AFTER: THE. graduation party is ‘over, it is time: for grads
to-start the mundane task of Plotting. a career and fi nding a

job
ob requires. certain.

“employers: ask ‘people te help you,

equires the. :use a job placement service, check

bility‘to market j your job skills ef-

eer ‘development ‘and.

: placement ce Te expert.
Finding’ a job. requires a ‘plann-
“You ‘must
now - how ‘to. sell your. skills and :
abilities in’ the labor. market: It is
important to get your-act: together »
efore ‘you make, the: ‘first contact,

‘someone‘doing’a job.in uiich ee
interes kes ;

_ STATIONERY.

the help, wanted advertisements’ in
the* ‘newspaper; use ‘a. directory of
‘employer namés to contact, them,
rublicize your: ‘availability: with an
advertisement in’a newspaper and
'go to where employers gather. :
While. Bucher says the keystone of
.job hunting skills is assertiveness
or’“‘asking for. what. you’ want
‘while representing the rights of
_others,”? he’ outlines seven traits a

‘college placement. council views as

upon’ an. splat to assess what.

duct a “realistic self-evaluation of:
capabilities and goals. -

® Goal achievernenr, the ability :
to set and obtain specific goals.

'' © Interpersonal skills, the ability

to encourage members of a group
to get the job done and get along :

_ with people. -

® Leadership, as not merely tell- :
ing people what.to do, but having ~
them want to do it.-- ; “

© Self- knowledge, an important :
first step in-relating to others;. the

. ability t to see yourself as others see.

you.

assurance. -

ye rchiiceace. ‘here, ”: : - meaning :

having’ a: quick. mind, catching’ on
”. to. procedures. and generating - new
ideas and concepts.