Study the ways of finding a job and discuss them in pairs or in small groups

Job Hunting

Employment agencies: The different types of employment agencies including search firms, executive search firms, contingency agencies, and retained search firms.

Job search engines: Use a job search engine to search all the top job sites, company sites, and online newspapers. There are a lot of websites, such as www.jobs.ua, www.work.ua, www.totaljobs.com.

Ads: Local and regional employers don't always post on the major jobs sites. Instead, they will advertise in their local newsletter to avoid being overwhelmed with applicants and, in many cases, because they are not interested in paying relocation costs.

Job fair is a fair or exposition for employers, recruiters and schools to meet with prospective job seekers. Expos usually include company or organization tables or booths where resumes can be collected and business cards can be exchanged.

Network is the practice of meeting other people involved in the same kind of work, sharing information, supporting each other. Career networking should become a part of your daily work and career-related endeavors. Your career network should be in place for when you need it, both for job searching and for moving along the career ladder. Since you never know when you might need it, it makes sense to have an active career network, even if you don't need it today.

2) Answer the questions:

1. What other ways of getting a job can you name?

2. What are advantages and disadvantages of each way?

3. What way would you choose if you needed to find a job? Why? Explain your point of view.

4. What way is the most difficult to follow?

Task 4. Read and discuss the perspectives of careers in IT:

How to Find IT Jobs

IT professional is one of the hottest majors on college campuses today. The allure of high starting salaries and being in demand among employers is great. They are sought after in today's job market. This demand is fueled by the continuing development of and reliance on increasingly complicated forms of technology in society. For those with a degree in this area, it isn't hard to find IT jobs.

Things you'll need:

1. Attend job fairs. If you are a student, the computer sciences department at your university will almost certainly hold one or more job fairs each year. These fairs are excellent opportunities to find out what companies are hiring, what your job would involve and any special qualifications you might need. You can also talk to the people who will do the hiring, which gives you the chance to impress them in person.

2. Get an internship. Internships in computer sciences provide invaluable experience that you can use when you start your career. Internships also allow you to make personal contacts in the field and to establish relationships at the firm where you are interning. You can use these contacts and relationships to secure a job for yourself after graduation. In fact, many companies hire their interns outright after those interns graduate.

3. Network with IT professionals. Join local professional groups and attend their meetings. This gives you the opportunity to meet others who are working in the field. These personal contacts can lead to job offers down the road.

4. Look in the classified ads of the newspaper in the town in which you want to work. Usually firms do place want ads, just like other companies. The job you want may be listed today. If it's not, keep looking until you see something that appeals to you. New jobs open up every day in this country.