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WELCOME! Job Search Techniques Career Services Workshop Series
Workshop Goals • Preparing Yourself for the Job Search • The Job Search Cycle • The Competition • The Jobs Outlook • Which Jobs Are In Demand? • What Talents Are Needed? • What is the Disconnect? • Setting Yourself Up For Success • Sources of Hire for Employers • Discover Employ Florida Search Tools • Other Online Career Sites • Using Social Media to Your Advantage • Networking: The Basics • More Services and Workshops at CSS
After Job
Loss … The Recovery Process
Bargaining: Trying to find unrealistic
Anger: Assigning ways out of the situation; struggling with
Seeking Solutions: Creating
blame for the meaning; reaching out to others to tell realistic solutions for the situation;
situation, story, express struggles; fear empowerment; self-esteem, finding
warranted or not; meaning & security
embarrassment,
Acceptance:
shame;
Exploring options;
frustration;
designing a new
anxiety; irritation 3. Anger plan. Settling into a
6. Seeking
Solutions new normal
Allow Yourself
4. Bargaining
to Go Through
the Process…
2. Denial 7. Acceptance …Leave the
Process
5. Depression & Outside the
Detachment Interview
Room
1. Shock
Denial: Inability to
face reality; Depression & Detachment:
refusal to confront Immobilization at hearing news;
the situation; fear blah - lack of energy;
Shock: Initial helplessness; some level may
immobilization at be present throughout entire
hearing news; process
confusion; avoidance,
fear, numbness
Managing Your Expectations
of the Journey
Organize,
Prepare &
Research The Job
Seek New
Challenges;
Begin New
Search
Generate
Job Leads Search Cycle
Job
Accept Apply for
Offer Search Jobs
Cycle
Communicate
with
Confidence
Develop
Evaluate Your Job
Interview Search
Job Offers
Strategy
Follow Up Prepare
& Take Self
Resume(s);
Continue Inventory;
Create
Explore
Search Online
Options
Profiles
www.flchoices.org www.onetonline.org
Planning and Preparing a
Where do I
start????
“Now, where did I put that
networking contact’s
phone number?”
…can help
Planning and Preparing a
• Plenty of plants keep air fresh
• Proper lighting keeps you
focused and energized
• Organize the area with
your personal
preferences & project
efficiency in mind
Taking control of your physical space allows you
more psychological control of your job search.
A good place to start: Self Inventory and Work Readiness Assessment
51-100
www.careerxroads.com
www.careerxroads.com
National Jobs Outlook 2008 - 2015
What Are
the Jobs
In Most
Demand?
http://www.manpowergroup.us/campaigns/talent-shortage-2014/What is the Disconnect? (2014)
What Are Your
Transferrable Skills?
Your
Soft Skills
Are
Important
to
Employers
Increase in need
from previous yearWhat
is the
disconnect?
(2013-previous year)
Notice the increase in
need for soft skills
by employers
from 2013 (33%)
to 2014 (39%).
Source: Manpower 2013Set Yourself Up for Success in the Job Market Source: Manpower 2014
70-80% of Hires = Through Networking!
Top External Sources of Hire 2014
When external sources were evaluated,
1%
4% 2% Indeed.com was found to provide the largest
4%
number of interviews and hires. The report
4%
concluded that Indeed.com provides three times
4% as many interviews as the next largest external
Selected 39%
source and two and a half times more hires as the
5%
to Interview next two top branded sources.
7%
13%
3%2%
Indeed: 39% CareerBuilder: 13% 4%
4%
Unspec. Job Board: 7% LinkedIn: 5%
Monster: 4% College/Campus Recr.: 4% 4% 32%
Craigslist: 4% Simply Hired: 4% 4% Hired
Recruiting Agency: 2% Job Fair: 1%
4%
9%
9%
Indeed: 32% CareerBuilder: 9%
Unspec. Job Board: 9% College/Campus Recr. 4%
Craigslist LinkedIn:4%
Recruiting Agency 4% Simply Hired 4%
Monster: 3% Job Fair: 2%Most Popular 15 Job Search Sites
Source: eBizMBA Rank
(June 2014 ratings)Employ Florida Marketplace
Attend a Hands-on
Workshop, Getting the
Most Out of Employ
Florida Marketplace (EFM)
to learn how to maximize
this online resource!
