March to Employment SuccessMarch to Employment Success……Time to Grab your Horn and Time to Grab your Horn and

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Topic: Getting Started

Getting Started..It’s about TIME!

• What type of position are you looking for? (full-time versus graduate assistant)

• What constraints do you have? (location, field of study, financial, family)

• Who do you include in your network? (peers, colleagues, your supervisor, individuals you have met at previous conferences or through your educational experiences)

What are YOU Looking For?

• What skills do you have?

• What skills can be adaptable to another position or environment?

• What environment do you thrive in personally and professionally?

• Where do you REALLY want to be in 5 years and what will it take to get there?

Use the Web for a jump start!

• Check out a few of these sites to help you in your career planning process

• www.quintcareers.com/career_plan.html

• www.myacpa.org/c12/selecting.htm(Selecting a Student Affairs Graduate Program)

• www.quintcareers.com/SWOT_Analysis.html

• http://tools.monster.com/

• http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Career_Pursuit/default.htm

• http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

Research Your Ideal Job• Request and review different

position requirements for your ideal job

• Compare the listings and develop a list of common job requirements and preferred qualifications

• Refer to this list when developing and reviewing your resume

• Compare your qualifications with your list. How do you size up?

Learn more at: http://resume.monster.com/articles/profilesummary/