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Let Technology Be Your Guide to a Successful Job Search Strategy
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#1 Job Search Method
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Eye Chart – Heat Map
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Eye Chart - Overview
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The Ladders have found recruiters spend an average of just six seconds looking at a resume before deciding 'yay' or 'nay' on candidates
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Applicant Tracking Systems
1000 will viewthe job posting
200 will start the application
100 will complete the application successfully
25 will complete the applicationCORRECTLY!
3 -5 will be selected for the
interview
Only 80% will accept the position
Job Requisition is Posted (Average)
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Overview• Reality of today’s job search
• Understanding your skills
• Mind Maps
• Secrets to overcoming the “Overqualified” syndrome
• Using social media as a job search tool
• Comments / Questions
• Optimal Resume
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Reality of Today’s Job Search
• Interviewed over 160 Hiring/HR Managers– Number One Complaint
• Communication Skills– Inability to articulate skills
» Resume» Applicant Tracking Systems» Interviews (Telephonic | Seated)
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Reality Check
• Team Based Skills– People
• Internal and External
– Leadership• Take or Share the Lead on Projects
– Negotiation Skills • Team Environment
– Flexibility• Multi-tasking
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Reality Check
• Interviewing– Multi-tiered Process
• Long Term Employed– Ego Check– 10 years of the same year of experience
• Hiring Role Plus One– Pure Hire Vs. Contingent Staffing
• Referral (Networking)
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Searching for the best talent that fits our culture
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Understanding Your Skills
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Salary.com
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Communicating Your Skills
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30 Second Resume Test
1)Hold the 1st page of your Resume and fold the Header (name, address, etc.) back so it’s no longer visible.
2)Fold the employment section of your resume back so it too is no longer visible.
3)What you have left is your 30 second resume review.
Summary
Skills
Experience
Education
Accomplishments
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Master Resume• Master resumes offer many benefits, including allowing
you to store all of the details of your career in one place and helping you organize your job search. If you are interested in making the most of this document, take a look at five ways to write a great one:– Find your old resumes– Think all aspects of your career(s)– Look beyond your professional life – Ask your friends and co-workers for help– Create one – While you’re still Working!
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Resume Guide
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Summary Statement
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Accomplishments
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Skills
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Information
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Skills
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Understanding Job Postings• Most Job Posting contain three sections
– Company Information: • Overview of the company mission and basic
information pertaining to the company goal in hiring a qualified applicant
– Job Description:• Overview of the position and some of the day to day job
duties for the position the company is trying to fill
– Position Requirements:• Qualifications an individual must possess prior to
applying for this position
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Highlight Posting
• Read the Job Posting from beginning to end– Select and highlight the top ten (10) items from
the entire posting that you feel the employer is looking for in a qualified candidate.
• Note: These selections from you are subjective and may not reflect 100% of what the employer is looking for.
– Now look at your resume…how many of the top ten items that you selected for this position are reflected in your resume and cover letter?
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Applicant Tracking Systems
• Three rules of thumb for applying for jobs online:– Read the entire application– Follow the directions as indicated by the
employer– Refer to #1 unclear about how to proceed with
item #2
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Online Application Black Hole
• How many times have you completed an On-Line application and never heard anything back?– Possible Reasons:
• Did not complete the application correctly• Did not meet the skill requirements for the position• Job was filled from within
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Wordle.net1. www.wordle.net
2. Copy job posting and add to “create your own” and print
3. Copy resume and add to “create your own” and print
4. Compare the two images to determine if you are hitting all the right keywords
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How to Find a Job
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Networking 85%
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Business Cards
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#1 Networking Mistake
• Asking for a Job!– Do not ask for a job – ask for help finding a
job!
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Overqualified Syndrome
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Resumes• Never list the dates of graduation
– Example: University of Missouri St Louis, 1982
• Be careful on stressing “many, many, many” years of experience
– Example: Over 30 years of experience as a ……
• Use only the last 10 years of work experience
– Rule of thumb: If you need to identify specific experience for a specific position, 15 years or less may be identified on your resume. Focus on what the employer needs.
