Evidence-Based Practices:
Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
Supported Employment
Workbook
Appendix D: Conducting Job Searches: Consumer Checklist
Identify Job Leads
____ Contact family and friends
____ Contact previous employers
____ Contact previous teachers
____ Visit community resource organizations
____ Department of Employment Security (also called Department of Employment and Training)
____ Libraries, universities
____ Use the Yellow pages telephone book
____ Attend job fairs
____ Locate openings on career-related web sites on the Internet
____ Read newspaper want ads and other sections of papers that advertise job openings
____ Contact employers for informational interviews
____ Use connections to talk to someone employed in the same field
Contact Employers
____ Ask to speak to the person who is responsible for hiring
____ Introduce yourself, state your interest in obtaining employment, and explain the reason why you have contacted this specific employment setting
____ Ask about steps for obtaining more information and advancing in the hiring process, e.g., fill out job application, set up a job interview
____ If there are no openings, inquire about other people and businesses to contact
____ Thank person for taking the time to talk with you about job opportunities
____ Keep a record of whom you have contacted, the date, and the outcome
Prepare for Job Interviews
____ Review common employer questions
____ Prepare responses to common employer questions
____ Develop questions to ask employer (e.g., What qualities are you looking for in the person you want to hire?)
____ Prepare statement about what you can offer in the position
____ Rehearse and role play job interviews
____ Contact previous employers for references
____ Secure two forms of identification (e.g., birth certificate, Social Security card, State ID card)
____ Fill out mock job application to have information ready
____ Pick out clothes to wear to the interview
____ Know the location of the interview
____ Plan transportation to the interview and time required to get there promptly, allowing time for unexpected delays
____ Prepare a list of questions that you want answered related to:
____ Job responsibilities
____ Work schedule
____ Supervision
____ Wages
____ Ask employer when a hiring decision will be made
____ Remember to thank employer at the end of the interview
____ Send brief thank you letter after the interview
____ Call employer to inquire about whether hiring decision has been made
____ If the position was filled, ask about other people and employers to contact
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