Job%20Search

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Job Search
Enrollment Services Building, Ste.332 Towson, MD
21252 www.towson.edu/careercenter 410.704-2233
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The Priority TestSource http//tula.ucop.edu/qui
z.html

• There are five things going on simultaneously
  which need to be taken care of. On your piece of
  paper, list the order in which you would take
  care of these things.
• 1. The telephone is ringing
• 2. The baby is crying
• 3. A visitor rings the doorbell
• 4. There is laundry hanging on the clothsline
  outside and it is beginning to rain
• 5. The water faucet in the kitchen is running

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The Priority Test Continued

• The telephone represents Job/Career
• The baby represents family
• The visitor represent friends
• The laundry represents sex
• The running water represents money/wealth

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FIT

• Do you have the skills for the occupation or
  organization, but more importantly does the
  occupation and organization meet your needs?
• Towson Universitys Counseling Center located in
  Glen Esk provides more in-depth to determine you
  needs/wants.

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What do you want in a job?
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Overall Market Conditions(Occupational Outlook
Handbook - http//stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm)

• Unemployment rate is approximately 4
• Total employment is expected to increase by 14
• Some of the fastest growing occupations (1998
  2008)
• Computer Engineers
• Desktop Publishing
• Paralegals and Legal Assistants
• Home Health Aids
• Social Services

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Overall Market Conditions

• According to a survey by the Career Education
  Corporation 54 of Americans of changed their
  career
• In addition, Robert Waterman, co-author of In
  Search of Excellence, says most of us will change
  our careers four to five times

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Where Do I Find a Job?

• University Career Center
• The internet
• The newspaper
• Professional or Trade Associations
• Employment agencies
• Networks (friends, family, professors, people in
  the community, etc.)

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University Career Center

• On-Campus Recruitment
• Career Center Resource Library
  (http//www.towson.edu/careercenter/Student/caresl
  i.htm)
• Career Advising
• Job Fairs

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The Internet

• Should I post my resume on sites such as Monster?
• Yes, but DO NOT solely use the internet
• Beware of the Numbers Game 250,000 resumes
  to 25,000 job postings.
• How can the internet help?
• Use trade specific sites for job listings and to
  create networks
• Provides an idea of the types of jobs out there

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The Newspaper

• The Occupational Outlook advises to keep these
  things in mind when using classified ads
• Do not rely solely on classified ads
• Answer all ads promptly
• Read the ads everyday
• Beware of no experience necessary ads

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Professional or Trade Association

• Offer services such as job listings, job
  placement, educational programs, career planning,
  etc.
• Job Hunters Sourcebook Professional Career
  Resource Book

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Employment Agencies

• Private Agencies
• There may be a fee involved find out if it is
  you or the employer who pays this fee.
• Many times the costs outweigh the benefits
• Temp Agencies
• Temporary or Short-term Placement
• Great way to earn money while doing a job search
• Can lead to a full-time position
• Great opportunity to experience different
  working environments

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Networks

• One of the most effective ways to find a job
• Allows you to tap into jobs that may not be
  listed
• Includes
• Family Friends
• Coworkers Employers
• Internship Supervisors Colleagues
• Teachers
• College Alumni
• Members of organizations that you belong to
• Your doctor, dentist, people with whom you
  interact
• People you dont know but who do work that
  interests you

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For the More Creative Job Seeker

• Knock on the door of any employer, factory, or
  office that interests you, whether they are known
  to have vacancies or not.
• Use the yellow pages and call companies to find
  out about possible vacancies.
• Sell yourself to the organization that interests
  you the most whether they have job openings or
  not.

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Company Research

• Begin with the companys website
• Contact the company and ask for information
• Informational interview
• Computer Databases
• Directories
• Trade Associations
• Fellow professional competitors
• Newspapers and Magazines

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Happy Hunting!