Chapter 6 Finding a Job Chapter 6 Finding a Job Lesson 6.2 Organizing Your Job Search Lesson 6.2...

Chapter 6Finding a Job

Chapter 6Finding a JobLesson 6.2

Organizing Your Job SearchLesson 6.2

Organizing Your Job Search

2Chapter 6 Finding a Job

Organizing Your Job SearchOrganizing Your Job Search

DiscoverDiscover

How to keep track of job leads

How to gather information about jobs and businesses



Why It’s ImportantWhy It’s Important

When you’re organized, it’s easier to use the information to get the job you want.



Key TermsKey Terms

databaseemployerannual report



Keeping TrackKeeping Track

Being organized is the key to a successful job search.



Setting Up a SystemSetting Up a System

A simple way to organize your job search is to record job leads on index cards or sheets of paper.



Setting Up a SystemSetting Up a System

If you prefer working with computers, you can organize your job leads in a database program.

A database can store data, or information, in different ways.



Getting the Details DownGetting the Details Down

Create an index card or a database entry for every person on your contact list.




If there are any businesses you’d like to work for, create a card or database entry for each.




You can also create card or database entries for classified job listings you are interested in.



How the System WorksHow the System Works

After you’ve made a card for each contact or lead, make contact.




After contacting the person or business, make notes on the card.




If someone you’ve talked to calls you, get out his or her card.

Use it to refresh your memory.

Update the card with new information.



Researching Jobs and EmployersResearching Jobs and Employers

In between getting a job lead and getting a job, you must do some investigating.



The Benefits of ResearchThe Benefits of Research

You want to find out as much as you can about possible jobs and employers.

An employer is a person or business that pays a person or group of people to work.




Knowing about a job or business will give you self-confidence, which will help you make a good impression.




What you learn will also help you decide whether a particular job is right for you.



Questions to AskQuestions to Ask

You can get some basic facts about a business by asking questions like these:

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What kinds of goods or services does the business offer?




What kind of reputation does the business have with its workers and customers?What types of work do people do there?

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Is the business growing and expanding?Is it possible to move up in the business?



Ways to Get Answers to Your QuestionsWays to Get Answers to Your Questions

How do you get answers to your questions? Here are a few suggestions:

Talk to employees.Talk to customers.

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Ways to Get Answers to Your QuestionsWays to Get Answers to Your Questions

Visit the business.Read the company’s annual report. An annual report describes the company and reports yearly financial results.Review the business’s Web site.



Attitude CountsAttitude Counts

Starting a New JobStarting a new job is hard for anyone. Your employer doesn’t expect you to know everything right away. If you’re willing to learn and have a sense of humor, your first few weeks will not be too difficult.

Starting a New JobStarting a new job is hard for anyone. Your employer doesn’t expect you to know everything right away. If you’re willing to learn and have a sense of humor, your first few weeks will not be too difficult.



Investigating Career Clusters


Finance Acquiring, investing, and managing moneyFinance Acquiring, investing, and managing money

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FinanceFinance





If you are the type of person who always puts birthday checks in your savings account, a career in finance might be right for you.

If you are the type of person who always puts birthday checks in your savings account, a career in finance might be right for you.

FinanceFinance



Why is it important to organize your job search from the beginning?

Organizing your job search will help you keep track of all your job leads and where they are heading.

Why is it important to organize your job search from the beginning?

Organizing your job search will help you keep track of all your job leads and where they are heading.

Critical Thinking Review

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

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What would be convenient about using a database instead of cards to organize job leads?

A database allows you to organize your information quickly, and it can be reorganized as needed.

What would be convenient about using a database instead of cards to organize job leads?

A database allows you to organize your information quickly, and it can be reorganized as needed.

Critical Thinking Review

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