Jump into the Job Search

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Jump into the Job Search
Finding Employment Opportunities

• Career Center
• Ball State University

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Top Five Tips for Your Search

• Do not wait!
• Know yourself and know your industry.
• Use all of your resources.
• Network!
• Be proactive and keep records.

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Know Yourself

• Values
• Skills
• Interests
• Work Preferences

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Know Your Industry

• Type of Employer
• Industry and Employer Recruiting Methods
• Industry and Employer Expectations

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Use All of Your Resources

• It will never be this easy again!
• Use the resources of the
  Career Center and your academic
  departments.
• Take a targeted approach using
  multiple search methods.

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Job-Search Methods
Most Effective

• Use targeted Web sites
• Use Yellow Pages and other directories
• Attend campus recruiting events
• Network

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Other Job-Search Methods

• Global Internet job-search sites (Monster,
  CareerBuilder, HotJobs)
• Unsolicited résumés to employers
• Newspaper ads
• Private employment agency or headhunter

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Targeted Web Sites

• Cardinal Career Link
• Employer Web sites
• Professional Association or Industry Web sites
• Geographically-based Web sites

Directories

• ReferenceUSA (Yellow Pages)
• www.referenceusa.com
• Career and Experiential Learning Resource Lab,
  Lucina Hall 235

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Attend Campus Recruiting Events

• Career Center Job Fairs
• On-Campus Interviewing
• Departmental Job Fairs

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Network

• Identify Your Network
• Connect With Opportunities
• Job Fairs
• Career Center Panels and Programs
• Campus Events with Alumni and Employers
• Informational Interviews and Job Shadowing

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Keeping Records

• Use a binder, folder, or database to keep records
  of all contacts
• Application dates
• Follow up information
• Names and titles of all contacts
• Additional information and notes

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Resources for the Search

• Career and Experiential Learning Lab
• Lucina Hall 235
• Catalog
• http//www.bsu.edu/students/careers/catalog
• Bracken Library
• www.bsu.edu/library
• Click on databases
• Business Source Premier
• Lexus Nexus Academic - Business

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Travelers

• There are lots of opportunities with this
  organization (all majors).
• Check out the listings on their Web site
  (www.travelers.com) or on Cardinal Career Link.

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