Title: Identify sources of employment information.
Course: Principles of Business and Marketing (12051-36) > Section: Developing Employability Skills

Identification should include the following sources:

- Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers
- Government employment offices
- School counselors
- Private employment agencies, including temp agencies
- Newspapers
- Businesses, including current and former employees
- Networking
- Online job-search sites
- Job fairs
- Professional organizations

Identification should also include work permit requirements for specific entry-level jobs located.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What resources are available for identifying current job opportunities in business? In marketing?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of each resource?
- What basic requirements are common to many entry-level jobs in business? In marketing?
- Why might stated entry-level job requirements for the same job title vary from one company to another?
- What resources are available for finding information on equal access to employment?
- How can a person use existing job leads to produce new ones?
- Why is it important to keep track of leads?
- How can the marketing concept be used effectively during a job search?
- How can networking help one find a job?
- When dealing with an ever-increasing number of online job posting websites, how can the legitimacy of a job posting be determined?
- How can a job seeker protect sensitive personal information from fake job postings, social media sites, and job boards (phishing/spoofing)?