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Career Search EssentialsThursday, June 26, 2008
by Jenna Venker Weidenbenner, MLIS, MATThe Career Center | 715 S. Wright St 217-333-0395 work | 217-778-4963 cell
Career Development & Self-Assessment: Career Assessment FundamentalsHolland’s Codes (correspond to results from Strong Interest Inventory; offer descriptions of personality characteristics, codes map to possible jobs/occupations in The Dictionary of Occupational Titles)Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventionalhttp://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/test.asp (Holland Code Quiz online – Rogue Community College)
Career Assessments on the InternetCareer Information Systems http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/rc/databases/cis.asp (take values/skills/interest assessments plus get info on wages, education requirements and job duties for nearly 500 occupations; also, get help with resumes and find potential employers
Keirsey Temperament Web Site http://keirsey.com/ (gives Myers-Briggs results, focuses on work environment; for more about Myers-Briggs, see: http://www.myersbriggs.org/my%2Dmbti%2Dpersonality%2Dtype/mbti%2Dbasics/)
Career Mapp Assessment http://www.assessment.com/ (identifies interests and talents related to occupations, provides report with suggestions for resume statements, generates top occupation matches and links to O*Net)
How do you research How do you research career opportunities?career opportunities?
Bigger picture
Build competencies
Responsible, targeted approach
Respect good communication skills
When do you research When do you research career opportunities? career opportunities?
Exploring career paths
Building career networks
Finding internships
Writing cover letters
Locating job openings
Preparing for interviews
Researching Career Opportunities:
Researching Corporations and Non-Profits
Careers & Companies
•Hoover’s•http://hoovers.com/free/ -- get background information on companies, incl. industry overviews, competitors . . .
•Reuters•http://www.reuters.com/ -- latest world/business news, set news feeds for up-to-date info
•Job Searching – boards, associations, ethnic or industry-specific
● Better Business Bureau’s Philanthropic Advisory Service
http://www.give.org/reports/index.asp - fund raising reports, organizational dossiers
Basic Information● address and contact information● locations, branches, divisions● nature of the business● products, services, etc.● names of corporate officers● staff size● stock exchange symbol● financial information: sales, profit ability, efficiency● competitive strength- rank of company in industry● officer bios● company history● new developments: products, mergers
Additional Information
• names of company employees• names of notable figures• Important events• mindful of patterns• transparency – read blogs for insight into corporate values and culture
Tutorials on Conducting Company Research
OhioLINK: http://iws.ohiolink.edu/companies/
Industry Research Desk: http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/ search.htm
Transparency(know what businesses do)
•Everything is a business, even non-profits
•Find more resources for job leads, there’s so much more than monster
•You should want to contribute to the company for which you work
General interest job boards Company websites Professional organizations Google/yahoo groups Company podcasts Company blogs Organizational listservs Online journals Personal digital portfolio Personal blog Social networking
sites=Facebook, Friendster, MySpace, Beebo, Plaxo
Professional networking sites = LinkedIn, Orkut, Hi5, Ryze