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