Six-Month Job Search Timetable

• Figuring Out Your Focus
• Developing Your Job Hunting (AND Resume) Objective

• Targeting Appropriate Employers/Positions
• Preparing Your Resume(s)
• Coming Up With Your Cover Letter

• Deciding Your Resume Distribution Strategy
• Adding to Your List of Potential Employers
• Improving Your Interviewing And Salary Negotiation Skills
• Individually Typing/Printing Your Cover Letters and Distributing Resumes

• Continuing to Distribute Resumes
• Following Up By Phone
• Organizing For, Preparing For and Completing Interviews
• Sending Out Thank-You Letters to Interviewers
• Sending Out Follow-Up Materials to Interviewers as Necessary

• More of What You Did in Month 4
• Begin Weighing and Negotiating Job Offers

• More of What You Did in Months 4 & 5
• Weighing and Negotiating Job Offers
• Completing Acceptance Procedures
• Notifying All Interested Parties Regarding Your Job Decision