Jengo's Job Search Tips

Tip #4: Use the December interterm to jumpstart your job search.

Here are some suggestions for ways to start preparing for your job search during some of your "down time" in December. You can receive assistance from the Career Center with all these activities (except #8).

Call several professionals in your field and ask for an information interview.
Finalize your resume and let several people look at it and critique it for you.
Develop a list of target employers.
Start a job search notebook.
Start collecting "artifacts" for your interview portfolio.
Sign up for the Cardinal Network Luncheon.
Sign up for the spring quarter course, BADM 380: Managing the Transition to the Workforce.
Ask for an interview suit for Christmas

Details from the Director

Call several professionals in your field to ask for an information interview. Make a list of questions that will help you gain an "insider view" into the profession and make sure to ask for advice and other contact names.
Finalize your resume and let several people look at it and critique it for you.
Develop a list of target employers by using directories and Career Center and Internet resources. These are employers in the geographic area you are interested in who might hire someone with your background. Do internet searches on each of them to find out as much as you can about each company or organization and keep these in your job search notebook. These are companies that you can approach when you start your job search to uncover hidden (or un-advertised) jobs.
Start a job search folder or notebook of job-related information: research notes, newspaper clippings, employer literature, skills lists, job leads, professional contacts, other networking contacts, etc.
Start collecting "artifacts" for your interview portfolio that illustrate your skills and achievements. Talk to a Career Center staff member or check out books about portfolio development from the Career Resource Library and start collecting "artifacts" that demonstrate your skills and achievements.
Sign up for the Cardinal Network Luncheon. Call the Career Center at 614-823-1456 or turn in the registration form that was mailed to your SMC box.
If you could use some extra help with your job search and need a few extra credits, sign up for BADM 380, Managing the Transition to the Workforce. This spring quarter course is open to all juniors and seniors. It is an in-depth career and life planning and job search preparation course.
Ask for an interview suit for Christmas.