To have the most successful job search, applicants need to utilize a variety of job seeking methods and allocate time properly.  Spend more time on the most effective methods and less time on the least effective methods.  Finding a job is hard work and it is a full-time job in itself.  Don’t give up if a job is not found in a week or a month. The search for a quality job requires time, and keep in mind that everyone goes through the same frustrations.

JOB SEEKING METHODS

• Networking/asking friends and family if they know of any related openings or if they know of any information or resources to advance toward goal. 

• Applying directly with the employer.

• Using the college placement office.

• Getting job leads from instructors.

• Searching the want-ads.

• Using the Employment Security Commission/Job Service office.

• Going to temporary agencies/staffing services (these do not charge a fee).

• Going to a private employment agency (can be ‘fee paid’ or applicant may pay a fee).

• Attending job fairs.

• Mailing out hundreds of resumes.

• Using the yellow pages, company brochures, letterhead, or magazines to call employers.

• Utilizing the resources at the Chamber of Commerce.

• Calling job hotlines.

• Searching the Internet.

• Doing volunteer, co-op, or internship work.

• Listening to radio and television ads.

• Using specialized reference materials.

• Looking at bulletin boards in church, laundromat, grocery store, apartment complex.

• Develop a record-keeping system to monitor all contacts.

• Use a professional telephone voice when contacting companies.

• Make sure answering machine has an appropriate outgoing message.

This page is maintained by the Career Services Office.  Last updated:  July 15, 2009