MICHAEL LEBEAU
n CAREER
COUNSELOR
JOB SEARCH
STRATEGIES
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MICHAEL LEBEAU
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Implementing and utilizing the most effective job search strategies ensures you have more control in managing the process and more choice in selecting your options. Candidates who utilize a more progressive, more self-initiated approach to conducting their search experience greater success in today's very competitive job market.
"Conducting a successful job search isn't simple, nor does it begin when you suddenly find yourself in need of a job. The search requires ongoing preparation -- and a lot of commitment, hard work, risk-taking and luck. The trick isn't just to get a job, but to get a job that fits you. The job search isn't simply a matter of who will hire you now, but of what career path you'll pursue."
-CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Progressive, self-initiated approaches empower the candidate to have greater control and more choice in the job search process. Approaches that utilize networking, prospecting, and market research tend to be more effective than the more traditional approaches. Relationship-oriented techniques are characteristic of the more progressive, more professional, methods of seeking lucrative opportunities in a competitive job market. Serious candidates are initiators instead of responders. They are career planners instead of job hunters.
"Looking for a job is hard work, but the really hard part isn't so much the specific things you have to do throughout the course of a job search -- the calls you make, the research you do, the interviews you go on, and so forth. The hard part is dealing with all the pressures -- psychological, family, and financial -- that often arise during the course of a job search. The truth is, you don't need innate talent or highly specialized skills to conduct a successful job search. You simply need to be able to do a lot of the things you already know how to do in a focused, disciplined, and systematic way." -MAX MESSMER
-BOB WEINSTEIN
"Because business has become increasingly more competitive, companies must do their homework as never before in looking for prospective employees. Every single job applicant must be evaluated not only in terms of technical know-how, but also in terms of how he or she will fit into the culture of the organization."
-KENNETH & SHERYL DAWSON
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MICHAEL LEBEAU n CAREER COUNSELOR n UAB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
