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Generally speaking, transferable skills are skills that can be used across different work settings.  For example, identifying problems, attention to detail, and meeting deadlines, would all be transferable skills.  You have been gathering these skills, and many others and using them interchangeably in both your medical and school placements. 

Last week we talked about the steps to take to make sure that potential employers who are checking you out receive a positive image of you. This week we want to go over some of the ways you can actively conduct a job search using social media.

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THINGS TO CONSIDER ADJUSTING WHEN THE JOB SEARCH JUST ISN'T GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN.

You've set your goals and established your priorities but the perfect job isn't forthcoming. None of your friends know of companies hiring and no suitable jobs are listed on internet job sites. Your phone is ringing off the hook and your email box is full of messages from recruiters with jobs you don't want in locations you don't want. Now what?

Include the essential information schools are looking for in your school-based resume.

Every year graduate SLP students are in the final stages of completing their degree, updating their resume, and starting their job search. As you fine-tune the school externship section of your resume, think about viewing your resume through the lens of the school district employer. For example, many interviews for school SLP positions are with a Special Education Director or other administrator and may or may not include an SLP. The administrator will be looking for special education and school-based terminology and buzz words beyond speech and language theory, therapy techniques, and intervention strategies.

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Follow our easy steps to a stress-free job search! Set your priorities before you send out your resume to get the job you want.

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