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10 tips on starting your job search successfully....I'll be sharing
these and more on the CBS Morning Show in Jan 5th....2010
Below are some tips BEFORE you actively begin your search. These will
help you be better planned, organized and ready to WIN! I'll be sharing
these and more on CBS Morning Show on Jan. 5th.....
Click
here
for video
Click here
for handout
10. Know what makes you “YOU”….Take a career assessment—we have
"Focus" and "Strong"-there
are also many online-click
here to view them….(Also think about your 30 second “elevator
pitch”—what sets you apart from the rest and exactly what you are
looking for)
9. Prepare Your Resume (Assume you are the employer, what would
you want the resume to say?)
-Walk-in day every Thursday
-Make an appointment with us-click
here or call 410-543-6075
-Click
here for resume website
-Take one of the books
8. Order personal business cards…They’re free (Vistaprint and
many others)!
-VistaPrint
-Overnight
Prints
-Moo
-FreeBusinessCards.com
7. Get your references together….Contact your former employer(s)
and ask them for a written reference on their letterhead (…”We will miss
Bob as he was one of our top salesman generating over $1,000,000 in his
department….”)
-Click
here for information about references
-Click
here for the Riley Guide
6. Make a list Search Firms in your discipline(s) that you will
contact.
-Click
here for a search firm directory
5. List 3-5 of your mentors. Individuals you
respect, admire
-Click
here for the Mentor Network
4. Call your mentors and set up time to meet or talk. List 3-5
questions you would like answered (“What would you suggest I do?....What
would your process be?...Who else would you contact?...Who are your
mentors?....Could I speak w/ them?”)
-Click
here for questions
3.
Organize your Networking Plan….List “Who you know, who they know and
who else would you like to know”…Join social networking groups, list 3-5
associations to join. Joining associations (preferably in your
profession) and becoming active in them can produce outstanding
results….and in a shorter timeframe.
-Click
here for networking information
2. PREPARE TO MAKE AND TRACK YOUR CALLS! "Send Yourself- Not the
resume…." Hourly, daily, weekly plan, Set goals, office organized, Have a
system to track activity and Follow-up!
 1.
GET MENTALLY PREPARED for the “process”….Finding the job you want
and getting offers is a numbers game! The sooner you realize this, the
less likely you are to become dejected. You will fail more than you
succeed—but you only need to succeed once (getting and accepting an
offer). A “hall of fame” baseball player who has a batting average of
300, fails seven out of ten times! Remember, there is no one else like
YOU….ANYWHERE! Your talents are unique to YOU.
Bill Lins
Co-Founder of Jobs 4 Grads Now
Charlie's Top 10 List for Finding a Job
10. Focus Your Job Search
Use the job search engines to find jobs by using
keywords that match your interests and the
location where you want to work. Narrowing your
search criteria will help you focus your job
search and will give you more relevant job
listings to review and less non-relevant job
listings to weed through.
-Click
here to view our interest inventories.
9. Build Your Brand
Create profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, and
Twitter. A strong personal brand that portrays
you in a professional light will provide
recruiters, employers, and contacts with a
strong positive impression of you as a candidate
they should be interested in.
 8.
Connect With Your Contacts
Now that you've created profiles on networking
sites, use them. Connect with everyone you know,
because you never know which contact may be able
to help you with your job search or put you in
touch with someone who can.
7. Use Job Search Tools
There are a variety of widgets, gadgets, and
tools that will help expedite your job search
and manage your career. Use them to organize
your job search and save valuable job searching
time.
-eRecruiting
-Websites
-Mentor Network
6. Create a List of Companies
Do you have a list of companies you would like
to work for? It's a good idea to research
company information and create a list of
companies to target in your job search. All the
information you need is available on the web,
and it's easy to find detailed information about
potential employers online.
-Click
here for "Job Fool"
5. Find Job Listings
Check job search engine sites, job banks,
company web sites, networking sites, niche job
sites, and sites listed by type of job. Consider
working with a recruiter to maximize your
opportunities. Click
here for job resources.
4. Target Your Resume and
Cover Letter
It's important to take the time to write
targeted resumes and
cover letters that
specifically link your qualifications to the
hiring criteria for the jobs you are applying
for. The hiring manager will be able to see, at
a glance, why, and how, you are qualified for
the job. You'll have a much better chance of
getting an interview than if you send a generic
letter and resume.
3. Ace the Interview
Research the company before you go for the
interview, dress appropriately, practice
answering and asking interview questions, and
make a concerted effort to impress the
interviewer with your skills, experience,
confidence, and expertise. Click
here for information.
2. Follow Up
It's important to
follow up after an interview
by thanking everyone you met with. Also
reiterate your interest in the position and
remind the hiring manager why you're an
excellent candidate for the job.
