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THE JOB SEARCH continued
“Your goal is to identify and isolate all of your skills, as they relate to your current career goals, and then present them in a manner (e.g., format, wording, style) that a civilian employer can under- stand. O en, when all of your skills, quali cations and experience are embedded within your “military career,” it becomes di cult for an employer to appreciate them. Your challenge, therefore, is to prominently display those skills without focusing on your record of military service.”
help you decide what kinds of jobs and careers you want to explore
Work Importance Locator
e Work Importance Locator asks you to rank di erent aspects of work that represent six important work values is assessment helps you learn more about your work val-
ues and determine what is important to you in a job
ese are just two of many tools available to assist in your career exploration as you enter the civilian workforce e NM Workforce Connection website has career tips, other options for researching your skills and matching them to civilian occupations, and many options to research the labor market and speci c jobs To navigate to these two tools in the NM Workforce Connection website, rst sign into the website Select the “Career Services” tab under the le -hand navigation menu Select the “Career Explorer” link and then select the “Match Your Interests and Work Values” link to be
directed to both tools
Step 2:
Finding the Ideal Job
Once you have a better idea of the occupations you are interested in and that match your experience and train- ing, it’s time to start looking for job openings ere is a wide variety of online resources for job postings NMDWS has a job search engine that eliminates the need for you to visit every job hunting website out there. rough the NM Workforce Connection website, you can search for jobs in New Mexico What may be the best part about the NM Workforce Connection job search engine is that it “spiders” to almost every other search engine website, including Monster, Indeed, USAJobs, and CareerBuilder ere are many options to set parameters for your job search from location to wage to experience level What this means is that you can nd job openings from all of these sites in one location And, because you already have created your free account through
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the system, it makes it even easier to track the job openings you’re interested in and those for which you’ve applied Plus, all of the other tools mentioned in this article are located on the site for you to utilize through your job search process Log in to www jobs state nm us to begin your job search now
Step 3:
Preparing Your Resume
One-on-one personal interaction with a potential employer is the best bet to making a good impression and receiving a job o er In today’s technology-based world, where it seems like everything is done electronically, one-on-one networking is not as common and is not an open avenue for many job seekers Your rst opportunity to sell your abilities, experience, and potential is typically through your resume is is a tool that you should always have prepared for a potential opportunity e key goal of your resume is to motivate
WorkKeys: An Assessment of Workforce Readiness
WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system that the NM Workforce Connection utilizes to help employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce. For the job seeker, WorkKeys is an important rst step to prepare for your career. By taking the WorkKeys assessments, you can compare your skills
to the skills jobs require. Test questions are based on situations in the everyday work world. Good WorkKeys scores can be a marketing tool when you apply for jobs as you show employers you have the skills they are looking for. Some employers even use the assessment as part of their hiring process.