Job Search Planning Worksheet: Job Search Assistance: Christian Career Center

Job Search Planning Worksheet

This week, I will commit to spending _______ hours per week conducting my job search.
Job Search Technique	% Of Time Using Technique	Hours Spent Using Technique % · Time Commitment=Hours per Week
Example: Answering Classifieds	30%	10.5 hours








Totals:	Should equal 100%	Should equal total number of commitment hours

Possible Techniques To Utilize

Contacting employers directly and contacting personal contacts (Up to 74.5% of job hunters find jobs using these methods)

Asking friends for job leads (34% success rate)

Asking relatives for job leads (26.7% success rate)

Using your school's placement/career services (21.4 % found jobs)

Using executive search firms (15% found jobs)

Using Federal/State employment service (14.7% found jobs)

Answering classified ads (Up to 14% of job hunters find jobs using this method)

Asking a professor or teacher for job leads (12.1% success rate)

Contacting employment agencies (Up to 12% found jobs)

Answering ads in journals (8.3% found jobs)

Attending job fairs (8.2% found jobs)

Job search statistics found in What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles and studies done by Harvard University and the U.S. Department of Labor.)

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