1. Looking for that Job? Your Job Search Strategy! What is the condition of the economy? Where do I get help? Michigan Tech Career Services

3. New jobs being created

4. Corporate profits are climbing

5. Unemployment rate is dropping

6. A push to increase mining

8. Heavy equipment/construction

9. Healthcare

10. Defense

11. Agriculture and food processing

12. Consulting Services

13. Utilities

14. Financial planning

15. Gas & Oil

17. Liberal Arts – Management, Communications, Training, Research, PR

19. Psychology – Management, Training, PR, Teaching

21. Finance

22. I.T. related (CS, Software, MIS, CNSA, etc.)

23. Engineering

24. Supply Chain

25. Nursing

26. Health Tech

28. Less competition from Baby Boomers and experienced people

29. Recruiting on campus increasing

30. Salaries are increasing

31. Smaller retirement and medical benefit packages

33. DIRECTED

35. Choose your elective classes wisely – those that will help you develop skills needed in the job market

36. Polish your resume and cover letter

37. Practice your interviewing skills

38. Meet with a Career Advisor

39. Visit www.career.mtu.edu and NACElink often

41. Small, Medium & Large

44. Monitor job postings in NACElink

45. Monitor which companies that consistently come to campus to recruit (Career Services website)

46. Monitor other job posting systems

47. Attend other job fairs

48. Virtual job fairs

49. Company web sites and job fairs

51. Search engines

52. Take an internship

53. Volunteer

54. Start at a lower position and work your way up

55. Contract agencies

56. Head Hunters

57. Temp Agencies

61. Business

62. History of hiring MTU students

64. Be prepared to ask pointed, informed, intelligent questions about the company

65. Also, ask your interviewee about his/her career path and what advice they can offer you

67. Universe.jobs

68. Monster

69. Career Builder

70. Jobcentral

71. USA Jobs

72. Dept. of Defense

73. Google

74. Yahoo

76. Hoovers

77. LinkedIn

78. Twitter

79. Manta.com

80. Jobbait.com

81. Temp Agencies – Kelly Services

82. *HuskyLink*

84. Seize the moment

85. Read the news

86. Research emerging technologies/trends

87. Join professional organizations/read their journals

88. Attend conferences

89. Stay positive

91. Check out Career Builder Chamber of Commerce

92. Use regional search sites:

93. Universe.jobs

94. NACElink

95. Jobcentral

96. Yahoo

98. Graduate school

99. Military (Officer Candidate School)

100. Peace Corps