Dear graduate, you are on the threshold of the job market, needing to employ everything you have learned during your studies and training. To help you in this process and answer the crucial question of what you need to enter the job market, the website (Mehani Online) offers a set of tools and information through this section.

Firstly: Prepare Yourself to Enter the Job Market

Utilize the website of the Vocational Education and Training Portal in Palestine - Mehani Online, which will assist you in:

1. Planning your professional future: Planning is the first step to reaching your goal. Without planning, our steps remain scattered, and our efforts are unfocused. Planning helps identify priorities, set a complete program, and establish a work plan to refer to in all stages. Click on "Career Planning" to start.
2. Preparing your resume: The curriculum vitae is no longer exclusive to academic graduates. Professionals also need a well-prepared resume that aligns with their specializations, showcasing skills, expertise with machines, and other crucial sections. Click on "Resume" to get a suitable CV for vocational education and training graduates.
3. Preparing for job interviews: This section provides everything you need for direct job interviews, job searching, phone interviews, and invaluable tips on what to do and what not to do during interviews. Click on "Job Interviews" to access helpful information.
4. Preparing for online job interviews through social media: With social media being integral to various aspects of life, this includes conducting job interviews through these platforms. Learn how to prepare for such interviews by clicking on "Online Interviews."
5. Understanding the skills and specifications required in the job market: Market entry requires possessing professional and technical skills, but employers also seek individuals with personal qualities that align with professional ethics. This section outlines the skills needed in the job market, including professional, technological, and personal skills.

Secondly: Begin Your Job Search

After graduating from vocational training, your primary task is to search for employment and find a suitable place for yourself in the job market. This section will help you perform this task correctly through the available search tools on the website, providing the knowledge needed to secure a fitting job.

1. Familiarize yourself with job search skills: This part guides you on how to search for a job using traditional methods or through social media channels. Click on "Job Search Skills" for more details.
2. Search for job opportunities through:
   • Labor offices in your area or by registering your job search electronically at http://www.labour.mol.pna.ps/.
   • Visiting the training site where you trained before graduation and inquiring about vacancies.
   • Visiting different workplaces prepared with your resume for potential job interviews.
   • Utilizing social media platforms, including Mehani Online - Jobbs website and other links displaying job opportunities.
3. Learn methods for job hunting: During your job search, you may encounter positions requiring additional skills, new departments, or the introduction of new technologies that can enhance the employer's income. Learn how to deal with these situations and turn them into opportunities for entering the job market or securing a job by clicking on "Opportunity Hunting."

Thirdly: Retaining Employment and Advancing in it:

1. Professional Excellence in the Technological Field:
   • Excel professionally in the technological field by consistently following technological advancements. You can watch videos illustrating some techniques in your profession, and additional content may be available on YouTube.
2. Continuous Self-Evaluation and Future Planning:
   • Continuously assess yourself and plan for the future by taking work values and occupational knowledge tests. Engage in continuous self-development through occupational awareness tests.
3. Skills Enabling Success in Your Professional Life:
   1. Develop the skills needed by the job market, including professional, technological, and personal skills.
   2. Seek the necessary training to stay informed about new developments. Explore e-learning platforms and enroll in distance courses.
   3. Explore websites related to your profession.

Fourthly: Entrepreneurship and Starting a Private Project: Graduates of vocational education and training stand out due to their high ability to initiate their own projects. The nature of the professions they study and the specialties they train in facilitate this task. However, individuals aspiring to start their own projects should possess specific qualities and acquire necessary skills for project success. Conditions for project success are outlined here, and your entrepreneurial skills, honed during training at the vocational education and training institution, can contribute to your success.

Key Features of Entrepreneurship:

• Leverage entrepreneurial skills developed during vocational training.
• Benefit from websites that support graduates in launching their own businesses.

Important Links for Graduates:

1. Palestinian Labor Law: Familiarize yourself with the labor law to understand your rights and duties at your workplace.
2. Ministry of Labor Offices: The Ministry of Labor regulates the job market and provides services to citizens through its offices in each province.
3. Safety and Industrial Security Conditions at Work: Understand safety and industrial security conditions in the workplace for their effective implementation.
4. Success Stories of Vocational Education and Training Graduates: Explore success stories of students and graduates from vocational institutions for inspiration and insights.
5. Occupational Safety and Health: Access information on occupational safety and health in the job market and apply it in your work.