Creating Your N'E'O' Next Employment Opportunity

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Creating Your N.E.O. Next Employment Opportunity

•   I Need a Job! A Workshop for Finding Gods
  Plan for your Career
• Grace Church St. Louis
• 2009

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Video

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  related
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vpZxsxaFJ3YQ
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vHbJHkwHZCCM

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Objectives

• What is a Resume?
• Targeting Potential Employers
• Building an Impactful Resume
• Cover Letters DO make a Difference
• So do References!
• Networking/Marketing Your Skills in a Linked-In
  World!
• The New Job Hunttake it On-line

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What IS a Resume?

• Consider it a personal advertising copy
• GREAT resumes
• Advertise your accomplishments
• By clearly communicating what you have done in
  the past in order to
• By implication what youll be capable of doing
  in the future
• What are your strengths and how should you convey
  them?
• What are your weaknesses and how should those be
  dealt with?

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Evolution of the Resume 1999-2009

• 1999
• Job seekers did not trust to deliver a resume
  snail mail or fax was used
• Keywords were only used in the TOP keyword
  section
• Resume were stored by disks by job seekers
• Paper resumes were toted to interviews

• 2009
• Email is the name of the game have a
  professional e-mail address and file naming
  system
• Integrate keywords into the entire document for
  electronic searches
• Store your resume on a thumb drive
• Still bring a paper resume to in-person interviews

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What Am I Looking For in a Job?

• Maximize Applications Apply for the right jobs
  and ONLY the right job for you
• Exercise in the ideal job
• I Like to.
• I Dislike
• Self Assessment

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Four Quadrant Exercise

• LIKES

• DISLIKES

• Part of Job
• Not Part of Job

• Part of Job
• Not Part of Job

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What Do I Bring to the Table?

• Identifying my KSAs and conveying them in a
  written manner
• Identifying my weaknesses and how to improve upon
  them
• REMEMBER It isnt about just what you put in a
  resume, its what you leave out that really makes
  a resume.

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Build That Resume!

• Know your own Strengths, Knowledge and Abilities
• Be prepared to toot your own horn!
• Provide examples of specific actions you took
  which impacted costs, boosted sales, provided
  outstanding service, etc.

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Know Your llities

• Besides humilitythere are three important
  llities important to your candidature
• Capability identify additional skills beyond
  the job description
• Do Seek out opportunities to let your strengths
  shine
• Dont try to be all things to all people
• Credibility being consistent in your works
  makes you dependable and respected
• Do get others to validate your strengths think
  Linked In
• Dont bragdemonstrate your value
• Visibility be visible AND available
• Do Understand your target community
• Dont Friend everyone in Facebook

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Resume Types

• Skill Focused great for new entrants into the
  workforce and skill focused positions
• Executive/Managerial great for seasoned
  professionals with demonstrated work history of
  positively impacting an organizations bottom
  line!

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Skills Based Resume

• Name/contact information
• Professional Objective
• Highlights of Qualifications
• Relevant Professional Experience
• Employment History
• Education
• Miscellaneous

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Executive/Managerial Based Resume

• Name/contact information
• Marketing Statement
• Marketing Summary
• Professional Experience/Employment History
• Education
• Miscellaneous

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Cover Letters USE THEM to your advantage!

• Major common mistake Generic letters that are
  obviously so with ZERO modification
• TAKE the time to do it RIGHT. Customize,
  customize, customize!
• The hiring company tells you exactly what they
  want through the ad/job description
• Not as fast as the mass attach and send method,
  but can tell a recruiter quickly if you are a
  viable candidate!

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References Help or Hindrance?

• Unprepared references can unknowingly discredit
  your work on projects
• Lesson Dont assume anything
• The impression a reference leaves will be
  reflected upon you.
• Lesson Obtain written references and contact
  information
• If it is a legal issue, investigate legal avenues
• Lesson Use preventative medicine

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References Continued

• Make sure you review a few questions your
  references might want to know
• Salary
• Start and end dates
• Reason for leaving position
• Work ethic
• Communication skills
• Team focus
• Promotions
• Willingness to re-hire
• General strengths and weaknesses

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References Continued

• Silence and mere neutrality is NOT in your favor.
  
• Be Proactive when it comes to references!
• REMEMBER the OTHER reference The Internet

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Networking/Marketing Your Skills in a Linked-In
World

• Objectives
• What is it?
• Understanding Your Network
• Netiquette 101

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Seven Search Strategies 1-4

• Only works for small of job hunters
• Walking in (may work for hands-on jobs)
• Cold calling (most dont like doing this)
• Direct mail (may be considered junk mail)
• Completing applications (important in govt
  hiring or in conjunction with an interview,
  polite way to get rid of unwanted applicants)

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Seven Search Strategies 5-7

• Works for about 25 of job hunters
• Responding to job ads
• Using Staffing firms
• NETWORKING works for everyonedo your homework
  so you know how

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What IS Networking?

• networking net-wur-king
• noun 1. a supportive system of sharing
  information and services among individuals and
  groups having a common interest Working mothers
  in the community use networking to help
  themselves manage successfully.
• www.dictionary.com

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Networking is the Way to Go!

