Chapter 1

How Your Choices Affect Income

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How Can You Find Job Openings?• Social networks

• Job shadowing

• Cooperative work experience

• Counselors, teachers, placement centers

• Websites of businesses

• Job scout programs

• Employment agencies

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General Resume Guidelines

A resume is a summary of your work experience, education, skills, interests.

• Have a “master resume.”• Tailor each resume to match job opening.• Limit resume to one page.• Keep resume simple and attractive.• List important information on top.• Proofread thoroughly.

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The Cover Letter

A cover letter introduces you to a prospective employer.

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• It is short and direct.• First paragraph says

why you are writing.• Second paragraph

points out qualifications.• Closing paragraph asks

for an interview.

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How Do You Make Yourself Stand Out?• A job application is a form that asks you

basic information about your background.

• A job interview is a face-to-face meeting with a potential employer to discuss a job opening.

• Follow-up is contact with a prospective employer after the interview.

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Success Skills

Advantages include:• Wide-range of sources for

job information• Rapid response to job

openings• Up-to-the-minute

knowledge

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Using Social Networking Sites