Demetria Metoyer
Everest University Online
Professor Julie Eisenhauer
SLS 1321-34_Week1
July 16, 2013
1. Why is the job search process a cycle rather than a series of steps? The job search process is a cycle rather than a series of steps because you have to prepare for your search and do a self-assessment of yourself regarding the jobs and positions you are trying to find. In the textbook, it says to be a job finder not a job seeker. The job search process is an organizational process that prepares you for short and long-term career goals. In order for a person to find the right job, a person needs to know what their skills are. They need to know what they can offer the companies they are trying to find employment with know what you want to do within the company so that you may grow into a better position to do something that you love and be confident to show companies that you are what the company is looking for and needs. Knowing these things at first hand can assist in landing the job. Once you have searched the job markets of promising jobs it is necessary to market yourself by showing your face by following up with job leads and networks that prepare you for job interviews. Approaching the job search is already going to be a job in itself, so why not make the best of it by just making the time and putting in the work to make the job search process evolve much faster and lands the job that you want.
2. Why is it important to set up a system to organize, manage, and track your job search? What tools will you use? How will you get started? It is important to organize, manage, and track your job search because this allows you to market yourself along with show off your skills and experience on what you can offer a company you are seeking to find employment. Being organized and keeping track of everything allows you to add or subtract from tasks to do and tasks that are completed. I have found these tools to be very helpful in the