• Conduct Online Job Searching
• Create “Virtual Recruiter” Alerts
• Research Local Labor Market Statistics
• Check Your EFM Message Center &
Create/Send Correspondence
www.employflorida.comOnline Career & Networking Sites
Top Ten Tips to Optimize Your Profile
94% of recruiters polled
said they use Linkedin
to source candidates!
Source: JobviteBusiness Card QR Code Great for Networking! Free QR Codes are available online. Visit www.qrstuff.com as an example.
Networking • Most jobs come from referrals • Most jobs (70%-80%) may never get posted • Companies prefer to hire who they “know” • You don’t know who other people know or to whom they are connected • You make the good impression on people (more than a resume)
Schedule of Events
All meetings are scheduled from 10 am to 12 pm.
(Sarasota)
Personal Inventory and Self-Branding
(Bradenton)
Creating a Targeted Job Search Plan
What are the preferred qualifications? (Sarasota)
Bachelor's degree+ The Professional Resume
Associate's degree with 3+ yrs of mgmt experience (Bradenton)
5+ years of management experience LinkedIn and the Successful Online Job Search
High level IT expertise and/or certifications
Fully-registered in EmployFlorida Marketplace
Actively seeking employment (Sarasota)
Selling Yourself and The Elevator Pitch
(Bradenton)
Interviewing Skills that Make the Difference
(Sarasota)
How do I register? Mock Interviews - Refining Your Interviewing Skills
(Bradenton)
To register visit one of our locations in Bradenton, Sarasota, or Venice. You may also Entrepreneurship and Consulting Alternatives
contact us at SPN@CareerSourceSC.com. Seating is limited, so please register for any
classes you wish to attend.
CareerSource Suncoast
The Suncoast Professional Network promotes the connecting,
collaborating, and success of transitioning professionals by fostering
the development of professional contacts, presenting career
opportunities, and providing cutting edge job search s kills from
business and community leaders.Networking: Confidence and Lasting Impressions • Smile • Eye Contact • Confident Handshake • Body Language • Attitude is Everything • Know your “Elevator Pitch” • Utilize Online Networking Resources for your Industry & Occupation
Know How to Your “Elevator Pitch”
Template - A
Communicate
Your Message… Your Name _______________________________________________________________________
Your most recent position __________________________________________________________
Create a 30-second commercial, or
What were your major responsibilities? _____________________________________________
“Elevator Pitch” for yourself to use:
State an accomplishment that you are proud of from your last job.
• During a job interview
____________________________________________________________________________________
• During networking event, or
What do you want to do next?
a chance meeting with a
new contact ____________________________________________________________________________________
You can also use it to:
• Clarify your career direction Template - B
and goals for yourself
•Develop your personal
“I am a ____________________________________________________________________ with the
branding concept (occupation i.e. “sales manager”)
Remember to: bulk of my career involved in ______________________________________________________.
(industry/type of work i.e. “medical equipment sales”
Quantify (%, #) your past
accomplishments when Most recently, I worked at ______________________ as a _______________________________
(Company name) (Job title/role)
possible
where I ___________________________________________________________________________.
Identify a Call to Action – (briefly describe duties and responsibilities)
How can this person help
I find that wherever I have worked, I bring three key strengths to the table:
you?
_________________________, __________________________, and _________________________.
(name and define three strengths used in your work experience)
At this time, my future plans are to _________________________________________________.”
(state your future career objective)Review & Wrap-Up
• Review CareerXroads statistics
• Discover Employ Florida search tools
• Discuss other Online Career Sites
• Using Social Media to your Advantage
• Networking: The Basics
• More Services and Workshops at CSS
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