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Prospective Employer Research<br />Tips<br />CONCEPT & PRESENTATION BY<br />SHRAVAN SHETTY<br />CAREER ANALYST|EXECUTIVE COACH<br />

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PERT <br />2<br />Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />

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Why do COMPANY RESEARCH?<br />3<br />

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Organization Lifecycles<br /><ul><li>Start Up

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Growth

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Retrenchment

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Diversification

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Decline</li></ul>Lifecycles & You<br /><ul><li>All companies go through similar life cycles

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Establishing where your potential employer is in the lifecycle

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Decide whether this is the kind of company that you want to work with</li></ul>IDENTIFYING WHERE A COMPANY IS IN ITS LIFECYCLE CAN HELP YOU DECIDE WHETHER IT’s A GOOD MATCH FOR YOU<br />4<br /> Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />

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COMPANY WEBSITE<br />MARKET POSITION<br />YOU need to know whether you are applying to a<br /><ul><li>Top Local Company

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Multinational Company

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Anything in between</li></ul>This information can help YOU<br /><ul><li> Formulate Questions

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Pinpoint the direction in which the organization is going</li></ul>5<br /> Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />

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COMPANY WEBSITE (Contd..)<br />WHO’S WHO<br /><ul><li>A major play list its CEO,directors, and other chief officers, with their areas of expertise and interest

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You might also find keynote speeches they have made recently, together with press releases.</li></ul> This can give an insight into company dynamics<br /><ul><li>How many of the most important people are from an academic or technical background ?</li></ul>This type of information will help you to assess your fit.<br />6<br /> Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />

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COMPANY WEBSITE (Contd..)<br /><ul><li>VACANCIES : Is it indicative of High turnover /Rapid expansion ?

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES : Your understanding of what all the areas of the company are involved with can only help you at the interview ?

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COMPANY REPORT/SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION : This can give you a good handle on turnover, profitability, year on year growth and other issues in helping you know the company better

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ETHICS : Show company’s commitment to simply making profit or doing something more and giving back to the society.

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EMPLOYEE EVENTS : This sort of information lest you know that employees /families are important too and gives you an idea whether your social life will be geared around your colleagues too.</li></ul>7<br />Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />

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Company Report<br />A report will give you information on the following factors<br /><ul><li>Key achievements of the past year

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Market share & sector share

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Profitability of different groups

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New products & services

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Strategy</li></ul>Two areas –Additional information<br /><ul><li>“Investment in people” or “Training & development” –indicates company values its employees and actively supports training

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Second area is the “world view”</li></ul> Does the company take its environmental or humanitarian responsibilities seriously?<br /> Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />8<br />

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Researching the Marketplace<br />Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />9<br />

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Researching the Marketplace (Contd..)<br />Thursday, October 14, 2010<br />GBR Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />10<br />

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Researching the Marketplace (Contd..)<br /> Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />12<br />

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THANK YOU<br />Prospective Employer Research Tips<br />13<br />CONCEPT & PRESENTATION BY<br />SHRAVAN SHETTY<br />CAREER ANALYST|EXECUTIVE COACH<br />