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Job Search Exercise

Make a record of job leads as you begin your job search. Include the following:

Name of Organization:
Contact's Name:
Address/Telephone:
Date:
Action:

Where have you found job vacancies in the occupation of your choice?

Contact person's name:
Address and phone for the contact person:
Date of contact:
Actions taken regarding the job opening:

Sources of Job Leads

The following list gives suggestions of where you can go to get help in locating job leads.

College Placement Offices
State Employment Agencies
Private Employment Agencies
Help Wanted Listings in Newspapers
Placing Advertisements Yourself
Other Parts of the Newspaper (articles on retirements, promotions, resignations, new businesses, development of a new manufacturing line, etc.)
Direct Mail Applications to Employers
Personnel and Employment Offices
Professional and Trade Organizations
Executive Search Firms
Career Days or Job Fairs
Drop-in Visits to Heads of Companies
Telephoning Employers
Internships and Co-ops
Government and Civil Services
The Military
Periodical sand Publications
Personal Contacts

*From Job Search, R. D. Lock. Copyright (c) 1988 by Wadsworth, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, California, 93950, a division of Wadsworth, Inc.