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Blair Forlaw
Frank Danzo
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Frank Alaniz
What is BounceBack St. Louis?
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Agenda
• Assessing Your Skills
• Resume Writing
• Networking
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• Interviewing
• Questions
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Career Plan• Explore YOU with skills assessment • Understand Occupation and Opportunities• Identify Transferable Skills• Career Training, Education and Experience
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g, p• Putting YOU on paper
MindMap of Job Search
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Assessing Your Skills
• Read previous performance reviews
• Ask for feedback
• Document key task, activities and li h t f h iti
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accomplishments for each position
• Think volunteer and day-to-day life, not just professional
• Understand what you like versus dislike
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Finding Your Occupational Profile
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Understanding Your Skills
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Assess Your Skills
1. Highlight HARD skills (can do when you walk in the door)
2. Highlight training skills (what they need to be trained in)
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to be trained in)
3. Highlight a different color what you don’t like to do.
4. Mark all you LOVE to do.
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Transferable Skills
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2010 Skills Gap Report
• Conducted by UM – St. Louis College of Business Administration
• Steve Finkelstein, Sr. Partner at Experience on Demand
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Experience on Demand
• Conducted Jan. 2010 with 317 respondents
2010 Critical Skills
• Active Listening
• Customer-Orientation
• Critical/ Analytical
• Teamwork/ Collaborations
• Written Communications
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• Critical/ Analytical Thinking
• Oral Communications
• Time Management
Communications
• Prioritization & Focus
• Decision Making
• Leadership
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Resume WritingResume Writing
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AgendaAgenda
Purpose of your resumePurpose of your resume
Thirty Thirty second thumb testsecond thumb test
Constructing your resumeConstructing your resume
El t i llEl t i ll didi
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Electronically Electronically sending your resumesending your resume
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Your Resume Sales BrochureYour Resume Sales Brochure
Purpose of a ResumePurpose of a Resume
Support your selling effortsSupport your selling efforts
Communicate two messagesCommunicate two messages1.1. What type of job you are looking forWhat type of job you are looking for
2.2. Why you are qualified to do this jobWhy you are qualified to do this job
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Generate Interest in learning more about youGenerate Interest in learning more about you
Start a conversation with youStart a conversation with you
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Fold your contact info towards the
back of the resume
Fold your contact info towards the
back of the resume
Fold your work history towards the back of the resume
Fold your work history towards the back of the resume
Skills match employers needs
then they will review the rest of your
resume.
Skills match employers needs
then they will review the rest of your
resume.
Thirty Second Thumb TestThirty Second Thumb Test
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Why? Why? What is left is your 30 second preview
for employers
What is left is your 30 second preview
for employers
Thirty Second Thumb TestThirty Second Thumb Test
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Thirty Second Thumb TestThirty Second Thumb Test
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Thirty Second Thumb TestThirty Second Thumb Test
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Transmitting Your Resume
• Create Word Document and Save
• Save 2nd copy as PDF
• Save 3rd copy as RTF
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• If at all possible send as PDF versus DOC
• If required to send as DOC send as RTF
On-Line Job Applications
• 3 Simple Rules
1. Follow the Directions
2 Have completed Sample Application to
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2. Have completed Sample Application to assist in the process
3. Follow the Directions
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AgendaAgenda
NetworkingNetworking
InterviewingInterviewing
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NetworkingNetworking AgendaAgenda
How are jobs found?How are jobs found?
Elements of a Successful Job SearchElements of a Successful Job Search
Personal Marketing StoryPersonal Marketing Story
T t i d lT t i d l
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Target companies and peopleTarget companies and people
Networking ToolsNetworking Tools
Networking GuidelinesNetworking Guidelines
Networking ProcessNetworking Process
How are Jobs Found?How are Jobs Found?
AdsAds Less than 2%
InternetInternet Less than 8%
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RecruitersRecruiters Less than 5%
NetworkingNetworking More than 85%
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The biggest mistake that job The biggest mistake that job seekers make when networking?seekers make when networking?
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1 - Call to set up meeting
1 - Call to set up meeting
2 - Meet with the 2 - Meet with the 5 - Send e-mail after meeting
5 - Send e-mail after meeting
6 - Send e-mail every four
weeks with an update
6 - Send e-mail every four
weeks with an update
Networking Touch PointsNetworking Touch Points
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personperson
3 - Send hand written thank you note –personal
3 - Send hand written thank you note –personal
4 - Send summary of
meeting by e-mail - business
4 - Send summary of
meeting by e-mail - business
after meeting each referralafter meeting each referral
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1. Arrive early1. Arrive early
2. Introduce yourself and offer to purchase a beverage
2. Introduce yourself and offer to purchase a beverage
7. Do you know anyone on my target
list?
7. Do you know anyone on my target
list?
8. Do you know anyone that works for any of my target
companies?
8. Do you know anyone that works for any of my target
companies?
9. Are there any people or companies that should be on my
target list?
9. Are there any people or companies that should be on my
target list?
10. Is there anything I can do for you?
10. Is there anything I can do for you?
Networking Meeting ProcessNetworking Meeting Process
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3. Spend time getting the know the
person
3. Spend time getting the know the
person
4. Share and review your agenda
4. Share and review your agenda
5. Share your Personal Marketing Story and target list
5. Share your Personal Marketing Story and target list
6. Ask for their advice on your job
search
6. Ask for their advice on your job
search
11. How would you like me to follow up
with you?
11. How would you like me to follow up
with you?
12. Thanks for your assistance
12. Thanks for your assistance
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Interviewing AgendaInterviewing Agenda
Why interviews fail?Why interviews fail?
Interviewers goals?Interviewers goals?
Getting Mentally PreparedGetting Mentally Prepared
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Preparation ToolsPreparation Tools
Interview ToolsInterview Tools
Follow UpFollow Up
DODODid vsDid vs
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Interview PreparationInterview PreparationPrior to your interviewPrior to your interview
Write answers to toughest interview questionsWrite answers to toughest interview questions
Write answers to toughest behavioral questionsWrite answers to toughest behavioral questions
Write out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIESWrite out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIES
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Write out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIESWrite out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIES
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When Answering QuestionsWhen Answering Questions
NameName
NumberNumber
TitleTitle
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Give the conclusion you Give the conclusion you wantwant
Happy endingHappy ending
Requirements Requirements vsvs
QualificationsQualifications
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Interview PreparationInterview PreparationJob offers are not always given to Job offers are not always given to
the best candidate but the the best candidate but the best….best….
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1.1. PreparedPrepared
2.2. PerformancePerformance
3.3. Follow throughFollow through
Let this be you!!!!Let this be you!!!!
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QUESTIONS?
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Blair Forlaw
Frank Danzo
Frank Alaniz