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Do you have the information you need to begin your job search?
1. Applications
- Don't apply for a job in a pack. Go alone.
- Neatness and accuracy count.
- Read the application over once first, before you complete it.
- Keep important information written down on a piece of paper with you to get it right. You should have the name of the company, the address, the phone number, your supervisor's name, the manager or the owner's name, the dates you worked, and how much you made. If you don't remember, research it, do you homework.
- Make sure you let people know that you are using them as a reference. Have the names addresses and phones numbers of your references with you
2. Resumes
Some employers will use Resumes instead of Applications. This is a one page written picture of what you know and where you worked.
All resumes should have:
- Your name, address and phone number
- Your objective - What you are looking for and why
- Your skills
- Your education
- Your Work History. Make sure you include internships and volunteer experiences too.
3. Lead with your strengths
- If you have skills Start with that.
- If you have education start there.
- If you have good work history, start there and list it chronologically
4. Interviewing
DO
- Arrive a little early
- Maintain eye contact
- Answer questions with sentences, not Yes, No, Okay.
- Think about your answers.
- Be friendly and polite
- Dress neatly and properly for the job
DON'T
- Smoke or chew anything, even if invited to do so
- Don't ask about salary of days off
- Criticize a former employer
- Fidget or play with things on the interviewer's desk
- Discuss other jobs you did not get
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