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August-September
1970
phone numbers and addresses of any
companies which have work you are
able to do. Get yourself a city map if
you need it, to easily locate these pos–
sible places to work.
Note carefully that the Chamber of
Commerce
Dit·ectory of B11siness and
bzdttstry gives the 11ames of the key per–
sonnel
who hold important company
positions. Call these key personnel and
ask them for an interview. You could
very easily land a job before your .first
day of search is over.
It
may surprise you to know there are
hundreds of such concerns in any large
city, perhaps even thousands, needing
employees.
Make a list of the organizations that
look like good prospects. List them in
order. Check off those you'd like to
work for.
You should be able to locate a num–
ber of job prospects in your first day.
These concerns do not have to be adver–
tising for help for you to find a job.
Employers are impressed by people who
have the ability, drive and initiative to
go out and find a job for themselves.
Sorne Obvious Job Sources
Don't overlook the excellent job
opportunities that can be found at a
new office building or factory construc–
tion project. Remember that every new
office building oc factory that goes up
needs workers, everything from main–
tenance crews to business executives. By
a Jittle thinking, you can often make a
list of perhaps a dozen jobs you are
qualified to do in just one new office
building alone. Many are going to be
hired. Why not you?
lf
you are on your
toes, you can land one of the better
jobs.
Remember that the government is the
biggest employer in the country. Gov–
ernment jobs and contracts account for
one third of all jobs, according to sorne
estimates. While other industries have
cut back thousands of employees so far
this year, government hiring in the
U. S. has actually
increased.
There are
usually many thousands of jobs avail–
able.
Study the civil service announcements
at your local post office. Also there are
civil service or government employee
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newspapers in many localities which
often announce government job open–
ings.
Don't make the mistake of over–
looking your most obvious source of
information - friends, neighbors, rela–
tives and business acquaintances who
may be able to help you get a job. Ask
them for specific information - names,
companies and addresses.
They may know about a job open–
ing that will suit your particular
abilities. They may even have a per–
sonal friend who, to do them a favor,
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will review your application and possi–
bly hire you.
Don't be afraid to renew old
acquaintances, or even make new
friends of people in your prospective
field of employment. Develop useful
contacts.
What to Know About Your
Prospective Employer
Realize you may be working for your
next employer for a long time to come.
Find out the answers to the follow–
ing questions before you ever go for
your first interview. Is the company
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reliable? (Sorne are not.) Is the job
temporary or permanent? Is it only sea–
sonal
?
You may find most of these
answers in the Chamber of Commerce
Directory
and the
Thomas Register of
American Manufactllrers.
The
Thomas Register of American
Mamtfactflrers
gives an analysis of
industries - financial status, number of
employees, products.
Find out how much of a demand
there is for this company's product. Is it
needed by a great number of people?
If
a great many people depend on
this industry, your future job will be
more secure.
Not only know the products of the
company, but also know the general
financial standing. Know the names of
certain men in high positions in the
company, and the history and back–
ground of the company.
After finding out the names and
locations of various concerns, be there
at quitting time. The kind of workers
will tell you a lot about a company's
efficíency and hiring practices. Talk to
sorne of them about their company and
their job conditions. Find out whether
this company is a good company to
work for.
Prepare for the Interview
First impressions are important. Be
neat
!
Be clean
!
"If
the hair
is
combed, nails are
cleaned, shoes are shined, step is con–
fident, handshake firm, clothes are well–
pressed, then that impression has to be
good," said Orville Fenton of McCain
Distributing.
Another very important point is to
prepare what you expect to say in
advance. Be able to give honest answers
to direct questions, such as: "What sort
of job are you looking for? What is
your experieoce? Why did you leave
your last job?"
Make your answers short, but not so
short that you leave out important
information.
Tell your prospective employer what
you can do. Don't underestimate your–
self!
If
you can do the job, tell him
you
can
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not that you think
you
can.
Prepare a one- or two-page, easily
read summary of your education, your