Networking and Job Search
We use Networking to inform our friends, family,
acquaintances, and others that we are looking for employment in a certain
field. Because many jobs are never
advertised, it is to your advantage to make it known to everyone that you are
actively seeking employment. The
following steps will help you use the MCIS site to gain insight on the art of
Networking.
You should be logged
into the MCIS home page before you begin this exercise.
Your screen will look
something like this:
Don’t forget
to sign into your Portfolio!
1. Click on Job
Search in the upper left hand corner.
2. Click on 
Step 5 - Locate Job Leads.
3. Click Identify
Your Job Market and discover how to create a list of Job Leads.
4. Click Job
Search Index to return to the Locate Job Leads Menu.
5. Click Networks
and Other Job Source Leads to explore Who is Your Network, Networking goals, Questions to Ask,
People or Agencies with Access to Jobs, Network or Public Sources, Schools, and
Service Groups.
6. Click Job
Search Index to return to the Job Leads Menu.
7. Click Search
for Job Leads on the Internet and read
through the following topics:
Overview
Searching
the Internet
Pros
Cons
Posting
your resume on the Internet
Helpful
web sites
8.
Click 
Home
to return to your Portfolio Main Menu.
8. When finished, list five things that
you plan to do in the next two weeks to get the word out that you are looking
for employment and explore employment opportunities. Include making an appointment with a local
employer for an Informational Interview.
Take the list of Questions to Ask with you.
As part of
your networking efforts, you need to target key people and places as resources
for job leads. Among these key resources
are:
Your local job service and
other job placement agencies
Family members
Friends and acquaintances
Bulletin boards in private
and public institutions
Newspaper Ads
Job-locater internet sites (i.e.
www.billingsgazette.com and http://jsd.dli.state.mt.us/local/billings/)
Temporary Employment Agencies
Local companies that you
contact about job openings
Montana
Career Information Systems