Researching employers, the job market, industries and occupations will help you:
- make a decision on a career direction;
- target your job search;
- create a list of potential organization to contact in your job search;
- write a good;
- target your resume;
- perform better during an interview.
How can you find out about an organizations, industry sectors, occupations, and local labour markets?
Prepare yourself to conduct some research or interviews:
- knowledgeable people - perhaps you know someone who works for the organization or the industry;
- organization's annual reports, newsletters, communications department or web site;
- your local Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade;
- news stories in the media about the organization or its industry;
- web sites about the organization's industry;
- professional or occupational associations;
- trade publications about that industry;
- Trade Unions.
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