Job Search Tools

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Job Search Tools

• Career Advising Services
• Lewis-Clark State College

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A Successful Job Search Includes

• A professional resume as a minimum
• Knowledge of how to write a cover letter
• A list of references who will support your job
  search
• Two arranged interviewing outfits Cleaned,
  pressed and ready to go
• Confidence in your interviewing skills
• Familiarity with interview meal etiquette
• Thank you cards and stamps ready for
  post-interview follow-up
• Knowledge of where to look for jobs
• Understanding the networking process
• How to use the Internet for company research

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The Job Search ProcessManage your time for the
best results

• The want ads are not the best place to find the
  job you really want
• Most jobs occur through the networking process
• Dont discount the smaller employer as a good
  place to begin your career
• You need a professional resume as a minimum to
  begin the process
• Have a list of references (at least 3 to 5)
• Make sure you have asked your references
  permission to use them
• Become knowledgeable on how to write a cover
  letter, sometimes
• called an application letter or letter of intent
• Learn the process of researching employers
• Use information interviewing as a research tool

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Knowledge of where to look for
jobs

• Pursue advertised vacancies in print and
  electronically
• Sources such as Monster.com Career Center
  Listings Campus Interviews Newsletters
• from trade or professional associations
  Newspaper classified ads Employer services and
• agencies Personnel department postings and job
  lines.
• Develop a Contact Network
• Acquaint yourself with professionals in that
  field or organization Can also consist of family
  members, friends, classmates, professors, and
  electronic discussion groups.
• Contact Employers Directly
• Letter of application and resume to the Human
  Resources Department or to specific Managers
  Conduct an Information Interview.
• Follow-Up and Record Keeping
• Be Persistent

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The Networking Process

• Find the Hidden Job Market
• Four Stages of a Job Opening
• How People Find Jobs
• Networking Basics
• Three Magic Questions
• Be careful with My Space, FaceBook, Blogging

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Career Fairs

• What to learn
• Employment/hiring needs
• Skills necessary for different careers within
  company/agency
• Current/future openings
• Salary, benefits, training, and other
  information about the organization
• Who to contact for follow-up discussions

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Internships

• Same process as looking for a job
• Can be paid or unpaid
• Can be for college credit
• Will often lead to a job offer at completion of
  internship

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Job Search ToolsYour chance to make a positive
impressionMake it count !

• Career Advising Services has additional job
  search, resume, cover letter and interviewing
  resources in the office at Reid Centennial Hall,
  110
• Trained staff can assist you with your career
  questions
• CAS has computers available for your resume
  processing and career research
• With resume workshop completion, you are
  eligible for resume critique services
• With interviewing workshop completion, you can
  participate in Mock Interview Day
• Laser printing and resume paper available for
  small fee
• Visit LCSC Career Advising Services Reid
  Hall 110

Debra Lybyer, Director Debi Mundell, Associate
Director Susan Lawson, Career Counselor Andrea
Masom, Career Advisor Denise Harris,
Administrative Assistant I Green Baggett, Staff
Volunteer Monday Friday 800 a.m. 500
p.m. school year
730 a.m. 430 p.m. summer hours