READING 1 Finding a Job

Job seekers attend the Big East Career Fair at Madison Square Garden in New York, U.S. The fair is for students and alumni from ten specific schools on the east coast.

FINDING a JOB

Read the following article. Pay special attention to the words in bold. 10.1

Finding a job in the United States takes time and effort. Here are some tips1 to help you:

• Write a good résumé. Include only relevant2 experience. Describe your accomplishments3. Avoid including unnecessary information. Consider asking a friend to read your résumé to check it for grammar and spelling mistakes.

• Find out about available jobs. One way is by looking on the Internet. Another way is by networking. Networking means exchanging information with anyone you know who might know of a job. These people might be able to give you insider information about a company, such as who is in charge of hiring and what it is like to work at their company.

You can find out about a job before it is even advertised. The Wall Street Journal reports that 94 percent of people who succeed in finding a job say that networking was a big help.

• Practice before you go for an interview. The more prepared you are, the more relaxed you will feel and the more you will convey4 confidence. If you are worried about saying or doing the wrong thing, practice will help.

• Learn something about the company by going to the company’s website.

• Arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your interview. Feeling relaxed is important. Arriving on time or just a few minutes before the interview doesn’t give you time to relax.

1 tip: useful information 2 relevant: closely connected 3 accomplishment: a difficult thing done well 4 to convey: to communicate