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EXPLORING SOURCES OF JOB
LEADS
CHAPTER 6.1
READ TO LEARN
• WHAT NETWORKING MEANS AND WHY THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY
TO DEVELOP JOB LEADS
• HOW TO DEVELOP A CAREER NETWORK AND CONTACT LIST
• HOW TO USE THE INTERNET AND OTHER RESOURCES TO FIND
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
MAIN IDEA
• THE BEST WAY TO FIND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IS
BY USING A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES, INCLUDING
NETWORKING AND RESEARCH USING MEDIA
RESOURCES
KEY CONCEPT
•FINDING JOB LEADS
KEY TERMS
• JOB LEADS
• NETWORKING
• SCHOOL TO WORK
PROGRAMS
• CONTACT LIST
• TEMP JOB
• REFERRAL
• TEMP-TO-HIRE JOB
• INTERNET
FINDING JOB LEADS
• A JOB LEAD CAN BE A TIP
FROM SOMEONE YOU KNOW
AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER OR
ON THE INTERNET, OR
INFORMATION FROM
ORGANIZATIONS.
KEY TERM:
JOB LEAD
• INFORMATION ABOUT A
JOB THAT IS AVAILABLE
NETWORKING
• BETWEEN 60 TO 80 PERCENT
OF ALL JOBS ARE FOUND BY
NETWORKING
KEY TERM:
NETWORKING –
COMMUNICATING WITH
PEOPLE YOU KNOW OR MEET
TO SHARE INFORMATION AND
ADVICE ABOUT JOBS
NETWORKING
• YOU CAN START NETWORKING
BY MAKING A CONTACT LIST
KEY TERM:
• YOUR CONTACTS CAN INCLUDE
YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS,
OR PEOPLE YOU HAVE WORKED
WITH
A LIST OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW
WHO MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN YOUR
JOB SEARCH
CONTACT LIST-
NETWORKING
• VALUED COMPANY EMPLOYEES MAKE GOOD
RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THE
SKILLS, VALUES, AND WORK ETHIC OF THEIR COMPANY.
TYPES OF ASSOCIATIONS
Associations in successful networks
Association
Description
Examples
Personal
All the people you know personally
Classmates, neighbors, family, friends
Professional
The people you know through their
business, your business, or a professional
organization
Your doctor or plumber, coworkers,
supervisors, customers, colleagues
Organizational
People you know because of
organizations or clubs to which you
belong
Members of your sierra Club chapter,
computer club, softball team, church,
temple
Opportunistic
People you meet by chance
The clerk at the music store, the person
sitting next to you on the bus, the
contractor repairing a neighbors house
Online
People you communicate with over the
Internet
People you talk to in a chat room or on
an online bulletin board
NETWORKING
• IF YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED A
GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH
PEOPLE IN YOUR NETWORK,
THEY MAY PROVIDE YOU WITH
REFERRALS FOR JOBS.
KEY TERM:
REFERRALSA RECOMMENDATION FROM A
CONTACT WHO IS PART OF YOUR
NETWORK
ORGANIZATIONS
• JOINING PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAN
PROVIDE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING
• MEMBERSHIPS CAN COST MONEY, BUT THE FEE CAN BE
WORTHWHILE
SCHOOL RESOURCES
• SCHOOL RESOURCES INCLUDE:
KEY TERM:
• COUNSELORS
SCHOOL-TO-WORK-
• TEACHERS
PROGRAMS THAT BRING SCHOOLS
AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TOGETHER
TO GIVE STUDENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET VALUABLE
TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
• THE SCHOOL PLACEMENT OFFICE
• SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAMS
PRINT JOB ADVERTISEMENTS
• CLASSIFIED ADS IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES CAN BE PART
OF YOUR JOB SEARCH.
• ONLY AROUND 20 PERCENT OF JOB SEEKERS FIND THEIR JOBS
THROUGH CLASSIFIED ADS
USING THE TELEPHONE
• A HOT CALL IS A CALL TO A SPECIFIC PERSON OR TO GET SPECIFIC
INFORMATION
• A COLD CALL IS A PHONE CALL TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER
WITH WHOM YOU HAVE HAD NO PRIOR CONTACT
USING THE TELEPHONE
• TIPS FOR MAKING COLD CALLS
• IDENTIFY PLACES WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK
• WRITE AN INTRODUCTORY SCRIPT TO USE
• WRITE QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE ANSWERED
• REQUEST REFERRALS
• THANK THE PERSON FOR SPEAKING WITH YOU
• MAKE THE CALL
• RECORD IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND EVALUATE THE CALL
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY MATCHES JOB SEEKERS WITH JOB
OPENINGS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PRIVATE AGENCIES
PLACEMENT SERVICES ARE FREE
A FEE IS CHARGED TO THE JOB SEEKER, THE
EMPLOYER, OR BOTH
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
• EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
OFTEN SPECIALIZE IN TEMP
JOBS OR TEMP-TO-HIRE
JOBS
• KEY TERMS:
TEMP JOB-
A TEMPORARY JOB
TEMP-TO-HIRE JOBA TEMPORARY JOB THAT BECOMES A
PERMANENT JOB AFTER A PERIOD OF
EVALUATION BY THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYER
USING THE INTERNET
• JOB LISTINGS ON THE
INTERNET ARE OFTEN
CALLED JOB POSTINGS
• KEY TERM:
INTERNET-
A WORLDWIDE PUBLIC SYSTEM
OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
FINDING THE RIGHT WEB SITES
ON JOB WEB SITES SUCH AS MONSTER.COM AND LOCAL
NEWSPAPER SITES, YOU CAN SEARCH FOR JOBS ACCORDING TO
JOB TITLE, LOCATION, OR OTHER CRITERIA.
ON JOB WEB SITES, YOU CAN SEARCH BY KEYWORD
FINDING THE RIGHT WEB SITES
OTHER SERVICES OFFERED ON JOB WEB SITES MAY INCLUDE:
• RESUME POSTING
• CAREER NETWORKS
• PERSONAL JOB SEARCH
AGENTS
• BULLETIN BOARDS
• CAREER COUNSELING
• FREE NEWSLETTERS
FINDING THE RIGHT WEB SITES
• SOME COMPANIES POST JOB OPENINGS ON THEIR OWN WEB
SITES
• TYPE THE NAME OF A COMPANY INTO AN INTERNET SEARCH
ENGINE TO FIND THE COMPANY WEB SITE
EXIT QUESTIONS
• EXPLAIN WHY NETWORKING IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR FINDING JOBS
• IDENTIFY TOW WAYS, OTHER THAN NETWORKING, THAT YOU WOULD USE TO
HELP YOU SEARCH FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES. EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICES.