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preparation before you head out into the employment marketplace will increase
your odds for success in attaining the position you want and may help decrease
the overall time spent searching.
Follow these steps to help ensure you're looking for the
right job for you at the outset and to increase your marketability to the
interviewers.
Are your references and Résumé in order?
Initial Preparation Do
a self-evaluation of your skills, decide if this is the right time for you to
change careers or employers and learn about researching the companies you'll
have under consideration.
If you're
relocating to NJ, will the salary offer be enough?
Occupational Outlook Projections for future employment growth in both the NJ region and other
geographic areas. Review the top NJ jobs by income and number employed and see
how they compare to other areas. Determine whether an offer for an out of area
position is comparable based on different costs of living.
Should you reveal your salary history?
The Interview
Tips on getting and navigating the interview and honing your
negotiation skills to ensure the subsequent offer is suitable.
What should you say in
your letter of
resignation?
After the Interview
Procedures for thanking the right people, evaluating any offers that result from
your careful preparation and determining whether accepting the offer is
the right thing to do.
Best of luck in your search!
Employment Resources
Agencies, search engines and online connections to the career pages of the largest
NJ employers. The companies are sorted by industry type, but remember these larger firms have
multiple career paths within their various divisions; often there are job
descriptions that may not relate to the primary industry. If you're not finding
opportunities that match your skills or job objectives within the larger
companies, you'll also find opportunities with the
smaller employers via the employment agencies and
search engines.
Entrepreneurial?
Self-Employment
Options
If you're the type that just does what needs to be done with little or
no prompting from the boss, starting a new business of your
own may be a better option for you.
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preparation before you head out into the employment marketplace will increase
your odds for success in attaining the position you want and may help decrease
the overall time spent searching.
