Searching for Jobs
A) Where Are the Jobs?
2) Know Your Network
It's About Who You Know
Did you know that 70 % of jobs never get posted in newspapers or on the internet?
So, if most jobs don't get posted, how do people find their jobs?
Looking through newspaper and internet ads is a good way to search for jobs, but don't stop there. The people that you know can lead you to jobs.
When an employer needs to hire someone quickly, they will often ask their contacts if they know someone who could do the job.
Building your circle of contacts can increase your chances of hearing about jobs that don't get posted. This is done through networking.
What is Networking?
It is your circles of contacts. People in your circles already know about your:
- reliablility
- ability to organize
- work ethic
Let your inner circles know that you’re looking for a job. That is the first step in networking.
Circles of Contacts
Who is in My Circle of Contacts?
ACTIVITY: Find out who are in your own Circles of Contacts.
STEPS:
Fill in the Circle of Contacts worksheet.
Record names for each of these circles.
Print your completed Circle of Contacts worksheet and bring it to the next class.
All of the names that you record, across all of these circles, are part of your network! You can contact these people to ask them about job or career information.
Section Topics
A1: Newspaper Ads and Internet Job Sites
A2: Networking