Job Search Tips & Ideas
- Start early. Get organized. Develop a job search plan.
- Know yourself. Understanding your strengths/weakness and what is important to you will help you to focus your job search and market yourself more effectively to employers. See Learn About Yourself.
- Explore career choices. With 1000's of choices there are bound to be perfect occupations for you. See Explore Your Options.
- Narrow your options and test your career choices by getting a first hand look to be sure they are right for you. See Narrow Your Choices/Check It Out.
- Check out the Events Calendar for job search related workshops and events.
- Begin to prepare your resume, portfolio and cover letter and have them reviewed by a career counselor.
- Create a method for tracking who you apply to, what stage of the application process you are in and how you followed up with each employer.
- Identify job opportunities (published and hidden).
- Published Vacancies">
- UB Career Services provides 1000's of listings for all majors. - Log in to the BullsEye at the top of the page.
- Use additional vacancy listings from other sources. - See Links to Vacancy Websites
- Meet employers through Campus sponsored events.
- Hidden Job Opportunities
- Visit Career Services' Blog for Job Seekers
to get updates on events, job searching tools and more.
- Network with those who can help you uncover potential job opportunities.
- The Meet-a-Mentor program can bring you together with professionals in a variety of career fields who have volunteered to help you.
- Research employing organizations to identify vacancies and employers who could benefit from your education and training.
- Employer Websites - these employers requested to be linked to the UB Career Services site to attract UB candidates.
- Research employers before applying in order to demonstrate to the employer that you can best meet their needs.
- Target your resume and cover letter to each employer and vacancy. Have your resume, cover letter and portfolio reviewed again by a career counselor.
- Prepare yourself for the interview. This includes researching the employer and position, dressing appropriately, being familiar with different types of interviews, knowing what questions to ask and what will be asked of you, practice interviewing and more. Being prepared for the interview is a must for impressing the employer.
- Follow up after each step of the application process. This includes contacting employers after you apply, sending thank you letters after the interview or job fair, and keeping in touch with mentors or those with whom you networked.
- Learn how to negotiate a job offer, including salary, benefits such as vacation, medical/dental insurance, retirement plans or perks.
See Negotiating Job Offers.
Additional Job Search Resources
