lesson 10.1personal career goals and the job market lesson 10.2the job search and possible pitfalls...

Lesson 10.1 Personal Career Goals and the Job Market

Lesson 10.2 The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls

Lesson 10.3 Narrowing the Focus

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Searching for a Job

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Investigating Your CAREER Chapter 10

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Lesson 10.1

Personal Career Goals and the Job Market Goals

Recognize personal job search goals. Identify ways to research the job market. Investigate the job market and careers.

Terms job market employment professionals hidden job market Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) O*Net OnLine



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Your Personal Goals

Meeting your budget Supporting your P*A*T*H to Success



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Job Market Research

Libraries Professional organizations Company web sites Employment professionals Television and radio newscasts College placement offices or career centers



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Occupational Outlook Handbook Projections for the job market Projections for employment change Information about the labor force Information about specific jobs

Nature of the work Training, other qualifications, and advancement Employment Job outlook Projections Earnings Wages Related occupations Sources for additional information



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O*Net OnLine

Hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptions

Descriptors diagrammed in a model Job-oriented descriptors such as occupational

requirements, workforce characteristics, and occupation-specific information

Worker-oriented descriptors such as worker characteristics, worker requirements, and experience requirements



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O*Net Search

Career cluster Industry Job zone Outlook Green economy sector Job family STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and

Math) discipline



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10.1 Personal Career Goals and the Job Market

SUMMARY As one develops personal goals, one also needs to establish

personal goals for the job search. Personal job search goals may include meeting a budget and supporting the P*A*T*H to Success.

Libraries, newspapers, business directories, professional organizations, company web sites, and employment professionals can all be used in a job market search.

The OOH and O*Net provides specific job market information about hundreds of jobs and careers.



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Lesson 10.2

The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Goals

Explain how to develop a search routine.Develop a network with others. Investigate how to use technology to enhance

your job search.Examine possible pitfalls to your job search.



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Lesson 10.2

The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Terms

task timeline chart search routinenetworkingMonster.comCareerBuilderTwitter IndeedLinkedInFacebook



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Managing Your Time

Job search Timeline

Analyze the various tasksEstimate how long each will takeDetermine the order of the tasks



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Search Routine

Choosing a target job/career area Determining your search tactics Examining how to use a variety of tools to

enhance your search Planning your search Searching for jobs Following up on job searches



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Using Traditional Sources to Assist in Your Search Networking Start building a network

Join professional organizationsVolunteerParticipate in job shadowingParticipate in service-learning projectsMake a list of everyone you knowMake sure you have a well-thought-out job search

plan



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Other Traditional Sources

Newspaper want ads Department of Labor offices Contacting individual businesses



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Using Technology to Assist in Your Search

WebsitesMonster.comCareerBuilderTwitter Indeed

Using technology to build your network LinkedIn Facebook



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Possible Pitfalls

Unclear job search goals Lack of serious commitment Working without a timeline Lack of search routine Procrastinating or making excuses Negative attitude



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10.2 The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls

SUMMARY Developing a search routine is important to the search. A task

timeline can help the job-seeker stay on track. Networking is one of the most effective job-search tools. Using technology should not be the only way to complete a

job search, but it can help enhance the search if used properly. Monster.com, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and Twitter are a few online resources that may help.

Job search pitfalls are detrimental to one’s success. Job-seekers must stay positive, motivated, and on track.



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Lesson 10.3

Narrowing the Focus Goals

Review and reflect on your job search goals.Narrow the focus of your search.

Termdiversify



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Review of Goals and Search Routine

Track your progress Track your activities

Company name and information Contact person, title, and information Job title Where you located the job advertisement and information Information you provided Any information you received Due dates for any commitments you made Due dates for further information you should be receiving



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Narrowing the Focus

What are things I like to do? Do I have skills in the things I like to do? What are some things that I liked to do and I

have been paid to do? Do my skills and experience match the job I’m

searching for? Does the job I’m searching for match my

career goals?



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10.3 Narrowing the Focus

SUMMARY As one develops a search routine and completes a timeline, it

is important to track one’s activities. Keeping a detailed record of the job search will help job-seekers follow up with leads and applications and be ready for interviews.

When searching for a job, it’s important to narrow one’s focus. Various ways to help you narrow the focus include volunteering, job shadowing, service-learning projects, and gaining invaluable experience through other means.

Networking with others can lead to job search success and can help the job-seeker narrow the focus of his or her search.

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