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Develop a concise
description of your skills and qualifications that can be distributed by
mail and in person to companies, personal contacts, classified ads, and
employment agencies.
Stationery. Get some high quality letter paper and envelopes that
match your resume so you can send a cover letter with each resume that you
mail. Thank you notes or smaller sized note paper for follow-up will be
needed.
Job hunt tracking sheet. Keep track of the companies and people
you are approaching in your job search. Indicate dates and make notes
about the results of your first effort and follow-up contact. Keep a copy
of each cover letter you send. If you send a letter in response to an
advertisement, tape the ad on your copy of the letter.
A list of companies you wish to target.
A memo pad and pencil kept by the telephone. This is important so
you can write down notes as people contact you. Ask others in your
household to leave the pad and pencil by the phone and to take careful
messages when you are out.
Calendar/appointment book. You can write the time of appointments
as well as your job search plans for the day.
Scripts for telephone calls. Telephone calls to employers and
calls to ask friends for information and referrals can make you nervous,
so plan ahead! Write down some notes so you have an outline of what you
want to say.
Your answers to difficult interview questions. Why did you leave
your last job? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What would your
last supervisor say about you? Be prepared to answer tough questions like
these.
Several questions to ask the interviewer.
Your list of accomplishments.
List of references. Have 3-4 references ready (name,
title/company, address and daytime phone number.) Professional references
are important and may be checked. Talk to people you plan to use as a
reference first.
A good dictionary/spelling dictionary. Nothing turns a reader off
faster than poor spelling and grammar. If you have a data sheet with
relevant information or a copy of a completed application you have done,
make sure it is correct and then you can take it with you to complete
other applications.
Sunday newspaper to check employment classified ads.
Library card to use resources available there.
Job search outfits. Since first impressions are so important to
the job seeker, consider your clothing carefully. Select clothes that are
conservative and that are slightly better than what you would be expected
to wear on the job.
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