Lesson 10.1 Personal Career Goals and the Job Market Lesson 10.2 The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Lesson 10.3 Narrowing the Focus 10 CHAPTER Searching for a Job ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
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Lesson 10.1 Personal Career Goals and the Job Market
Lesson 10.2 The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls
Lesson 10.3 Narrowing the Focus
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Searching for a Job
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Lesson 10.1
Personal Career Goals and the Job Market Goals
Recognize personal job search goals. Identify ways to research the job market. Investigate the job market and careers.
Terms job market employment professionals hidden job market Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) O*Net OnLine
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Your Personal Goals
Meeting your budget Supporting your P*A*T*H to Success
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Job Market Research
Libraries Professional organizations Company web sites Employment professionals Television and radio newscasts College placement offices or career centers
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Occupational Outlook Handbook Projections for the job market Projections for employment change Information about the labor force Information about specific jobs
Nature of the work Training, other qualifications, and advancement Employment Job outlook Projections Earnings Wages Related occupations Sources for additional information
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O*Net OnLine
Hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptions
Descriptors diagrammed in a model Job-oriented descriptors such as occupational
requirements, workforce characteristics, and occupation-specific information
Worker-oriented descriptors such as worker characteristics, worker requirements, and experience requirements
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O*Net Search
Career cluster Industry Job zone Outlook Green economy sector Job family STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math) discipline
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10.1 Personal Career Goals and the Job Market
SUMMARY As one develops personal goals, one also needs to establish
personal goals for the job search. Personal job search goals may include meeting a budget and supporting the P*A*T*H to Success.
Libraries, newspapers, business directories, professional organizations, company web sites, and employment professionals can all be used in a job market search.
The OOH and O*Net provides specific job market information about hundreds of jobs and careers.
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Lesson 10.2
The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Goals
Explain how to develop a search routine.Develop a network with others. Investigate how to use technology to enhance
your job search.Examine possible pitfalls to your job search.
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The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Terms
task timeline chart search routinenetworkingMonster.comCareerBuilderTwitter IndeedLinkedInFacebook
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Managing Your Time
Job search Timeline
Analyze the various tasksEstimate how long each will takeDetermine the order of the tasks
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Search Routine
Choosing a target job/career area Determining your search tactics Examining how to use a variety of tools to
enhance your search Planning your search Searching for jobs Following up on job searches
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Using Traditional Sources to Assist in Your Search Networking Start building a network
Join professional organizationsVolunteerParticipate in job shadowingParticipate in service-learning projectsMake a list of everyone you knowMake sure you have a well-thought-out job search
plan
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Other Traditional Sources
Newspaper want ads Department of Labor offices Contacting individual businesses
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Using Technology to Assist in Your Search
WebsitesMonster.comCareerBuilderTwitter Indeed
Using technology to build your network LinkedIn Facebook
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Possible Pitfalls
Unclear job search goals Lack of serious commitment Working without a timeline Lack of search routine Procrastinating or making excuses Negative attitude
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10.2 The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls
SUMMARY Developing a search routine is important to the search. A task
timeline can help the job-seeker stay on track. Networking is one of the most effective job-search tools. Using technology should not be the only way to complete a
job search, but it can help enhance the search if used properly. Monster.com, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and Twitter are a few online resources that may help.
Job search pitfalls are detrimental to one’s success. Job-seekers must stay positive, motivated, and on track.
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Lesson 10.3
Narrowing the Focus Goals
Review and reflect on your job search goals.Narrow the focus of your search.
Termdiversify
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Review of Goals and Search Routine
Track your progress Track your activities
Company name and information Contact person, title, and information Job title Where you located the job advertisement and information Information you provided Any information you received Due dates for any commitments you made Due dates for further information you should be receiving
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Narrowing the Focus
What are things I like to do? Do I have skills in the things I like to do? What are some things that I liked to do and I
have been paid to do? Do my skills and experience match the job I’m
searching for? Does the job I’m searching for match my
career goals?
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10.3 Narrowing the Focus
SUMMARY As one develops a search routine and completes a timeline, it
is important to track one’s activities. Keeping a detailed record of the job search will help job-seekers follow up with leads and applications and be ready for interviews.
When searching for a job, it’s important to narrow one’s focus. Various ways to help you narrow the focus include volunteering, job shadowing, service-learning projects, and gaining invaluable experience through other means.
Networking with others can lead to job search success and can help the job-seeker narrow the focus of his or her search.