STEP 3: EMPLOYER LIST
You are now ready to build a list of employers to contact. To do this, you must know these 3 facts about yourself. If you do not know these answers, you can not build an accurate list of companies to contact.
- What do you want to do? (job title, career path)
- What industry do you wish to work in? (energy, automotive, financial, etc...)
- Where do you want to work? (geographically)
VERY IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
- Your list of companies is limited only by your own motivation and imagination.
- Any company, anywhere is a potential employer.
- 50% of available positions are never advertised on job sites, etc. Contact them directly!
- There are more companies in the world than attend EXPO and are listed on WorkNet.
- You ARE good enough to work at that company, contact them!
The purpose of this list is to organize your search and follow-up with those employers you contact. This list created using any resources necessary, but must be a method you are comfortable with. Some examples include:
- Excel spreadsheets
- Notebooks
- Mobile apps
- Journals
- Databases
FOLLOW-UP is the most important part of your search. Don't simply send and forget, nothing will happen. Here is an example:
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Company |
Contact |
Phone |
Result |
Follow-Up |
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3/22/16 |
Company Bee |
Ms. Tina Jones |
419-555-1212 |
tjones@cob.com |
good conversation, both like hockey, she’s from Denver |
Sent resume, call on 3/31/16 |
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You are now ready for the final step in this process,
Updated: 09/08/2022 02:02PM