Step 1: Know Yourself
Identify your personal strengths, skills, interests, and values.
Identify the geographic area you will search.
Your Job Search
Checklist
For Education Majors
Step 2: Get Ready for the Search
Update your Mules4Hire profile.
Get in the classroom! (Substitute, Observe, Volunteer)
Develop/write the perfect resume. Sample resumes are available online at www.ucmo.edu/career under the “Sample Documents” tab.
Have your resume reviewed by a professional in the field and a staff member in Career Services. Then upload your resume to your
Mules4Hire account. (Quik Tip hours are offered from 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays and 9-Noon on Tuesdays).
Upload a copy of your unofficial transcript (located in MyCentral) to your Mules4Hire account. Remember to update this each
semester.
Establish your self-managed credential file.
Register on MOREAP at www.moreap.net
Develop your “30 second speech” for short encounters with employers.
Identify at least three individuals who will serve as references.
Take advantage of the Career Development Workshops and How to Be Successful at Teacher Placement Day Workshop (online)
sponsored by Career Services.
Schedule a mock interview with your Career Development Coordinator (CDC) or with an employer visiting campus through your
Mules4Hire account.
Expand your professional wardrobe.
Professionalize your voicemail message, email address, and social networking sites for districts.
Research the type of school districts that are of interest to you through Mules4Hire and your personal network.
Step 3: Begin your Search
Attend - Education Interview Days 10/28/14 (T) and 04/06/15 (M)
Attend - Teacher Placement Day 03/25/15 (W)
Contact the districts you wish to pursue to learn their specific application process, and then follow them.
Check Mules4Hire for listed positions on a regular basis. Job opportunities are posted daily.
Network! Let as many people know as possible that you are looking for employment. Give them a resume and keep them posted on
your progress and areas of interest. Include:
Professional Organizations
Faculty, Family, & Friends
Former Employers, Colleagues
Prepare customized cover letters for each district with which you are submitting your resume.
Develop a system for tracking your contacts, interviews, and other job-search activities.
Prepare questions you need to ask during the interview and any additional follow up questions.
Send thank you notes following each interview.
Continue to re-evaluate job search strategies and expand your network; investigate the hidden job market.
Notify Career Services when you secure employment following graduation by visiting http://www.ucmo.edu/gfs; update your
Mules4Hire profile.
CAREER SERVICES EVENTS 2014-2015
August 2014
27 (W)
International Student Employment Workshop
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Elliott Union 235
September 2014
17 (W)
How to Work a Career Fair/
Professional Dress Fashion Show
24 (W)
State & Federal Gov. Employment Workshop
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Elliott Union 240
Elliott Union 235
October 2014
06 (M)
08 (W)
09 (Th)
16 (Th)
28 (T)
All Day
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
All Day
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Ward Edwards 1200
Multipurpose Building
Ward Edwards 1200
Elliott Union 240
Ward Edwards 1200
January 2015
21 (W)
International Student Employment Workshop
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Elliott Union 235
February 2015
11 (W)
State & Federal Gov. Employment Workshop
16 (M)
All Day Resume Help
18 (W)
Spring Career Expo
19 (Th)
Business, Industry, and Government Interview Day
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
All Day
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
All Day
Elliott Union 236
Ward Edwards 1200
Multipurpose Building
Ward Edwards 1200
March 2015
25 (W)
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Multipurpose Building
8:00 – 5:00 p.m.
All Week
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ward Edwards 1200
Various Locations
Elliott Union 240
All Day Resume Walk-In Help
Fall Career Expo
Business, Industry, and Government Interview Day
Etiquette Dinner
Education Interview Day
Teacher Placement Day
April 2015
06 (M)
Education Interview Day
13-17 (M-Th) National Student Employment Week
23 (Th)
Etiquette Dinner
ONLINE WORKSHOPS 2014-2015
www.ucmo.edu/career
Steps to an On-Campus Job Search
http://www.ucmo.edu/career/students/jobs/employ.cfm
How to Work a Career Fair
http://www.ucmo.edu/career/students/events/documents/HowtoWorkaCareerExpo14.pdf
How to Succeed at Teacher Placement Day
http://www.ucmo.edu/career/students/events/documents/HowtoBeSuccessfulatTeacherPlacementDay2015.pdf