Chapter 11

Finding a Job

Key terms

• Resume’• References• Portfolio• Job leads• Networking• Cover letter• compensation packet

Objectives

• Prepare documents for a job search• Compare ways of finding job leads• Demonstrate how to complete a job

application• Propose strategies for a successful job

interview• Describe how to evaluate a job offer

Matching

• Resume’• Portfolio• Networking• Cover letter• References• Compensation

package• Job leads

• Info about job openings• Pay and benefits offered• Name of contacts employers

may call• Using personal contacts to find

a job• Summary of education, skills,

experience, etc• Work samples• Brief letter

Plotting Your Job Search

• Find Job Leads• Compile a

Portfolio• Evaluate Job

Offer• Interview for a

job

• Prepare resume’• Follow up on

Interview• Prepare For

Interview Accept or reject

the offer

Resume writing

• Typically one page• include an employment objective• Start with the most recent and work backward• Focus on strengths• Make sure everything is accurate and honest• If you’ve never been employed, highlight

volunteer work, school activities, neighborhood jobs.

Compiling a Portfolio

• Work samples• Resume’• List of references• Letters of recommendation-former

employers• Award certificates• Relevant information

Finding Job Leads

• Networking• School Resources• Printed Ads• Internet Resources• Employment Agencies

Applying for a Job

• Cover letter• Application• Prepare for the interview• Make a positive Impression• Answering and Asking Questions• Discussing Pay and Benefits• Following up

Interviews-Positive impression

• Arrive on time, or even a little early• Be friendly, but businesslike• Sit up straight• Speak clearly; don’t mumble• Maintain eye contact• Think positively about yourself• Speak positively about yourself

Practice!

• Brainstorm a list of 10 tough questions that an interviewer might ask. Then write down answers that you think would make a good impression. Practice them.

• How can the process of preparing this list increase your chances of a successful interview?

Mock Interviews

• With a partner, choose an advertised job opening. Work separately to research the company and develop interview questions. Take turns playing the job candidate and interviewer. Evaluate your own and your partner’s performance as the candidate.

Exit Card

• List categories included on a resume’• Arriving late for an interview is

always excusable and will leave a good impression T/F• Outline 5 tips for a good resume’• Outline the basic strategies for a

successful job interview

Thinking Critically

• What does networking involve? How might it help you find a job?• Why is it good to research a

company before you go there for an interview?• Give three examples that would give

a positive impression at an interview.