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Job earch trategie

• Career Serviceswww.msubillings.edu/careers

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JOB HUNTING QUANDARY

• I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist
  camp.I know what I ought to do, but I dont
  know where to begin.
• Stephen Bayne

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Perform a Self-Assessment

• What do you want to do?
• What are your skills, abilities, experiences?
  Consider paid, unpaid, volunteer, and academic
  history.
• What can you offer an employer?

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Define Your Employment Options

• Who has the jobs I seek?
• Do I want full-time/part-time?
• Can I relocate or commute?
• Can I free-lance at home?
• Can I work as a temp?
• Can I live on this salary?

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Right your Résumé

• Create a top-notch résumé on quality stationery.
• Include a killer cover letter, tailored to the
  vacancy.
• Ask a professional to critique your work all
  must be error-free.
• Mail all documents in a matching envelope.

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Use Career Services

• On-campus interviews info sessions
• Job Fairs
• Resources on cover letters, résumés, and
  interviewing

• Internet access
• Internships
• Career Counseling Advising

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Target Your Network
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Be strategic Create your personal yellow
pages network

• A way to compile information systematically
• A means of gaining exposure in the job market
• An opportunity to expand contacts

• NOT random
• NOT unstructured
• NOT unplanned
• NOT brief

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NetworkEveryone does it!

• Join professional organizations
• Enhance contacts
• Ask for referralsUse faculty family
  connections
• Tell everyone you know that you are seeking a job

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Networking Works!

• Mass mailings produce 1-3 results
• Networking produces 70 results
• Referrals produce 85 resultsUsing a
  combination of all strategies is most effective.

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Use All Resources
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Check these Websites

• Career Services at MSU Billings
  www.msubillings.edu/careers
• Newspapers in every state
  
  www.usnpl.com
• CareerOneStop www.careeronestop.org/jobsearch/jo
  bsearch.aspx
• MT Job Service http//jobs.mt.gov/jobs/login.seek
  

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Respect Employers Expectations

• Demonstrate these employment skills
• Be on time ALL THE TIME
• Complete work in a responsible manner
• Dress appropriately at the workplace
• Avoid personal use of phone email
• Follow company practices policies
• Be professional ALL THE TIME

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Youre on Your Way!

• Be patient
• Be persistent
• Be professional
• Good Luck!

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Career Services

• Montana State University Billings Sr Campus
  Lib 100 406.657.2168 COT A-17
  406.247.3006
• www.msubillings.edu/careers