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Do Your Homework! Not Just For Students
“Did you do your homework?” You’re on a job search, and your mother’s voice is repeating that familiar question in your head. Did you think it would stop once you graduated? Think again. Doing your homework is a useful job search skill. It will help you learn more about a job and potential employer, AND it will make a great impression on your interviewers.
Someone I know had a job interview the other day, and did some “Googling” ahead of time. When the search committee members introduced themselves, he was able to say, “Oh, yes, you are from XYZ Agency!” They …
Choices for Your Social Work Career
A number of years ago, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) put together a booklet called “Choices: Careers in Social Work.” If you are looking for information on the variety of social work career options, this booklet will give you some ideas. The good news is that the full text of the booklet can be found online. Check it out at:
Choices: Careers in Social Work
A New View for Your Social Work Job Search & Career
You may have noticed a new look for SocialWorkJobBank. With this new look, we are also taking a new approach. This site is the one place you need to be if you are looking for a social work job or a social work employee. But the site has always been about social work careers, too, not just social work jobs.
In this new blog section of SocialWorkJobBank, I’ll post entries on general job search, social work job search, resources for your career, and more. Watch this space, or click on any of the categories listed on the right (under “Categories”), to …
Letter Design
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Letter Design
Letterheads
It is so easy to create a letterhead all your own and to make it match your résumé. Just copy into a new document the name and address you have already created for your résumé. It couldn’t be simpler! It makes a very sharp impression when your cover letter and résumé match in every respect from paper color to font to letterhead.
Paper Colors
Color, like music, creates an atmosphere. Everyone knows that different colors evoke different feelings. Red can make a person feel warm, whereas blue does just the opposite.
Of …
Thank You Letters
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According to a recent survey, less than 20% of applicants write a thank you note after an interview. Of the recruiters surveyed, 94% said that a thank you letter would increase the applicant’s chances of getting the job, or at least help him/her stay in the running, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Fifteen minutes of your time and a first class postage stamp are very inexpensive investments in your career!
Thank you letters simply thank the interviewer for his or her time and reiterate some of the important …
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