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Conquering the Real World:
A Guide for Achieving Success After College

 

Job-Search Success Requires Understanding, Focus, Preparation

 

Job-Hunting Preparation: Getting Ready to Find a New Job

 

The key to job-search success is in the preparation. The better you accomplish the tasks in this step of job-hunting, the more success you will have in the later steps.

 

Here's what you need to undertake during this step:
  1. Know yourself and your career focus. A lot of students have a general idea of what they want to do, but not the specifics. Take the time to explore jobs within your career field, as well as the time to really know yourself.

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  2. Determine what you have to offer prospective employers. Take the time to identify the unique accomplishments, skills, and abilities you can offer employers.

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  3. Develop your career marketing tools. Once you have identified what you offer prospective employers, create drafts of your job-search tools.

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  4. Are you ready for the job-search? Take our Job Skills Quiz. We also have quizzes on cover letters, resumes, and interviewing.

 

 

 

Lost? Go to the Map of the Real World Tutorial: A Guide for Achieving Success After College.

 

 

Have you checked out the rest of the great free career and job-related tutorials offered on Quintessential Careers?

 

Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 


 

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