[nabs-l] job search strategies

[Katy Carroll]

Hi all,

I just graduated this month, and so I am out in the job market. I am
starting a paid internship soon.

Does your school have a career center, or an office that keeps a job
database for students? Also, try some job websites likes monster.com or, if
you want government work, usajobs.gov. You can try a more local job site.
Since I am located in the DC area, I would be on dcjobs.com, for example.
I have put my resume into a few job placement programs, but I haven't heard
anything back from them. I find this very surprising.
And, finally, I have found that friends, acquaintances, and colleagues can
be the best resource of all.

Best of luck,
Kate

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Rania <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ashley those are some good questions.
> I will be graduating in two months and want to start looking for a place to
> work so I at least have something in place while I wait to receive my state
> license.
> I am looking to stay in my ariea.
> So are there any suggestions as to how I can get started?
> Rania,
>
>
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> Hi All,
>
> For those of you who graduated and are looking or looked for work, what did
> you do?  What was the best source of job leads?  An internet site?  Friends
> at the companies you wanted to work for?
> Did your rehab counselor give you guidance or someone to work with such as
> a
> job coach?  Did you recieve job development help through VR or your
> college?
>
> I want to get a clerical position, outreach position, or some position to
> use my writing skills.
>
> My VR counselor said she wants me to use Job placement services but did not
> elaborate on it; she will in a meeting.  Do you all know what this means
> and
> will this help me?  My gut feeling tells me that a third party attempting
> to
> "sell" me to an employer or place me somewhere- a place I may know nothing
> about may not work to my advantage because the employer may not get to know
> me and if I get a job then they may not like my personality or something
> may
> not work out in our relationship.
>
> Look forward to your thoughts.
>
> Ashley
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Kathryn CARROLL
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