classified ads should be one part should be one part of a job searchof a job search

16.6%16.6% of employees of employees find jobs through find jobs through adsads

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Check the ClassifiedsCheck the ClassifiedsMany job hunters go Many job hunters go straight to newspaper straight to newspaper classifieds.classifieds.

The The classifiedsclassifieds are are advertisements that are advertisements that are organized in classes, or organized in classes, or groups.groups.

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The The TelephoneTelephone

A useful job hunting tool A useful job hunting tool is by is by direct contactdirect contact))Use the phone to make Use the phone to make ““Hot CallsHot Calls” - calls to ” - calls to referrals or to follow up referrals or to follow up on a job leadon a job lead

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Cold CallsCold Calls These are blind callsThese are blind calls You are calling just to get You are calling just to get

informationinformation Tip: write an introductory Tip: write an introductory

script to use when calling script to use when calling and plan the questions and plan the questions you want to askyou want to ask

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Employment Employment AgenciesAgencies

An unemployment An unemployment agency is a match-maker agency is a match-maker between job seekers and between job seekers and employersemployers

There are 2 kindsThere are 2 kinds1.1. Private Private 2.2. PublicPublic

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PublicPublic FREE FREE

placement placement service service

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PrivatePrivate May May give more personal give more personal

service service than public than public agenciesagencies

Charge a processing feeCharge a processing fee May have job lists not on May have job lists not on

file with public agenciesfile with public agencies

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InternetInternet The easiest way to The easiest way to

contact thousands of contact thousands of employers!employers!

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InternetInternet Links to companies Links to companies

around the globearound the globe Contact to employersContact to employers

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AssignmentAssignment

Make a Job ContactsMake a Job Contacts Include contact person with one referral:Include contact person with one referral: Example:Example: Mrs. LandryMrs. Landry 431 W. Parkerville431 W. Parkerville

Cedar Hill, TX 75104Cedar Hill, TX 75104 912-291-5270912-291-5270 [email protected] *** 12/1/14- Mrs. Landry suggested I call Sandy Smith @the Parks Dept. *** 12/1/14- Mrs. Landry suggested I call Sandy Smith @the Parks Dept.

for a job at the REC. Centerfor a job at the REC. CenterMs. Smith (referred by Mrs. Landry)Ms. Smith (referred by Mrs. Landry)Cedar Hill Rec. CenterCedar Hill Rec. Center972-291-5100; [email protected]; [email protected] *** 3/1- Called REC. Center spoke with Ms. Smith- not taking *** 3/1- Called REC. Center spoke with Ms. Smith- not taking

applications until April 1, 2015. Send her my resume. Pick up applications until April 1, 2015. Send her my resume. Pick up application @ REC. on 3/1/15application @ REC. on 3/1/15