VGCC Library Services: ACA 115: Career Goal Presentation Project: Job Searching

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Learn more about some of the different "soft skills" that are often required in a job or career.

10 Unique Soft Skills Employers Desire in New Hires
An article from Entrepreneur magazine about the soft skills employers are most interested in.
Doing The Job: Basic Job Skills (Films on Demand)
This video from Films on Demand looks at a wide variety of skills needed in a job, including many soft skills.
Hard Facts on Soft Skills
An article from the journal Quality Progress examining what soft skills are, how important they are to employers, and some of the skills that are most important in technical and engineering fields.
Hone the Top 5 Soft Skills Every College Student Needs
Lists and explains some of the soft skills that everyone needs to succeed in school and work.
Soft Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success
A series of short videos that explain and demonstrate "soft skills" that are important for job and career success.

Job postings or ads usually follow a particular format. Here are some tips on how to find and read job postings.

Best Job Search Sites
U.S. News lists 10 different kinds of websites to look for job postings.
Dissecting the Job Posting
Learn how to read and decipher the different sections of a job posting.
Reading & Using Job Ads
From Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL), this tutorial goes through the parts of job posting, what each section relates to, and what some of the common terms mean.

Search for job postings on the sites below.

Career Builder
A well-known national job-search website.
Indeed.com
A job search aggregator that searches many different job boards and sites.
Monster.com
One of the best-known job search websites out there. Search for employment in the U.S. and internationally.
NC Works Online
Look for jobs open in North Carolina.
USAJobs.gov
The employment site for jobs with the U.S. federal government.
Work for NC
Search here for jobs with the state government of North Carolina.