Use all available resources and be as diversified in your strategy as possible. Take the time to reflect on your skills and investigate those jobs and sectors where your skills best mesh with an employer’s needs.

• Keirsey Temperament Sorter
  This is a brief assessment of personality type and preferences, based heavily on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Introductory online assessment is free; also offered is a fee-based follow-up report.
• Career Interests Game
  This website will help you assess your personality and career interests, and will link your results to appropriate work environments and career options.
• Career Leader
  This assessment tool helps you to define your core business interests and those activities integral to business work that you most enjoy. The assessment tool will offer a series of occupations, fields of study, and personal qualities, and ask you to rate your affinity to each item. Email smoulton@providence.edu to receive a user id and password today.

You never know when you will have the opportunity to speak with someone who can help you. Know how to deliver a short narrative about yourself and what you are looking to do.

• Why Your Elevator Pitch is so Important

Increasingly jobs are acquired through networking; this has never more true than in a tight economy. Network with your parents’ friends, your friends’ parents, and, especially with PC Alums. Develop your network and always ask for the names of others who they would recommend that you speak with.

Identify your top prospects and research those companies. Then, conduct informational interviews with anyone who is doing what you think you might want to do. You can gain deep insight into different sectors and get yourself in front of hiring managers. Always ask for advice and send a thank you note after each informational interview.

• PC Alumni Online Community
  Once you register you can search this database of alumni to identify individuals that you would like to speak with in order to receive career information and advice.
  
• PC Alumni Events
  Attending events can provide opportunities to visit with old friends while meeting new people; they are great ways to network in person.
  
• LinkedIn
  Consider creating a professional profile to use for networking with individuals in a career of interest to you. Note:If you haven't already done so, visit your Facebook and/or MySpace account and be sure it is professional - it is not a myth, employers really do check candidates' profiles on Facebook and MySpace!

In this economy, it is critical for you to be as flexible as possible in both type of job and geographical location. Hiring in certain sectors is down by as much as 70% and hiring in the Northeast is down 40%. Consider:

• smaller, non-traditional and start up employers. Many new jobs are found in smaller companies who use just in time hiring instead of cycles which align with the academic year.
  
• opportunities that will help you get your foot in the door or acquire the skills or contacts needed for when the economy turns. These opportunities include internships, temporary or contract work, graduate education, experience abroad or specialized training or certification.
  
• looking into the federal government. Due to retirements and the Federal Stimulus package, the government sector is actively hiring. Visit websites such as Making the Difference  and USA Jobs  for information and job opportunities in the federal government.
  
• join a service program such as Americorps and Peace Corps to gain experience.
  
• volunteering. This can be a great way to gain experience while being exposed to different career paths. Visit: Corporation for National and Community Service, VolunteerMatch, or Volunteering in America  for details on volunteering.

• Alumni Central PC
  Contains job listings sent to PC Career Services for entry jobs, typically 0-3 years of experience. The system also contains job search tips, information on training programs, useful websites and more. No password necessary.
  
• MonsterTrakPC
  MonsterTrak contains entry job listings, typically 0-3 years of experience.  In addition to reviewing MonsterTrakPC, click on schools in your geographic areas of interest to determine if their listings do not require a password.
  
• Other Sites
  Be sure to search sites like Monster, indeed, jobster and local sites as well as industry specific sites for job postings. Visit our website for a list of industry specific sites.
  
• Career Fairs
  Attend career fairs held in your area for job opportunities and networking purposes.

Search Firms have relationships with a range of employers. When you choose a search firm, you have a variety of tools and resources available to you to help streamline your job search. You will need to search for a firm that has employers in your preferred geographic area and that specializes in your preferred career field.

	Do you have an upcoming interview? Perfect Interview is a great tool that can help you prepare for it!
	This is a database of 4 million companies from a variety of industries. This resource allows you to search for companies by industry and geographic region that you can then target for your job search.
Gradschools	This is the leading and most comprehensive online graduate school guide. Search from over 60,000 master degree, doctorate / doctoral degree, PhD degree and graduate certificate programs.

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