Resume and Interview Ideas
The first step is to begin to build a list
of keywords
you can use in your search. The answers to
these questions will help you develop a list
of keywords.
What Do You Want to Do? What Can
You Do?
(list your skills and occupations)
What skills do you have, what interests, etc.
Identify general occupations that interest
you, not specific job titles.
Think engineering or sales
, not Supervising Engineer or Director
of International Sales.
Who Do You Want to Work For? (Career
fields and employer preferences) What
industry interests you, what type of employer?
If you have some specific companies you want
to target, great!
Green Industries, building trades, high-tech
start-up, family-friendly organization...
Where Do You Want to Live and Work?
Are you willing to relocate? How
far are you willing to commute? Is there a
particular city, state, or region you want
to work in?
Maine, California, "someplace with good golf
courses." "Near an academic community?
Away from an urban center?"
Another approach is to research the
industry or occupation you're interested
in and find out where they
are hiring people....
Ask a friend
to help. |
Friends can frequently
see strengths in you that you can't.
They might also suggest some interesting
options for you to consider. |
| Ask
a Librarian. |
Libraries often provide
this kind of help and librarians are
usually very good at this, but try to
make an appointment or ask for help
when the reference desk isn't busy so
s/he can concentrate better on your
question. S/he can also point you to
books and other resources that can help.
|
| Scan
some Online Job Banks. |
Search some of the major
job banks like Craig's List for
jobs that interest you. Read the job
descriptions, note the skills and kinds
of experience the employers are seeking,
and then use these words in your search.
|
| Read
a Good Book |
Check your local library
for a copy of What Color is
Your Parachute? by Richard
Bolles (Ten Speed Press). It contains
some exercises designed to help you
identify your skills and interests,
some of which are on the web in his
JobHuntersBible
. Your local career center, public
library, or employment service center
will have even more good resources you
can use. Check the list below for some
online resources. |
| http://www.jobweb.com/resumes_interviews.aspx?id=896 |
| www.rileyguide.com |
| http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/ |
| http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.php |
| http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm |
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