Employment Strategy: A Guide to Your Job Search

Employment Strategy: A Guide to Your Job Search serves as a helpful reference for entering the job market and taking the first step into the career exploration process. Job seekers need to be equipped with necessary knowledge and skills to conduct an organized job search to be successful. The guidelines and procedures for carrying out a successful job search are the same whether you are looking for a job or internship or to change careers. The advice provided in this textbook is intended to help you navigate the general process of determining your career goals as well as the procedures of locating job opportunities and submitting applications. Each strategy is equally important and does not have to go in this precise order! A successful job search strategy can call for juggling all the tasks at once. Be prepared to revisit any step, evaluating, and adjusting your strategy as your search evolves and changes. 

Based on the author's fifteen years of teaching experience, Employment Strategy: A Guide to Your Job Search enables you to: 

• Assess your occupational qualifications.
• Identify your best job and career choices.
• Utilize the Internet to increase your job search success.
• Prepare your resume, cover letter, and employment application.
• Research prospective employers in your chosen career field.