Job Search Assistance

JVS Podcasts

If you can't make it to one of the hundreds of JVS workshops, JVS podcasts are a great way to get a quick dose of expert advice from our employment specialists.  Each of the 6-12 minute podcasts below focuses on a specific skill that will help you in your job search.
  • Job Seeker's Guide - Learn how to use JVS' new online tool, the Job Seekers Guide. Customized for the San Francisco Bay Area, this guide can help you at any point in your career transition from career assessments to goal setting and finding a job. View Video Podcast

  • Your 30-second pitch - Learn how to make a good first impression on anyone who might be able to help you reach your job goal. (Download PDF Worksheet)
     
  • Networking - Learn how to leverage your own connections to find the jobs that are never advertised. (Download PDF Materials)
     
  • Interviewing - Learn valuable tips on the the most effective way to present yourself in an interview situation (Download PDF Materials).
     
  • Job Goal Setting - Learn how to research and prepare for the job search to ensure that you stay focused on your long-term goals (Download PDF Materials).
     
  • Resumes - Learn the components of a resume, how to create compelling accomplishment statements, and how to optimize your resumes so that employers are more likely to read it. (Part 1)(Part 2)(Download PDF Materials)
     
  • LinkedIn - Learn how to get started job searching on LinkedIn, how to use your existing network of friends and colleagues to find a job, and how to leverage LinkedIn's relationship with Simply Hired to generate even more job leads. (Part 1)(Part 2)
Please let us know if these podcasts are helpful to you.  We'd love to hear your feedback!
 
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