Lesson 10.1Personal Career Goals and the Job Market Lesson 10.2The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Lesson 10.3Narrowing the Focus 10 CHAPTER Searching for a Job ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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 2 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Your Personal Goals Meeting your budget Supporting your P*A*T*H to Success 3 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Job Market Research Libraries Professional organizations Company web sites Employment professionals Television and radio newscasts College placement offices or career centers 4 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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 5 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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 6 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER O*Net Search Career cluster Industry Job zone Outlook Green economy sector Job family STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) discipline 7 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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. 8 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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. 9 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 10.2 The Job Search and Possible Pitfalls Terms task timeline chart search routine networking Monster.com CareerBuilder Twitter Indeed LinkedIn Facebook 10 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Managing Your Time Job search Timeline Analyze the various tasks Estimate how long each will take Determine the order of the tasks 11 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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 12 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Using Traditional Sources to Assist in Your Search Networking Start building a network Join professional organizations Volunteer Participate in job shadowing Participate in service-learning projects Make a list of everyone you know Make sure you have a well-thought-out job search plan 13 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Other Traditional Sources Newspaper want ads Department of Labor offices Contacting individual businesses 14 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Using Technology to Assist in Your Search Websites Monster.com CareerBuilder Twitter Indeed Using technology to build your network LinkedIn Facebook 15 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Possible Pitfalls Unclear job search goals Lack of serious commitment Working without a timeline Lack of search routine Procrastinating or making excuses Negative attitude 16 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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. 17 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER Lesson 10.3 Narrowing the Focus Goals Review and reflect on your job search goals. Narrow the focus of your search. Term diversify Chapter 10 18

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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 19 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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? 20 Chapter 10

©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. SLIDE Investigating Your CAREER 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. 21 Chapter 10