1. Accept (or Decline) a Job
Offer
When you receive a job offer, it's important to
take the time to carefully evaluate the offer so
you are making an educated decision to accept,
or to reject, the offer. You don't have to
accept a job just because it was offered to you,
but do carefully evaluate it and if you decline,
do so politely.
-Click
here for letters
10 Job-Search
Mistakes
of New College Grads
Yahoo! HotJobs04.06.2010
by Charles Purdy, Yahoo! HotJobs
Although this year’s college graduates are
facing a tough job market (and the smart ones
are facing it now, rather than waiting until
after graduation), they have an advantage over
other job seekers, according to Andy Chan, vice
president of career development at Wake Forest
University: they are among the age group most
likely to be hired in coming months.
“Organizations are very interested in hiring
young people because they have a lot of energy
and are willing to do whatever it takes to get
the job done,” Chan says.
But no matter how well-positioned these young
people are, they--and all job seekers--will have
a better chance of success if they avoid these
common job-hunting mistakes of new college
grads:
1. Not being proactive enough
Emily Bennington, the author of “Effective
Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move
Up at Your First Real Job,” says, “This isn’t
the time to sit back and be casual in your
approach. Create a hit list of five to ten
target companies, and really utilize your
network to locate an ‘in’ at each.”
2. Relying solely on the Internet
In a recent Yahoo! HotJobs poll, 57% of
respondents said networking was a factor in
landing their current or most recent job. Brad
Karsh, president of JobBound, says, “When
thousands of candidates are applying to the same
jobs online and posting their resume to the same
job boards, candidates need to stand out by
making connections and networking their way into
a company.” Job boards are an important tool,
but Karsh says new grads also need to focus
energy on networking.
3. Not creating wide networks
Career expert Liz Ryan agrees: “Use your
parents’, grandparents’, and friends’ networks
to help you in your post-graduation job search,”
she says. “Don’t be shy--reach out to any
long-ago Scoutmaster, choir director, or
babysitting or leaf-raking boss. ... There’s no
statute of limitations on networking.”
4. Not creating customized resumes
Ryan says, “Don’t send out any resumes that
simply list your courses, the degree you’ve
earned, and your part-time and summer jobs--use
this opportunity to make a stronger statement
about what you want to do with your adult life.”
And according to Jay Block, the author of “101
Best Ways to Land a Job in Troubled Times,”
younger job seekers often haven’t thought about
what they have to offer an employer (as opposed
to what they want to get from one). With this
mindset, they create resumes that are “boring
biographies” instead of effective marketing
tools.
5. Misusing the Internet
Tory Johnson, CEO of Women For Hire and the
author of “Fired to Hired,” says, “New grads
don’t use LinkedIn--it’s not sexy like Facebook
or Twitter. But it’s the best resource for
getting names and building a professional
identity. Don’t overlook it.”
6. Failing to follow up
Johnson says, “It’s not enough to send resumes
and pray the phone rings.” She cautions that job
seekers can’t expect a resume to be discovered
in that “big black online hole.” “Hustle to
follow up,” she says.
7. Setting expectations too high
Johnson says new graduates too often focus on
looking for the perfect job, instead of a first
job: “Especially in this economy, the first job
should be about finding a position where you’ll
learn a great deal, you’ll be super busy, and
you’ll be surrounded by lots of people.”
8. Appearing unprofessional
Make sure you’re ready for employers’ scrutiny,
says Tim McIntyre, president and CEO of The
Executive Search Group. That means you should
“sanitize your MySpace page--right now. It will
be checked,” he says. He notes that many college
students will need to change off-color voicemail
greetings. Ryan adds, “Don’t assume that
Facebook’s privacy settings will keep your
youthful antics away from curious eyes. Rid your
profile page of any photos of the ‘three Bs’
(beer, bongs, and bikinis).”
9. Not taking the job interview seriously
Even when you’re applying for an unpaid
internship, you need to adhere to common
standards of professionalism. McIntyre says
those standards include demonstrating you’ve
done your research on the company and dressing
appropriately. Block adds that new grads are
often unprepared for tough (but standard)
interview questions, such as “Where do you see
yourself in three years?” and “What are your
weaknesses?”
10. Not using the college’s career office
“A career office can help [students] identify
networking contacts, learn important job-search
skills, and significantly improve their resume
and cover letter,” says Wake Forest University’s
Chan. Ryan agrees, but adds that this is just a
first step. The career office’s job is to “to
prepare you for your job search, not to conduct
it for you,” she says. “Use LinkedIn, reach out
to everyone you can, and begin researching
employers who’d be likely targets for your
job-search.”
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