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The Career Coach: Getting Ready for Graduation
Marian Cacciatore
Issue date: 4/15/05 Section: Holt News
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Beginning a job search begins with an assessment of your skills, your interests and an understanding about what you need in a job to be satisfied. Next it will require extensive research on the employers in your geographic area. Career Services also recommends the following steps:
Take the time to create an effective resumé and cover letter that focuses on your accomplishments. What makes you stand out? What are the actions that you took in previous roles and what were the results? Career Services assist students in resumé and cover letter development.
Network, Network, Network! Since three out of four jobs are filled through networking, it is important to get advice from friends, colleagues and business contacts early on in your job search. The essence of networking is about building relationships! Career Services offers clear advice and practice on how to build an effective network from the ground up.
Practice does make perfect! Schedule time to come into Career Services for a Mock Interview. This is the ideal way to work out the "kinks"! Become confident about those "hard to answer" interview questions.
Dress for success! Prepare ahead of time by shopping for your interview suit. Career Service can provide more detailed information about dress specifics.
Plan on attending the Statewide Job Fair at UCF on May 12 from 10-3 p.m. at the UCF Arena. More details and a complete list of companies can be found by clicking on the "17th Annual Statewide Job Fair" at: www.crc.ucf.edu.
An appointment with Career Services can help you every step of the way in preparing for this Job Fair! Call now to schedule a convenient slot by calling 407-646-2232.
Do you have a question for Marian? E-mail her at mcacciatore@rollins.edu. She guarantees that all questions will be responded to individually or in this column.