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JOB SEARCH Where do I begin looking for a job?
TEN TIPS TO HELP YOU GET A JOB WITH A BA DEGREE Do your best in school. Grades are an important measure of how hard you work and how well you can set and reach goals. Start early with good grades. Pick major courses and electives that will support your choice of employment. Examples include: Mental Health/Human Services/Developmental Disabilities: Abnormal, Personality, Psychological Testing, Educational, Exceptional Child, Developmental, Contingency Management, Introduction to Programming for Mentally Retarded, Gerontology, Directed Readings in the area you are interested in, and Field Experiences. Business/Industry/Sales: Social, Personality, Industrial and Personnel, Human Measurement, Organizational Behavior, Directed Readings in the area you are interested in, and Field Experiences. Research related: Psychological Testing, Human Measurement, Psychological Research I & II; Laboratory Methods in Physiological Psychology; Behavioral Pharmacology; Directed Readings in areas that you are interested in, and Field Experiences. Choose a minor that supports your job interests. This can include an existing minor or a you can construct a composite minor that more closely fits your job aspirations. Examples include: Mental Health/Human Services/Developmental Disabilities: Alcohol and Drug Studies (Rehabilitation); Child Development and Family Relations; Community Health; Gerontology; and Recreation and Leisure Studies. Business/Industry/Sales: Business Administration; Communications; International Studies; Foreign Language; Computer Science (Math); Hospitality Management; or Merchandising. Research Related: Math; Statistics; Any of the Physical Sciences; Composite Sciences; Composite Marketing/Communications; Technical Writing (English); Environmental Health; Computer Science (Math); Information Processing; and Urban/Regional Planning. Consider the Co-Op Program. This allows you to alternate semesters of academics with full- time work. While it increases the time needed to complete your degree, the program offers you the advantage of having extensive work experience and making money. Get involved in volunteer or paid activities that provide you with work experience. This will help you get experience working with people, develop skills specific to the job you want later, and good employment references for your future job hunt. This is also one way to provide evidence that you have the qualities that make a good employee (you work hard, are responsible, communicate well, and work well with others.) Find three or four persons to write you good letters of reference. This includes people who supervised your volunteer or paid work experience as well as professors. Try for a balance of academic and employment related references. Good letters of recommendation are specific, focus on your knowledge, skills and abilities, and will emphasize your fit for a particular job. The letters should be written by someone who knows you well, so be sure to get to know your professors, and let them get to know you (and how well you can perform by doing well in their class!) Use ECU Career Services. Register no later than your junior year and attend as many career workshops as you can. You will get expert help with job search, resume preparation, and interviewing skills from Career Services. Your resume will also be reviewed when companies come to campus to interview for jobs, you get access to listings of employers as they visit campus and job openings listings as they come in. Go to Career Day programs put on by Career Services or professional groups off campus. Typically Career Services sponsors Health Careers Day, Human Services Careers Day, and Business Careers Day. Go to every Career Day and talk with recruiters, even if you aren't sure you want to work in their area or field. Find out what jobs are open, and what qualifications employers are looking for. Get copies of applications and keep the name of the recruiter. It is never too early to start looking at what is open and what qualifications employers are looking for. Talk with people who work in jobs that you might like to do. Most people are delighted to tell you about their jobs if you call and make an appointment. Find out what they do, what skills they use, and what the job market is like. Use all of your resources. Network--use contacts through Alumni Services, people your friends and family know, and your professors to find out information about jobs and job openings. This is how people find out about jobs that are open in the real world! http://personal.ecu.edu/brownmi/jobs.htm
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