How Do I Look For A Job?

The Career Centre is here is assist you in learning effective strategies for searching for a job. The following services are available to you:

• Attend a Searching for Jobs workshop
• Book an appointment to meet with a Career Centre staff member
• Use resources in the Career Resource Centre
• Job Search Guidebook
• View job postings for Laurier students in Navigator
• View additional information about job searching for graduate and professional students

Do you think you know how to effectively look for work? Do you:

• search out non-advertised job openings?
• use informational interviewing to obtain job leads?
• tell your friends and family about your job search?
• make 10 new contacts a week?
• ask those who rejected you for job leads?
• organize your résumé content to suit the job?
• prepare possible answers to interview questions, highlighting strengths and skills?
• write out an interview agenda in one word triggers?
• research an employer for at least 2 hours prior to an interview?
• write a follow-up letter after each interview or lead?

If you’ve answered "no" to even one of these items, you could probably benefit from job search assistance.

The Laurier Career Centre surveyed employers from a variety of industries to find out what advice they would give to students in today’s economy.  Click here to find out what employers are saying.