Job Search Strategies: Where to Find a Job

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Job Search StrategiesWhere to Find a Job

• Presented
• By
• UCR Career Center
• careers.ucr.edu

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Problem

• According to the Wall Street Journal, many users
  are finding that job hunts conducted solely
  online rarely produce jobs
• Boston College Career Center 8/2007

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Key

• Use a Variety of job search strategies
• Diversify Your Job Sources

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Job Sources

• SCOTLink
• On Campus Interview (OCI)
• Internships
• Career Fairs
• Employer Info Sessions
• Online Job Sites
• Direct Contacts with Employers
• Networking
• Professional Associations
• Newspapers/Professional Journals
• General Employment Agencies
• Denotes UCR Career Center Services

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Find Clara a Job

• Clara, 1st year student, wantsto work on campus
  part-time.
• Find her a job!

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Job Search Tip

• More than 80 of students who had full time jobs
  before graduation connected face-to-face with
  employers
• Employers Interviewing On Campus (OCI)
• Speaking with Company Representatives
• Attending Employer Information Sessions
• Attending Career Fairs
• Participating in Internships
• Networking

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On Campus Interview

• Why participate?
• Its FREE!
• Save gas! Interview on campus
• Chance to interview for multiple internship and
  full- time positions
• Employers chose UCR and want to interview you
• Get email notifications
• Greater chance of being hired
• Secure a job before you graduate
• Easy online sign-up

• Who can participate?
• All current UCR students are eligible depending
  upon employer requirements.

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• On Campus Interviews (OCI)
• Seniors eligible for fulltime positions
• Sophomores/Juniorseligible for
  internshippositions

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• On Campus Interviews (OCI)
• Seniors eligible for fulltime positions
• Sophomores/Juniorseligible for
  internshippositions
• SUBMIT YOUR RESUME by deadline
• WHEN INVITED, sign up for interview time
• INTERVIEW
• FOLLOW UP with thank you

Select One
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Find Darrius a Job

• Darrius, 4th year business admin/finance major,
  wants to begin his full-time job search using the
  OCI program. He developed skills in financial
  modeling, forecasting, and development while
  pursuing his degree.
• Find him a job!

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Internships

• How can internships be valuable?
• Test the water
• Put your theory to practice
• Applicable experience for your resume
• Academic credit
• Earn extra
• Gain industry networking contacts
• Get your foot in the door and turn your
  internship into a full-time job

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Career Fairs
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vM1fRpR3U5JE
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Online Job Search

• Nacelink Network in SCOTLink
• National job sites
• Industry-specific sites
• Company-specific sites
• Association sites
• International sites
• Government sites

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Networking

• Why network?
• Uncover the hidden job market
• 75-80 of jobs obtained via personal contacts
• Learn more about your chosen career field
• Get advice through informational interviews to
  find out how to conduct your job search
• Identify the top organizations

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Networking

• How do you network?
• Talk to everyone you know!
• Informational Interview
• Join the student chapter of a professional
  association
• Pass out your calling card
• Share how you can be a valuable resource for them
• Grow your connections
• Stay connected

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Networking

• Who do you network with?
• Current students alumni
• Family, friends, relatives
• Faculty, Dept. staff
• Current supervisors
• Employers directly

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Employment Agency

• Temporary and Permanent
• Various fields and Specific fields(e.g. Health
  Care)
• Work while looking for a permanent job
• Gain experience
• Earn
• Tip
• Avoid agencies that require you to pay fee for
• them to place you!

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Get Organized!
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Final Thoughts

• Be organized, self-motivated, and assertive
• Job searching requires time and energy
• Dont be discouraged if it takes you a few months
  to secure a desirable position
• Persevere
• Continue to develop and use new resources to
  diversify your search

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Career Center

• Additional Career Center workshops to help you
  with your career success
• Resume Writing
• Interviewing Skills
• Making Professional Connections
• Drop-In Hours
• Mon. thru Fri. 10 a.m. to 12 noon
• 130 p.m. to 430 p.m.
• Location Veitch Student Center
• Hours Mon. - Fri. 8-5, Wed. 9-5
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