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    This document outlines the 8 steps to developing an effective job search plan: 1. Know yourself - identify your qualifications, interests, and values. 2. Define job and employer targets - research positions, industries, sectors, and generate an initial employer list. 3. Learn more about potential jobs and employers - conduct detailed research and prioritize employers that match your criteria. 4. Create resumes and cover letters and prepare for interviews. 5. Initiate your search through various search methods and strategies, developing your professional network through information interviews. 6. Follow up with thank you letters and responding promptly to contacts. 7. Stay focused through setting goals and adapting your plan as

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    This document outlines the 8 steps to developing an effective job search plan: 1. Know yourself - identify your qualifications, interests, and values. 2. Define job and employer targets - research positions, industries, sectors, and generate an initial employer list. 3. Learn more about potential jobs and employers - conduct detailed research and prioritize employers that match your criteria. 4. Create resumes and cover letters and prepare for interviews. 5. Initiate your search through various search methods and strategies, developing your professional network through information interviews. 6. Follow up with thank you letters and responding promptly to contacts. 7. Stay focused through setting goals and adapting your plan as

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    DEVELOPING A

    JOB SEARCH PLAN

    Learning Outcomes
     Understand

    factors to consider
    when developing a job search plan
     Learn the steps of a Job Search Plan
     Identify available resources needed
    for a Job Search

    FACTORS TO CONSIDER
    
    
    
    
    
    

    What is the average length of typical job


    search?
    What is the most effective job search
    strategy?
    What is the difference between a job and a
    career?
    What is the distinction between preparation
    and implementation?
    What is the difference between
    strategies/methods and resources?
    What does taking ownership for the
    process mean to you?

    DEVELOPING A JOB SEARCH PLAN


    Interactive Tip sheet available on
    Career Center website - use online
    for instant access to online
    resources
     An effective job search plan
    consists of completing all steps
    

    STEP 1: KNOW YOURSELF and


    what you have to offer
    Identify qualifications you possess:
    academic, work, extracurricular, skills,
    qualities
     Identify interests (tasks) and values
    (conditions) you seek
     Utilize the resources/tip sheets on the
    Career Center website:
    http://www.sc.edu/career/knowyourse
    lf.html
     Recognize the importance of this step
    

    STEP 2: Define Desired job tasks


    and employer TARGETS
    
    

    
    

    Identify geographic targets


    Identify types of positions (sales, research,
    event planning, writing, instructing,
    management, counseling, etc.)
    Identify potential sectors and industries
    (non-profit, government, education, media,
    insurance, healthcare, finance, etc.)
    Generate an initial list of employers
    Use the Career Center tip sheets as a guide:
    http://www.sc.edu/career/definetarget.html

    STEP 2 (continued): EXPAND &


    EVALUATE YOUR LIST OF EMPLOYERS

    Further develop your list using the


    internet
     Consider job shadowing or
    information interviews
     Prioritize employers on your list
    

    STEP 3: LEARN MORE ABOUT


    POTENTIAL JOBS/EMPLOYERS
    Conduct detailed employer research of
    those on your list focus on employer
    culture, values, issues, etc.
     Eliminate those that do not match your
    parameters
     Organize information for later use in
    cover letters and potential interviews
     Use Career Center resources as a guide:
    http://www.sc.edu/career/learnmore.ht
    ml
    

    STEP 4: CREATE RESUME & LETTERS


    PREPARE FOR INTERVIEWS
    Use Career Center resources to create
    an initial draft of a resume and get your
    resume critiqued:
    http://www.sc.edu/career/learnmore.ht
    ml
     Choose references wisely
     Learn about professional business dress
    and etiquette
     Use Career Center resources to prepare
    for interviews and consider a mock
    interview
    

    STEP 5: INITIATE YOUR SEARCH


     Begin

    implementation stage
     Identify methods/strategies this
    will vary widely depending on goals
    Career Center staff can assist you
    with both strategy and resource
    identification

    STEP 5: INITIATE YOUR SEARCH


    

    Develop a network and conduct


    information interviews
    

    Generate a list of companies you would be


    interested in learning more about
    Generate a list of the types of positions you
    think you would enjoy
    Brainstorm, categorize, and then prioritize
    the names of people you think can put you
    in touch with someone in those companies
    or positions

    Make contact!!!!!

    STEP 5: INITIATE YOUR SEARCH


    Who Do You Want To Include In Your
    Network?
     Bartenders
     List 100 People you
     Policemen
    know:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    Professional colleagues
    Classmates
    Ex-employers
    Ex-co-workers
    Doctors
    Dentists
    Clergymen
    Salesmen, customers
    Pharmacists
    Barber s
    Bankers
    PTA members

    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    
    

    Insurance agents
    Hairdressers
    Faculty
    Secretaries
    Relatives and neighbors
    Postmen
    Fraternity-sorority
    members
    Small business owner s
    Interviewers in a
    company where you
    were refused a job

    STEP 5: INITIATE YOUR SEARCH


    Personal Network Worksheet
    DIRECTIONS: Take 5 minutes write down at least 5 people in
    your personal network.

    1. Write Specific Names


    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    STEP 6: FOLLOW UP
    Draft sample letters: follow-up, thank
    you, acceptance, denial
     Always send thank you letters within 24
    hours
     Respond to requests for information
    promptly
     Make follow-up phone calls
     Create a system to track all contacts
    networking contacts as well as specific
    employers/jobs (i.e. database,
    spreadsheet, binder, rolodex, etc.)
    

    STEP 7: STAY FOCUSED & MONITOR


    YOUR PROGRESS
    Adapt your plan as needed
     Schedule time for job search activitiescommit
     Set quantifiable, weekly goals
     # of resumes to send
     # of networking calls/ information
    interviews to conduct
     # of follow-up calls to make
     Take notes and organize info from all
    contacts
     Stay positiveunderstand the process!!!
    

    STEP 8: EVALUATE & NEGOTIATE


    OFFERS
     Know

    what is important to you


    (salary & benefits and nature of
    the job)
     Review salary data
     Review salary negotiation
    advice and draft a script

    ADDITIONAL TIPS
     What

    six items make all the


    difference?
    Time commitment
     Preparation
     Resourcefulness
     Diversification
     Follow up
     Attitude
    

    ANY QUESTIONS?

    Thanks for
    your attention.

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