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8979W Jobseeking Skills 
Module Purpose
The module is about evaluating your skills and interests and updating
the skills you need to find volunteer or paid work.
How to use these Resources
Each section provides an activity to lead you to some key sites, some
background reading and some additional sites to explore if you choose.
These resources will help you to:
find a volunteer or paid job of the type you are interested in
prepare a resume and covering letter and
prepare for a job interview.
You may also choose to post your resume online and apply for jobs.
Contents
- Evaluating Your Skills and Interests
- Career Descriptions
- Job Trends and Salary Surveys
- Volunteering and Work Experience
- Job Search Sites
- Writing a Resume and Covering Letter
- Posting Your Resume Online
- Tapping the Hidden Job Market
- Interview Tips
- Taking a Virtual Job Interview
- Other Useful Websites
1. Evaluating
Your Skills and Interests
Activity
Complete the
Career Interests Game to determine your career type. Read about your
career type and select two or three job descriptions that interest you.
Complete the
UTS Skills inventory.
Background reading
A
Guide to Informed Career Choice
The
Top 20 Skills
Other useful websites
The Genie
Personnel Officer
Motivational Appraisal of Personal
Potential
The Career Key
The Keirsey
Temperament Sorter
Discover Your Type
Quiz
2. Career Descriptions
Activity
Visit the Australian Government's
Job Guide 2004 and investigate
jobs that interest you.
Background reading
Career
Moves - Case Studies
About.com - Career
Planning
Other useful websites
Career
Profiles
3. Job
Trends and Salary Surveys
Activity
Investigate prospects for jobs that interest you at the
Job Outlook website.
You might also like to check
Skills shortages.
Background reading
Where
the Jobs Are
The
Future of Work
Other useful websites
Australian
Job Search - Skills Shortages
WageNet
Hays Personnel
Services - Salary Check
4.
Volunteering and Work Experience
Activity
Locate a volunteer position that could enable you to develop your skills,
gain current work experience and a recent reference at
Seek Volunteer.
Background reading
Work
Your Way into a Job
Other useful websites
Australian VolunteerSearch
GoVolunteer
Work for the
Dole Programme
5.
Job Search Sites
Activity
Use one of the following job search sites to find details
of a paid job you would like to apply for:
Australian JobSearch (Government
Job Board)
Seek
Monster
My Career
CareerOne
Getajob
Jobnet - I.T. Jobs
Australian Defence Jobs
Government Careers Page
Background reading
About.com
- Job Searching
Other useful websites
The Jobhunter's Bible
Careerhunters.com
6.
Writing a Resume and Covering Letter
Activity
Use any of the following sites to prepare a resume and
covering letter:
MonsterTRAK
- Designing Your Resume
Australian Government's
Future
Directions Resume Centre
Jobstar Resumes
& Covering Letters
CareerLab - 200 Free Covering
Letters
Freespirit Guide to Australian Resumes
Background reading
Winning
resumes
University of Queensland Students Union resume site
Australian
Careers Directory - Resume & Letter Writing
Other useful websites
JobWeb
- Sample Resumes, Covering Letters & Thank You Letters
University of NSW Resume Resources
7.
Posting Your Resume Online
All the job search sites allow you to create an online resume which is
made available to the employers who advertise job positions with them.
Also, some employers will email you with suitable job vacancies if your
register your resume with them.
Australian JobSearch
(Government Job Board)
Seek
My Career
Jobnet - IT Jobs
Australian Defence Jobs
Government Careers Page
Activity
Read
Before
you Post, Think and
Staying Cyber-safe
and then decide if posting an online resume is something
you want to do.
If the answer is "Yes", register with one of job search sites.
You will need to an email address to get
replies. If you don't have one you can set one up at
mail.yahoo.com or
www.hotmail.com.
8.
Tapping the Hidden Job Market
Activity
Go to
JobStar - Hidden Job
Market and complete the e
Quiz:
Is the Hidden Job Market Going to Work for Me? Then decide on three
things you could do to tap the hidden job market.
Background reading
Exploring
the Hidden Job Market
Other useful websites
Tap
the Hidden Job Market Using Your Computer and the Internet
9.
Interview Tips
Activity
Go to
Tough Interview
Questions and Answers and
Interview
questions and prepare your own answers to ten challenging interview
questions.
Other useful websites
Monster.com
Interview Quick Tips
Ace the Interview
Gisleson Writing
Services Interviewing Tips
Sample Interview Questions
10.
Taking a Virtual Job Interview
Activity
Go to Monster Interview Centre
or Seek - Virtual Interviewer
and take a virtual job interview and get feedback on how you went.
11. Other
Useful Websites
General Jobseeker's Sites
myfuture
Job Seeker's
Workshop
The Riley Guide
Government Assistance
Career
Information Centre Outlets
New Apprenticeships
Further Training
NSW
TAFE Courses: Browse by Career - see bottom section of screen
NSW
TAFE Traineeship Courses
Last updated:
23 August, 2006
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