Job Search Plan
Steps to a Successful Job Search
Action Step
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| Know Yourself | ||
| What am I good at? What are my skills related to the job I am seeking? Identify your
skills, personality, strengths, and values to find a career area that fits well! Access Career Assessments |
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| Additional ways to identify skills: Skills Matcher and ONET Online | ||
| Quick Quiz to consider ideas for your “brand” | ||
| Resume - Your Marketing Tool! | ||
| KY Career Edge- Templates that save in MS Word to easily make updates on your resume, cover letter, thank you letters. Click on “Tool Kit” | ||
| Email your draft to Career Services for feedback & suggestions. | ||
| Reference Sheet sample | ||
| Networking Techniques | ||
| Research company of interests (company websites, LinkedIn, Facebook…) | ||
| Talk to everyone you know about possible opportunities to learn more engagement | ||
| Create/Update a LinkedIn Profile. Connect with individuals (alumni, friends, acquaintances at companies of interest or who do what you want to do | ||
| Connect with at least 2 individuals each week for networking. | ||
| Set up job/internship alerts and check them daily/weekly | ||
| Interview Preparation | ||
| Phone/Virtual Interview Cheat Sheet | ||
| KY Career Edge – Record & practice interview questions. Select “Tool Kit” to access Interview Simulation Trainer and/or schedule a practice interview with Career Services | ||
| Create and practice your One-minute commercial | ||
| Tips to prepare for virtual interview space and technology | ||
| Keep your job search efforts organized with a Job Search Checklist | ||
| Don’t forget to send a thank-you note for after interview. It can set you apart from other candidate and must be error free | ||
Tool Kit |
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| HCC Career Exploration | HCC Job Search Resources | HCC Job Posting site |
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What careers work best with your personality? Try the 2-minute, mobile friendly visual assessment called Traitify. |
Set up job alerts! indeed.com, LinkedIn, Snag-a-job, remote jobs. More listed here. |
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Networking 70-80% of positions that are available are not advertised anywhere. Networking is critical in landing a job. Referrals and internal candidates are the leading hiring trends. Set up a free profile on LinkedIn.com |
Am I Career Ready? Assessment for the 8 career competencies that employers seek most. Offers actions steps to assist with weak areas and can strengthen your interview responses. HCC Career Services can assist with accessing tool. |
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HCC Career Services Make a virtual or in-person appointment with HCC Career Services by emailing angie.watson@kctcs.edu or call 270-831-9671. |
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