Chapter 6 Finding a Job Lesson 6.2 Organizing Your Job Search Organizing Your Job Search Discover How to keep track of job leads How to gather information about jobs and businesses Chapter 6 Finding a Job 2 Organizing Your Job Search Why It’s Important When you’re organized, it’s easier to use the information to get the job you want. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 3 Organizing Your Job Search Key Terms database employer annual report Chapter 6 Finding a Job 4 Organizing Your Job Search Keeping Track Being organized is the key to a successful job search. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 5 Organizing Your Job Search Setting Up a System A simple way to organize your job search is to record job leads on index cards or sheets of paper. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 6 Organizing Your Job Search Setting 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. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 7 Organizing Your Job Search Getting the Details Down Create an index card or a database entry for every person on your contact list. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 8 Organizing Your Job Search Getting the Details Down If there are any businesses you’d like to work for, create a card or database entry for each. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 9 Organizing Your Job Search Getting the Details Down You can also create card or database entries for classified job listings you are interested in. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 10 Organizing Your Job Search How the System Works After you’ve made a card for each contact or lead, make contact. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 11 Organizing Your Job Search How the System Works After contacting the person or business, make notes on the card. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 12 Organizing Your Job Search How the System Works 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. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 13 Organizing Your Job Search Researching Jobs and Employers In between getting a job lead and getting a job, you must do some investigating. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 14 Organizing Your Job Search The 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. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 15 Organizing Your Job Search The Benefits of Research Knowing about a job or business will give you self-confidence, which will help you make a good impression. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 16 Organizing Your Job Search The Benefits of Research What you learn will also help you decide whether a particular job is right for you. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 17 Organizing Your Job Search Questions to Ask You can get some basic facts about a business by asking questions like these: What kinds of goods or services does the business offer? Chapter 6 Finding a Job continued 18 Organizing Your Job Search Questions to Ask What kind of reputation does the business have with its workers and customers? What types of work do people do there? continued Chapter 6 Finding a Job 19 Organizing Your Job Search Questions to Ask Is the business growing and expanding? Is it possible to move up in the business? Chapter 6 Finding a Job 20 Organizing Your Job Search Ways 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. continued Chapter 6 Finding a Job 21 Organizing Your Job Search Ways 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. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 22 Organizing Your Job Search Attitude Counts Starting a New Job Starting 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. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 23 Organizing Your Job Search Investigating Career Clusters Finance Finance Acquiring, investing, and managing money continued Chapter 6 Finding a Job 24 Organizing Your Job Search Investigating Career Clusters Finance 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. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 25 Organizing Your Job Search Critical Thinking Review Critical Thinking Q Why is it important to organize your job search from the beginning? A Organizing your job search will help you keep track of all your job leads and where they are heading. continued Chapter 6 Finding a Job 26 Organizing Your Job Search Critical Thinking Review Critical Thinking Q What would be convenient about using a database instead of cards to organize job leads? A A database allows you to organize your information quickly, and it can be reorganized as needed. Chapter 6 Finding a Job 27 End of Chapter 6 Finding a Job Lesson 6.2 Organizing Your Job Search