• Use up-to-date descriptions of job duties and skills
– Example: Secretary should be listed as an Administrative Professional
• www.quintcareers.com has an excellent listing of up to date terms.
• Emphasize Capabilities versus Experience
– Focus on the capabilities you acquired during your work life
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Interviews• Send up-to-date visual message with appearance and dress
– Don’t wear dated clothes/hairstyles/etc.
• Use up-to-date jargon.
• Find out what the latest “buzz” words are for your industry.
• Don’t act like a know-it-all
– Unfortunately, many employers shy away from hiring seasoned people because these pros are perceived as inflexible, over-trained and worst of all, think they know everything about everything!
• Note that you believe in constant learning, seeking out opportunities for new skills-information. You do not have weaknesses that you can identify because when you find something you are not familiar with or sure of you take steps to learn and improve your skills set. You take a view of Constant Improvement or Life Long Learner.
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Mindset• Whether you are under 30 or over 50 or somewhere in between jobseekers
risk being view as out of date if they are not keeping up with technology.
– Job search strategies have changed from as little as 18 months ago. We must look at what is effective now not what has been “successful” in the past!
– Widespread use of the internet and social media has dramatically changed the mindset of recruiters and employers.
– “Being a Missing Person”
• I’ve recently met several individuals who were proud that if you “Google” them, they were nowhere to be found. When I asked them why they weren’t participating in internet savvy world they said “I’m protecting my privacy”. This makes them a missing person!
• Employers can only assume this person is out of touch with today’s technology and does not understand how the internet works.
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Googling Your Next Job
Everybody’s first page search results are different!
Based on how you use Google
Acceptable links to Google
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Google Scripting
intitle:St Louis intitle:HR Specialist
(intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers)
(apply OR submit OR eoe)
intitle:St Louis intilte:HRSpecialist (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (appy OR submit or eoe)
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Results
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Descriptive Terms
“ability to travel” intitle:St Louis intilte:HRSpecialist (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (appy OR submit or eoe)
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(dot)jobs
• New Domain Name .jobs– Work with any city (???)– Work with any State– Each location is defined by local .jobs
providers
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Social Media
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Job Search Tools
• 900+ million users– Up to 25% are businesses with Fan Pages
• LinkedIn #1 Recruiting Tool– St Louis Job Angels (Group)
• Twitter – 1,681,703 jobs posted in the last 30 days
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Social Media
LinkedIn • It’s no surprise that LinkedIn has
been extremely profitable and successful as of late. Recruiters are starting to use LinkedIn as the main place for sourcing candidates because it’s free and the top professionals are on there.
• New compete.com figures published by daype.com have LinkedIn in the number two spot on a list of US jobs websites.
• Twitter has become the ultimate utility to connect directly with recruiters and employees at companies you want to work for. By conducting Twitter searches, following recruiters on your account and using the “@” sign to communicate with them on occasion, you will start to learn a lot about them and their companies.
• Last 30 days: 1,681,703 job tweets
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Tweet Chats
• LinkedIn Chat
• T-Chat
• CB Chat
• Monster Chat
• Job Hunt Chat
• HF Chat
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Recap• Understanding Your Skills
• Communicating Your Skills
• Demonstrating Your Skills– Resume– ATS– Interviews
• Networking
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Organization
Job Search LogJob Application
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Workshops
• LinkedIn & Twitter for Career Center Staff
• T-Chats for connecting Business and MCS
• Long Term Unemployed “99ers” Programs
• Using Social Media for Business Services– Facebook Business Fan Pages– LinkedIn Groups– LinkedIn Business Pages
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Questions/Comments
Frank Alaniz
Missouri Workforce Regional Liaison
frank.alaniz@ded.mo.gov
www.linkedin.com/in/frankalaniz
@St8Wkr