Job Search Steps of Workers and Employers

Put the following steps into the order you feel workers typically follow when searching for a job. When you’re finished, compare your order to the order that employers typically follow when seeking employees.

Steps that WORKERS follow when seeking employees.

• Newspaper Advertisement or Internet Posting
• Resumes in manager’s file - names of people who have contacted the manager recently about a job
• Promotion from within the company
• Human Resources Department - resumes on file
• Personnel Agency - resumes on file
• A referral from a friend or co-worker
• Someone known to the manager/supervisor

Steps that EMPLOYERS follow when seeking employees.

1. Promotion from within the company
2. Someone known to the manager/supervisor
3. A referral from a friend or co-worker
4. Resumes in manager’s file - names of people who have contacted the manager recently about a job
5. Human Resources Department - resumes on file
6. Personnel Agency - resumes on file
7. Newspaper Advertisement or Internet Posting