{"id":10277,"date":"2013-03-07T19:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=10277"},"modified":"2013-05-27T13:18:37","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T17:18:37","slug":"how-i-organize-my-job-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=10277","title":{"rendered":"How I Organize My Job Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Marlena Barber, Head Editor, INALJ Tennessee<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

How I Organize My Job Search<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"editor\"<\/a>As a new graduate, I have been applying for fellowships and academic positions.\u00a0 These positions go through what can be a long review process with the institutions\u2019 hiring committees.\u00a0 An interview can come at any time, whether sooner or later, so I strive to be prepared.\u00a0 I have organized my application materials in a similar manner to how I organized the content for my ePortfolio that I created as a SLIS student at SJSU and would like to share that method with you.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have a folder on my computer\u2019s desktop titled \u201cJobs\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a0 Within this folder, I have included folders named for the universities where I am considering applying.\u00a0 Those folders include my applications that have not been completed and submitted yet to the universities.\u00a0 Once I have applied for the positions, I add those folders to another folder within my \u201cJobs\u201d folder titled \u201cApplied\u201d.\u00a0 If I have been rejected for a position, I have another folder within the \u201cApplied\u201d folder titled \u201cDidn\u2019t Get\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Within each company folder, I have my cover letter and resume that I tailored to each position, the job description information copied from the website, a list of references who can speak best on my experiences that relate to the particular needs of the position, and a Notepad document titled \u201cInterview\u201d.\u00a0 The \u201cInterview\u201d document contains information I have gathered about the position and the organization along with content I would want an interviewer to know about myself that would complement the specific position.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I used to have copies of resumes saved in My Documents folder on my computer, but I found that I wanted to be sure that I had the copy of the tailored resume that matched the resume I sent to the company at hand and printed out for my interviewers to review.\u00a0\u00a0 It was easier, I found, to have the files organized by company name, so I could retrieve them on the fly.\u00a0 Saving all of the application materials in this manner, I feel, will help me be more prepared for future interviews.\u00a0<\/strong> I hope that sharing my organization method will help someone else in their job search as well.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Marlena Barber, Head Editor, INALJ Tennessee How I Organize My Job Search As a new graduate, I have been applying for fellowships and academic positions.\u00a0 These positions go through what can be a long review process with the institutions\u2019 hiring committees.\u00a0 An interview can come at any time, whether sooner or later, so I…<\/p>\n

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