• Consistently cited as the 1 way to get a new job
• Typically referrals are the best source for
  employers
• Consider it a lifestyle - popular technique to
  broaden your thinking about your career and your
  life

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You Are Networking When You

• Volunteer
• Attend professional or trade association events
• Talk with other parents when attending your
  childs sporting/music events
• Participate with social clubs or church groups
• Talk with your neighbors
• Standing in line

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Got Network?

• What are ways to expand your network?

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Got Network?

• Build and expand your network by
• Professional Associations
• Friends, Family, Church Congregation
• Teachers/Professors
• Mentors
• Tip Even when you have a jobkeep on networking!

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Netiquette 101 Online Networking

• Be prepared to offer something of value to those
  who are taking time to help you.
• Informational Interviews.
• Keep your promises.
• Over deliver whenever you can
• Words we useelectronically

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Netiquette 101 Other Tips

• When online
• Look for FAQs for so you dont ask the same
  questions everyone has
• Listen patiently to the discussion groups you
  have joined and learn the tone, language and
  culture of the group
• Never post your resume to the list nor open ask
  if anyone can find a job unless the group is
  specifically set up for this kind of service

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Online Networking The Gigantic Spider Web of
Connectivity

• Social Networking Sites
• Linked-In
• www.networkingforprofessionals.com
• www.gonetworkstl.com
• Tip Recommend using a free personal email
  account for your networking and community
  discussion groups

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Online Sourcing in 2009

• Objectives
• Where to Find the jobs?
• Website Giants
• Niche Sites
• And more sites!

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Sourcing in 2009 Where to Find the Jobs?!

• Newspaper Ads not very informative
• Internet where the action is
• Large sites Monster, Indeed, Simply Hired
• Linked In, Facebook, Twitter similar social
  media
• Contacting Recruiters
• Keep abreast of local area companies/hometown
• Targeting companies you would like to work for
• Source through friends, family, co-workers,
  etc.!!

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Internet Sourcing in 2009

• Heavy Hitters (first two are my favorites!)
• Indeed.com
• Simplyhired.com
• Jobster.com
• SmallerYet Effective Sites
• Craigslist.org
• Jobfox.com
• Oodle.com

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Sample Niche Sites

• Latpro.com
• Vetjobs.com
• Idealist.org (NFP)
• Jobing.com (regional)
• Biospace.com/healthcareer.com (healthcare)
• Hcareers.com (Hospitality)
• Snagajob.com/employmentguide.com (non-corporate
  positions)
• mygreeneducation.com/green-job-boards
• Bluecollarjobs.com (part of beyond.com, another
  great resource!)

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Niche Sites Continued

• Krop.com/dice.com (creative/techies)
• Usajobs.gov (government)
• Theladders.com/6figurejobs.com (executive)
• Careerbank.com/efinancialcareers
• .com (finance)

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More than Monster!

• Career BuilderCareer JournalEmployment
  GuideExec SearchesFederal Job SearchHot
  JobsInsourcedJob Central
• Job HuntJob New USAJob PierJob Search

• Job Search USAJob StarJobs with
  JusticeMissouri Career SourceMRI NetworkSearch
  EaseSnag A JobSt. Louis' Best JobsSt. Louis
  JobsTrue Careers

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Additional Useful Social Networking Notes and
Sites

• Jibberjobber
• Blog posts
• SlideShare
• YouTube
• About.coms Salary Page
• Job Search Online Resources Guide
• Glassdoor.com
• Twitter
• JobVent.com

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A Few Last Suggestions

• Sign up for as many networking e-mails as
  possible.
• Make a list of target companies websites and
  sign up for job postings and e-mail alerts.
• Keep your resume updated on the job boards you
  use
• Attend networking meetings at Chamber of Commerce
  Events

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A Few Last Suggestions

• Dont spend more than 3-4 hours a day on your
  home computer (Get Out!)
• Establish and follow a routine
• Reach out! The more you do the easier it gets
• Spend time in The Word and thank God for all the
  things you have in your life EVERY DAY

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Positoovity

• I know God wont give me anything I cant
  handle, I just wish He didnt trust me so much
• Mother Teresa

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Stay Positive During Your Search!

• Anticipate and embrace change
• Focus on strengths, not weaknesses
• Remember Nietzsche
• What does not kill us makes us stronger
• Choose your friends wisely (happiness loves
  company too!)
• When you feel empty, give to others
• Keep happiness top of mind

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Sources

• www.dictionary.com
• Creative Job solution Minnesota Department of
  Employment and Economic Development
• The Ladders.com
• www.careerxroads.com
• John Kobaras blog Adopting the Mentoring and
  Networking Lifestyle
• www.rileyguide.com/jobs
• The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job
  Search by Orville
• St. Louis Post Kate Boemeke, Straight Talk from
  a Successful Job Seeker

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THANK YOU!

• Let us know how you are doing!
• We LOVE to hear your testimonies!!
• Carie Lewis carieelewis_at_gmail.com

KEEP THE FAITH!!