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Job Search Resource Guide
Job Development Preparation:
- Check wardrobe for appropriate interview and work attire.
- Establish and contact references for employment
recommendations.
- Complete resume development by Spring break or two months prior to
graduation. Prepare portfolio with letters of reference, presentations or
relevant work, products from field of study that relate to job goal. Fill out sample application with dates of employment, wages, etc.
- Identify geographic areas in which consumer is willing to work.
Prepare a list of employers in the geographic area who hire candidates
from consumer’s field of study.
- Set up informational interviews with prospective employers.
- Develop job search plan and review with DVR staff. Develop system to
keep track of you job contacts and follow-up activities. Set a daily and
weekly schedule for job search activity. Treat job search as your job
until you get a job. Contact school placement office and other resources
for job leads. Attend Job Fairs and other contact opportunities. Start
Networking! 75% of job opening in the US are not advertised, most
employers fill opening by hiring friends, relatives and acquaintances of
the people who work for them. Familiarize self with job center
resources. Practice follow-up calls to contact employers and others for
leads. Develop a general script to use when on the phone.
- Develop cover letters.
- Practice post interview follow-up calls. Familiarize self with
different interview types such as performance interview, behavioral
interview, synopsis, role play, STAR (Situation or Task, Action and
Result). Participate in mock interview to plan how disability issues may
be addressed. Develop list of questions to ask employer at end of
interview.
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