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