Tools For Successful Job Hunting

GETTING THE JOB YOU WANT.

Nichole Graham-Nichole Graham-TrestonTreston

Two Truths About the Job Market

• There are always jobs out there

•Whether you can find them depends on your methods of job-hunting

The Worst Ways to Find a Job

•Mail out resumes at random (7% success)

•Answering local newspaper ads (5-24%)

•Going to private employment agencies (5-24%)

The best ways to find a job???

# 1: Have The Right Attitude (100 % success rate)

Be:• positive – about yourself, your skills, your search,

past employers, the future and what you can add to the job.

• persistent – apply for other jobs at the company, keep watching for openings, keep trying to improve while searching.

• confident – believe that you will be successful in adding value in a new position. Body posture = confidence.

• prepared – do company research more than anyone else; brainstorm questions they may ask and formulate answers.

• resourceful – show networks & connections; use of latest technology especially if the job is IT related.

# 2: NetworkingAsk for job leads (33% success

rate) :

A referral generates 80% more results than a cold call. Job search smart!

75% of people get their jobs through networking. (a.k.a. always leave a good impression)

Up to 80% of jobs are not advertised!

# 3: Go Directly to The Source: Knocking on door of prospective

employer (47%) • Choose organizations where you want to work. Do research on those organizations.

• Seek out the person who actually has the power to hire you for the job you want. Use your personal contacts to get to him or her.

• Show how you can help your prospective employer solve their problems.

# 4: Get Organized• (before the interview) Work on your employability

skills i.e.

•    Interpersonal Skills- interpersonal skills allow you to empathize and build rapport with colleagues and clients, leading to a better working environment which can be less stressful.

• ·         Critical Thinking Skills- Creative thinkers are innovative and inventive and are more likely to devise new ways of doing things that add value to the work environment

• ·         Personal Development- Employers look for people who are keen to develop and learn.

• Practice and apply the “so what?” questioning technique.

• Be updated in current affairs; often an interview is about how well you are able to hold a conversation.

(During the interview)

• Repeat keywords your employer uses; it shows good listening skills and that you are both on the same page.

• Take notes; when you record important points it demonstrates great work ethics.

• Be able to answer questions about the company (do your research)

• Don’t fidget, be relaxed and confident.

• Listen intently and answer questions confidently. Don’t ramble and repeat what you’ve already said.

• If you don’t know an answer, be honest and simply say you don’t know.

Finally: Look and Act the Part!!

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• Give one of the worst ways to seek a job.

• What percentage impression is given off from dress?

• Tell one thing to do in an interview

• What one way can you organize yourself for an interview?

• Tell the two types of business wear that was mentioned.

• Give the name of the cofounder of the company Apple?