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Job Search

Use Career Gear, to search for jobs, internships, and on campus interviews. Employers actively recruit ASU students from this site.
Conduct research about the companies you are interested in by reading the website, annual reports, trade literature, etc.
Most jobs are found through personal contacts or direct contacts with employers. So focus your efforts on establishing networks.

Acquaint yourself with professionals in particular fields or organizations. Ask them for suggestions on job searching in your field.
Family, friends, and past acquaintances are all a part of your network.
Make use of Networking opportunities such as Organizational meetings, Regional Job Fairs, Internships, Career Fairs, Volunteering, and On-Campus Interviewing, Conferences, Expo’s, Professors, etc.

Send a letter of application and your resume to the Human Resources department or specific managers.
Follow up the sending of applications with phone calls.
Contact managers in organizations by phone or letter to request an appointment to discuss the information you have obtained through your research.
Indicate your desire to meet with them even if they have no positions currently available in their department.
During your appointments with department managers, emphasize your knowledge and interest in their organizations.
Always follow up all interviews with thank-you letters, phone calls, and, when appropriate, resumes that have been revised based on information and suggestions provided by managers.

Maintain a careful record of all interviews, thank-you notes, referrals made and follow-up actions.
Job seekers who fail to maintain this information often lose valuable contacts as well as credibility with prospective employers.

If your search is not producing the results that you would like, try a new strategy.
Set up a Career Counseling appointment.