Home >   Getting Started
Careers-in-
Business
   Explore Careers
    Accounting
    Consulting
    Entrepreneurship
    Human Resources
    Finance
    Marketing
    Non-Profit

Find Jobs
   Pick type of jobs
  Post jobs
  Search by keyword:

what
job title, keywords
where
city, state, zip
Site Info
  About Us
  Advertising
  Privacy Policy

Getting Started in Your Career Exploration

It's time to start thinking about where you would like to go in your work life. There are multiple stages to career exploration beginning with self-evaluation and ending up with landing the job that is right for you!

Here are some of the key steps in your search process:

A Process to Get Started With

  1. Self-evaluation and career assessment
  2. Establish career goals and life goals
  3. Identify several good career areas that match your interests and skills
  4. Decide which companies you would like to apply to
  5. Network - contact anybody and everybody
  6. Build your resume and customize it for each employer
  7. Prepare well thought out cover letters
  8. Research the company and its industry
  9. Interview, in some cases, up to 3 times for each firm
  10. Follow up with thank you notes
  11. Choose the offer that best suits you

Self-Evaluation

Before you go on to make a personal profile take a moment to assess the following about yourself and your career goals:

  • Key strengths and weaknesses
  • Any and all marketable skills
  • Education/Coursework
  • Work experience/Internships
  • Hobbies/Activities you enjoy
  • Likes and Dislikes
  • People you admire
  • Role Models in your life

The following resources may prove to be helpful in your process of self evaluation and job search:

Self-Exploration

Other Career Sites

Sponsored Links

Resume

Cover Letters

Career Choices

Jobs

MBA

Personality Tests

Top Jobs

Degree

You are at http://www.careers-in-business.com
Copyright 1997-2009