JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES: RESOURCES
Graduate:
Job Search Strategies:
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses are important when searching for a job.
- Wellesley College has a Self Assessment to focus your mind on what you need to improve on. http://www.wellesley.edu/CWS/students/assess.html
- Carleton College has a wonderful Career Development Procedure that will take your abilities and put them into the workforce.
http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/career/process/
- Wellesley College offers distinct strategies to improve your job search.
http://www.wellesley.edu/CWS/students/stratinterv.html
Networking:
According to Middlebury College, 60-80% of job seekers find employment through the ‘hidden job market’ that is networking. The odds are only for you.
Researching Companies:
Perhaps the most important thing when applying for any job is knowing what the company your applying to does. Princeton University knows how serious this is and offers tips on how to research your prospective company.
Information Interview:
The Information Interview happens when you are seeking advice and information through a person could career options. It’s a great way to find potential jobs, and Wellesley College gives topics for the Interview.
Cover Letters:
Without a well-written cover letter, you won’t even get the interview that you’ve been waiting over. Wellesley College has tricks on how to write that killer cover letter.
Resumes:
With the job market being so competitive, your resume must be clear, distinctive, and interesting to set you apart from everyone else that wants that job. Princeton University and Duke University offers sites that give you all you need to know on how to write that perfect resume.
- Princeton University: http://web.princeton.edu/sites/career/Alumni/JobSearch/resume_guide.html
- Duke University: http://career.studentaffairs.duke.edu/alumni/getadvice/quickguides/resguide.html
Interviewing Preparation:
Almost every academic job site offers interview preparation skills.
- Princeton University has the best simple guide to mastering that essential skill of interviewing
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/career/Alumni/JobSearch/interview_prep.html - Pomona College gives important insight on questions that you should know can be asked by law, and those that can’t.
http://www.pomona.edu/cdo/students/interview/illegal.shtml - Amherst College has a grading form for practicing.
http://www.amherst.edu/library/depts/techserv/general/vacancies/interviewform.pdf
Dressing For An Interview:
Dressing appropriate has always been a big deal for the future employer, so it has to be important to you too. Pomona College gives certain dress tips for males and females.
Etiquette:
Etiquette during dining is extremely critical, so if you find yourself in a interview during a dining experience, Middlebury College gives twelve tips on what to do.
Successful Second Interview:
The Second Interview is crucial since the employer is evaluating whether you two get along. Williams College has a broken down analysis of the situation.
The Thank You Letter:
The thank you letter is often overlooked during the interviewing process since all of the worries are on whether or not you got the job. Sometimes just taking the time to send a simple thank you letter can get you the job. This is a sample from Pomona College outlines all of the most basic and important aspects of the successful letter.
Evaluating and Accepting Job Offers:
Accepting the wrong job could be as disastrous as not accepting the right one. Middlebury gives you advice on how long to wait in accepting/declining a job and what factors should be taken into consideration when deciding.