When you are looking for a job sometimes everything feels very overwhelming! There are many things you can do to find employment. Remember: finding work is a full-time job! Sometimes it will take months to find a job- but stick with it and use all available services! If you follow the steps below, your job search may become easier! Step One: Have a clear plan. Answer the following questions:
Step Two: Now that you have a clearer plan of the type of the employment you would like, write it down in a notebook. You will use this notebook to keep track of all the jobs you apply find and apply for. It could look like this (you can copy this into your notebook): Job Name: Company Name: Company Contact- Name?: Contact Information- email? Phone number?: How do I apply? Email? In person? Online?: By what date do I need to apply by?: Resume done?: Cover letter done?: Interview?: OR keep track of this on your computer OR save all the job postings you have applied to (you could even print them off!) Step Three: Start looking for jobs. If you are looking for entry level/retail jobs, you could use are indeed.ca, jobbank.gc.ca, careerbeacon.ca. When you go onto these sites, it will ask you to enter WHAT you are looking for and WHERE you are looking. If you are looking for retail jobs you will put RETAIL in the WHAT box and HALIFAX or DARTMOUTH or BEDFORD in the WHERE box. You can also leave the WHAT blank if you would like all jobs to come up. If you are attached to an employment agency, you can use their website to job search as well. They post many links to employers who are ready to hire! Step Four: Narrow your search to jobs that meet the criteria that you stated in Step 1. Once you have found jobs you would like to apply for, fill in the information above so you have are organized. It will show you what jobs you found, what jobs you applied to and the status of the job. This is important when you get discouraged- you can see how much job searching you have done! Remember- it can take a lot of time to find a job. Step Five: Don’t stop job searching or applying for jobs just because you applied to one job. You can apply for numerous jobs all at the same time! You can always contact your agency if you need help applying. Top Tips:
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