Job Outlook - Checklist

• Narrow career goals
• Obtain 3-5 professional references
• Have another person critique your resume
• Have a mock interview with someone
• Identify strategies and resources
• Develop a method of record keeping

• Conduct informational interviews
• Maintain a prospect list of 20-25 employers
• Approach references for tips
• Ask friends and relatives for advice and career information

• Complete target mailings and phone calls
• Check classified ads in newspapers
• Mass mailings to potential employers
• Make "cold contacts"

• Search internet for jobs, tips, and resources
• Post your on-line resume

• Visit personnel offices of organizations at which you would like to be employed
• Use public libraries for assistance
• Check the local Department of Labor
• Subscribe to trade journals
• Volunteer or complete an internship in the field in which you wish to work
• Locate specialized directories
• Explore employment or temporary employment agencies

• Always make follow up calls
• Write thank you notes to those who gave any assistance and to those that interviewed you