Maximize Your Job Search Using Tools You Have In Your "Back Pocket"

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Rachel Josephson, Associate Director, Career Advising- Zicklin Graduate Career Management Center

So you want a job--seems easy enough, right? You are in school developing your knowledge, you have past work experience and maybe even have an idea of what it is you want to do when you finish this degree, but you are stuck trying to figure out what that job looks like. Or, maybe you have come to school with only a superficial idea of where you are headed next, and you are simply happy to be in school rather than dealing with a bad job or a bad economy.

Well believe it or not, a job search is a complicated process! Gone are the days of simply applying to a job posted on a job board and waiting to be called. In fact, there is a lot of work that goes into finding the right fit before you even apply. Until you know what you are really looking for based on having defined your interests, skills, values and personality, you may be knocking up against a brick wall.

Enter the Zicklin Career Link Document Library Resource Tools. How many times have you browsed through all the resources the GCMC has posted for you? Well, there is no time like the present! We at the GCMC have spent time evaluating the various online tools and compiled a select group that we feel will assist you in self-assessment, industry and company research, the job application preparation and much more!

Zicklin graduate students and alumni have access to all of these resources for free at any time. For more details, log into your Zicklin CareerLink for details here. If you're an alum and do not have your login or password to Zicklin CareerLink, contact the GCMC at 646-312-1330.

Don’t wait any longer, get online and use them today to help you with all aspects of your career development!


Vault.com
Vault.com provides in-depth intelligence on what it's really like to work in an industry, company or profession—and how to position yourself to land that job. Throughout Vault.com, you will find comprehensive information, including:

Rankings and profiles Get the inside scoop with in-depth profiles and rankings for top employers, universities and internship programs, which combine the inside perspective of anonymous reviews from active employees, students and interns with expert context from Vault's editors.

Ratings & Reviews Exclusive ratings and reviews from the people that matter most—the employees, students and interns—themselves.

Industry & profession overviews Find out what it’s really like to work within a specific industry or profession including salary information, experience needed, skills, and education and training requirements. Find full, in-depth profiles on industries and professions including industry outlook, job requirements, tips to entry and more.

Jobs & Internships Search thousands of new jobs posted daily, apply to jobs, save jobs to your profile, sign up for job alerts and join a resume database where you may be found by top employers and recruiters.

Career articles, blogs, and videos Find career advice to help guide you through your job search, stay ahead of the competition and land the job you want.

Resume & Interview Tips Get sample resume and cover letter templates, sample interview questions and expert career advice.

Industry, Career & Employer Guides More than 100 titles of award-winning career guides, including interview strategies, job-search tips, and full-length profiles of leading companies.

Go to the Zicklin CareerLink Document Library in Zicklin CareerLink, click on Resources: Vault and follow the directions.


Wetfeet.com
Wetfeet provides comprehensive information from an insider’s perspective on what it’s like to work in a particular company, specific industry or professional role. Through guidebooks, articles, blogs and personalized answers to questions from company professionals, Wetfeet provides users with a complete selection of tools to help prepare for a successful job search.

Go to the Zicklin CareerLink Document Library in Zicklin CareerLink, click on Resources: Wetfeet and follow the directions.

GoinGlobal.com
GoinGlobal is an online resource which helps students fast-track their job or internship search, both at home and abroad. They are a market leader in career and employment reports, with career guides for more than 90 locations throughout the world. Their constantly-updated database features topics such as: hiring trends, work permit and visa regulations, certification data by industry, professional and social networking groups, resume & CV guidelines, interview and cultural advice. Additionally, GoinGobal offers a job search engine, with more than 16 million internship and job postings, and it provides major employer profiles for more than 190 countries.

Go to the Zicklin CareerLink Document Library in Zicklin CareerLink, click on Webinars: GoinGlobal to learn how to use the site and Resources: GoinGlobal to directly use the site.

Evisors.com
Evisors provides monthly webinars on industry-specific topics presented by high-level industry professionals. This serves as research/educational material for students trying to learn more about their industries of interest while exploring diverse professional opportunities.

Evisors also offers the purchase of “credits” for students to use in one-on-one coaching sessions. These sessions give students the chance to hear from industry professionals about the best way to leverage their skills in an interview and the most relevant topics to address when conducting networking sessions. Through these conversations, students can gain “insider” knowledge in order to make themselves more competitive candidates and increase their chances for being selected/hired into their desired positions.

Go to the Zicklin CareerLink Document Library in Zicklin CareerLink, click on Resources: Evisors and follow the directions.

Glassdoor.com
Glassdoor is a jobs and career community that offers the world an inside look at jobs and companies. Their "employee generated content" – anonymous salaries, company reviews, interview questions, and more – is all posted by employees, job seekers and sometimes the companies themselves.

In addition, using Glassdoor's JobScope technology, job seekers have a new way to browse job listings and get instant, in-depth details for any job listing. JobScope takes job seekers beyond the information provided in a typical job description by seamlessly integrating salaries and reviews posted by employees, as well uncovering any Inside Connections they may have through their friends on Facebook.

Go to the Zicklin CareerLink Document Library in Zicklin CareerLink, click on Resources: Glassdoor.com and follow the directions.

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Associate Director, Career Advising

Rachel joined the GCMC in Summer 2012 to head up our Career Advising Team. With over ten years of experience in higher education as Assistant Director Career Services at Pace University, Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge, skills, and expertise in counseling students on career development. Her primary work has been advising students individually and in workshop settings on developing and refining their professional skills in order to effectively launch themselves into the world of work post-graduation.  Rachel also created and implemented a career development and job search strategies course. Rachel holds an MA and EdM from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, in Psychological Counseling and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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