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Creating your Stimulus Package: 20 Tips for Job Search Success!
The Career CenterPO Box 1510Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6270Fax: 910.521.6166Email: career@uncp.eduLocation: James B. Chavis University Center, Suite 210
Quick Facts
Unemployment rates
Part-time employment rates
Professional & business employment
UNCP Fall2008 Grad Survey
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009)
1. Be patient, have a plan
Timeline
Budget cuts
Lengthy search process
Starting early
2. Take one step daily
Be proactive!
Set goals
Make time
3. Identify unique qualifications
4. Get out there!
5. Be persistent
Following up
Broaden your search
Be unforgettable!
6. Network, network, network
Role-playing
Intentional networking
Touching base
7. Look for “hidden” jobs
8. Consider an internship
Utilizing faculty
Expanding your skill set
Avoiding “gaps”
9. Volunteer time and skills
Community service
Professional organizations
10. Consider temporary work
Employment agencies
Part-time work
Becoming a fixture
11. Expand geographical search
Health care
12. Recession-proof industries
Education Government
Information Technology
13. Log on
14. Clean up your profile
15. Mind your manners
16. Divide and conquer
Job search groups
Build your network
Peer advising
Contrasting career goals
17. Keep a record
Print job descriptions
Create a spreadsheet
Record deadlines
Track correspondence
18. Don’t hide in grad school
19. Talk with faculty & alumni
UNCP Career Connection
Alumni Relations
Academic departments
Finding common ground
20. Use The Career Center! Career Consulting
DISCOVER
Career Library
Workshops
Internships
Graduate School
Brave Opportunities
Résumé Service
Mock Interviews
On-Campus Interviews
Career Fairs
Creating your Stimulus Package: 20 Tips for Job Search Success!
The Career CenterPO Box 1510Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6270Fax: 910.521.6166Email: career@uncp.eduLocation: James B. Chavis University Center, Suite 210
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