{"id":300,"date":"2025-09-15T13:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/12-6-job-search-techniques\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:19:46","slug":"12-6-job-search-techniques","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/12-6-job-search-techniques\/","title":{"raw":"12.6 Job Search Techniques","rendered":"12.6 Job Search Techniques"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"12.6-job-search-techniques\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Develop friendly relationships with peers in classes to obtain information related to job opportunities.<\/li>\n \t<li>Ask your instructors and program coordinators for advice.<\/li>\n \t<li>Attend industry conferences and network with participants.<\/li>\n \t<li>Go to career fairs and sign up for interviews with visiting recruiters.<\/li>\n \t<li>Visit company websites of organizations you are truly interested in to seek job postings.<\/li>\n \t<li>Create a LinkedIn profile to network and look for career opportunities.<\/li>\n \t<li>Use professional job sites such as Indeed and Monster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">This section is adapted from <a class=\"rId26\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/communicationatwork\/chapter\/9-1-the-job-search\/\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">The Job Search<\/span><\/a> in <a class=\"rId27\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/communicationatwork\/\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">Communication at Work \u2013 Simple Book Publishing<\/span><\/a> (2nd Ed.) 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