2. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE:
Re-Ignite Your Job Search
1. Provide a job search program appropriate for today’s
job market
2. Assist you in understanding, presenting & marketing
the “value” of your services to hiring managers &
organizations
3. Identify useful resources
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9. PROGRAM, PLAN or APPROACH…
“We simply executed a plan that we were trained to do!”
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10. THE VALUE OF A JOB SEARCH PROGRAM
JOB UNDER- JOB
EMPLOYED
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11. THE VALUE OF EVERY JOB SEARCH HOUR
$100 per hr ($800)
$200,000
$50 per hr ($400)
$100,000
$25 per hr ($200)
$50,000
$12.50 per hr ($100)
$25,000
L A B O R / J O B M A R K E T
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13. THE BACK-2-WORK JOB SEARCH PROGRAM
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Your Your Marketing Networking The
Services Marketing Material On-line & Interview
Materials Distribution In-person Process
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14. WHERE ARE YOU IN THE PROGRAM?
Are you
unfamiliar Are getting
Do you not You do not with social multiple
Are you are
get a find any job media & interviews
unclear on
response opportunities dread but no job
how to even
after you that you are starting offers or
start your
submit your a viable conversations immediately
search?
resume? candidate? with screened
unknown out?
people?
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16. WHAT IS VALUE?
“Value is that quality of anything which renders it
desirable or useful”
Monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade
The worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for
which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of
exchange
Equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.
Estimated or assigned worth; valuation
Denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp
Magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or
the like
Significance; favorable regard; merit, or importance
Consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or
importance
18 listed!
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17. ECONOMY DRIVES HIRING VALUE’S
Boom Economy Today’s Economy
1. Increase functionality & 1. Profitability!
features 2. Fiscal-based decisions
2. Increase capacity 3. Timeframe: Here & now
3. New equipment & systems 4. Operational focus
4. Strategic focus 5. Optimize existing systems
5. Look to future 6. Increase efficiency
6. Investment 7. Operate cheaper
7. Price 8. Consolidate
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18. ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS
Diagram your ability to positively impact an organization
Use a non-linear graphical layout to represent the range of
services you are capable of offering
Use the diagram to build an intuitive framework around
your core service
Turn a long list of skills into a framework for representing
your value so that it is clear, organized & memorable
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19. CREATING A VALUE STATEMENT
For the employer: For YOU:
1. What does this candidate 1. What sort of company /
bring to the table? environment do I thrive in?
2. Why should an employer 2. What role am I happiest
look at their resume? playing?
3. What differentiates this 3. What differentiates one
candidate from the employer from the next?
others?
4. What do I need from my
manager?
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21. YOUR MARKETING MATERIALS
Resume Cover letters
1. Myth vs. reality 1. Job specific
2. Objective 2. Prospecting for a role
3. Content 3. Professional 3rd party
4. Format recruiter (headhunter)
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22. A PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
“focus on getting people to understand their personal value
proposition - I don't think enough job seekers take the time
to know that, and I don't think enough professional resume
writers take the time to help them figure it out. The net
result is that a lot of people are resorting to questionable
tactics such as "dummying down" their resume instead of
"smartening up" their job search strategy.”
Resume Writer
“As a professional resume writer myself I'm amazed at what
people are using as their personal marketing documents.”
Resume Writer
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23. ATTENTION TO DETAIL
“The job search
process is simply a
LOT of simple
things, done well
over a long period
of time!”
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24. YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL: 101!
Check spelling & grammar: Configure word processor
or email system to automatically do this!
Avoid elaborate fonts & graphics
Send a copy to yourself & print it out for review
BEFORE sending!
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25. RESUME FORMAT
YOUR NAME YOUR NAME
Value Statement Professional
RESUME Experience
Professional
Experience
UDATE RESUME
Education/Training
Awards
Address Address
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26. RESUME FORMAT
Professional Experience
<Job Title> <From-To>
<Company Name>
Responsible for . . . .
Led . . . .
Managed . . . .
<Job Title> <From-To>
<Company Name>
Responsible for . . . .
Led . . . .
Managed . . . .
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27. YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL: 102!
Make sure dates on your resume do not overlap
Facts or Figures that can be supported & make sense
When emailing resume, DO NOT put "version #'s"
when saving the file
Be consistent using periods
Ensure ALL information on resume is consistent
LinkedIn or Job Board postings
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28. HOW EFFECTIVE IS YOUR RESUME?
Does your trusted friend have the ability
to answer these THREE questions:
1. What do I do?
2. Why am I a viable candidate for the
position?
3. How have other organizations benefited
from hiring me?
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30. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE JOB BOARDS?
2011: External Hires Referrals (28%)
Job Boards (20.1%)
Career Site (9.8%)
Recruiter Initiated (9.1%)
College (6.6%)
Rehires (4.3%)
Social Media (3.5%)
3rd Party (2.8%)
Print (2.2%)
Temp Contract-to-Hire (2.1%)
Career Fairs (1.9%)
Walk-ins (.08%)
Other (8.8%)
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32. ESTABLISHING VIABLE BUSINESS CONTACTS
What networking is & what it is not!
On-line:
Industry resources
Use social media to formally present your services
to hiring organizations
In-person:
Industry trade shows, seminars & conferences
Networking groups
Preparation is key
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33. LEVERAGE YOUR VALUE
Function as a consultant
Develop in-depth current knowledge of what’s
happening in your industry / specialty
How can revenues, costs & profits be affected?
Consider how your skills would enhance the
company’s ability to drive profits
Strongest value message requires wider
perspectives into the hiring company’s
organization
Focus on creating value & the OUTCOME of your
services!
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37. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE RESOURCES
General News Careers
www.cnn.com Industry specific
www.msnbc.msn.com Role specific
www.forbes.com
Technology Associations, Special
Industry specific Interest Groups etc
Role specific Best practices
Industry specific
Role specific
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38. PLANNING YOUR WEEK
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri
RESUME SEARCH
AM
UDATE RESUME
SBMIT
Lunch
PM
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40. PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW
The Industry & Market
Trends
Competitors
Current economic conditions
The Company & The Role
Financial results & the “media”!
Question/answer: Focus on the What? Why? How?
Your questions for the interviewer
Logistics
Where? When? With whom?
The interviewer: Their hopes, dreams & desires!
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41. THE INTERVIEW
Answering those “tough” questions
Focus on the services & value that you would bring
Have the interviewer picturing you doing the job
Keep the same level of enthusiasm throughout EVERY interview
Your questions
Are not a memory test!
Are adaptable based upon the new information you have picked
up during the interview
The close
What are the next steps? In what timeframe?
Clearly re-state your interest in the role & your enthusiasm
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42. POST-INTERVIEW FOLLOW-UP
1. What went well?
2. What did not go so well?
3. New things you learned about the company or
the role?
4. Were there any surprise questions?
5. What is required in order to be prepared for the
next step?
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43. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE:
Re-Ignite Your Job Search
1. Provide a job search program appropriate for today’s
job market
2. Assist you in understanding, presenting & marketing
the “value” of your services to hiring managers &
organizations
3. Identify useful resources
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45. NEXT STEPS: What are YOU
going to do differently?
1. Assess your efforts to date
2. Have a program, plan or approach
3. Get a “cheerleader” & allow time for what you
enjoy
4. Stick with it: Your resume indicates you have
been previously successful at doing this a LOT!
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