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All material © EMDS Consulting, 2001
EMDS Presentation
Presentation prepared by
Svetlana Pouzyreva
EMDS Moscow
Contents
EMDS at a Glance
References
EMDS activities
Portfolio of the successful Early Career Professional
Seven Steps to develop Skills for a career in the 21st century
Job Search Strategies
Tips and Tricks : CV & Interview
EMDS at a Glance
EMDS is a leading international recruitment consultancy providing a broad range of services worldwide. Our expertise is in connecting the best professionals from all parts of the globe with the world’s leading employers.
EMDS is represented through 21 offices in 17 countries worldwide and is one of the 500 fastest growing companies in Europe.
Each year we organise more than 80 recruitment events and conduct around 250 individual search missions for our clients.
3M - ABB - ABN Amro Bank - A.C. Nielsen - Air Liquide - Alfa Bank -American Express - Accenture - Arthur Andersen -Arthur D. Little - AT&T - Asta Medica - Barclays Plc - Bertelsmann - BMW - Brightware - British American Tobacco - British Petroleum - Booz Allen & Hamilton - BT - CapGemini - Cargill - Citibank - Coca-Cola - Colgate-Palmolive - Commerzbank - Compaq - PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Daimler-Benz - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Deutsche Bank - Ericsson - Ernst & Young - GE Capital - General Motors - Group Schneider - Group Danone - Hewlett-Packard - Hilti - ICI - ING Group - Ingram Micro - Japan Tobacco International - Johnson & Johnson - JP Morgan - KPMG - L'Oreal - Lufthansa - Marks & Spencer - Mars - McKinsey & Co - Merrill Lynch - Mercedes-Benz - Microsoft – Paribas - Pepsico - Philips - Philip Morris - Procter & Gamble - Rehau - Reuters - RWE - SAP - SC Johnson Wax - Schneider - Shell - Sidanco - Siemens - Societe Generale - Sony - Swiss Bank Corporation - Stimorol - Tetra Pak - The Chase Manhattan Bank - VympelCom - Wimm Bill Dann, ...
References
EMDS Recruitment Services
Recruitment Events & Tailor-made Projects
Search & Selection
• over 200,000 candidates in EMDS global database
• established contact with top universities, business schools and major student associations around the world
E-cruiting
• Career site www.emdsnet.com boasts 250,000 visitors a month
• Aimed both at candidates and recruiters
• Job postings, banner advertising and CV-screening are the services we offer online.
Trends across Europe
Flexibility, adaptabilityEducational BoomSmall is beautiful
Multinational muscle
INCREASED JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMBITIOUS WELL-EDUCATED
GRADUATES
7 steps to develop skills for a career
1. Increase your self-awareness
Use feedback from others to help identify your strengths and weaknesses. Notice which experience motivate you and write them down. Seek an awareness of different personalities and cultures. Establish your values and underlying beliefs, which are significant in choosing a satisfying career.
7 steps to develop skills for a career
2. Develop learning skills
It is important be aware of your learning style and to develop learning skills. Regular reflection on learning, together with a written record, is a helpful habit.
7 steps to develop skills for a career
3. Develop skills for the workplace
As well as a specialist skills, many employers look for IT, time-management,communication, team-working and language skills together with general business awareness. A growing number also look for cross-cultural sensitivity.
7 steps to develop skills for a career
4. Gain relevant work experience
Even if you have not decided which kind of career to pursue then varied experience helps. Customer-facing work experience is especially helpful in developing interpersonal skills. International experience may be easiest to find through voluntary work.
7 steps to develop skills for a career
5. Use your contacts:Develop the art of networking
If you start with your family and friends you will discover that you already have good networks. Make use of them for advice, which most people will freely give
7 steps to develop skills for a career
6. Explore alternative career options
Better career choices are made by those who have actively chosen one career path from amongst several possibilities. It is important to challenge your own assumptions about careers. Direct experience is the best guide.
7 steps to develop skills for a career
7. Practice negotiation skills
These are often regarded by graduates in works as the skills they most needed to develop. Negotiations occur all the time in both work and personal life. Within a long-term relationship the best outcome is a ‘win’ for both parties
Top Tips
Eric Bertrand, J.P. MorganManaging Director
• Set yourself clear, short-term objectives• Business is changing all the time so it is crucial to be flexible when it comes to revising these objectives• Focus your attention towards an end, but don’t become to obsessed• When applying to organisations it is important to base your choice on the impression you get of your potential colleagues
Top Tips
Zlatan Kovachevich, InterlinkCustomer services manager
• Be open to others’ cultural and working habits, but at the same time…• … use your own cultural background to your advantage and the knowledge you gained from your country’s educational system• Always remember that the human side of things is what matters.• Think ahead and try to plan your career several years in advance. Make a five-year plan• Take time to review past achievements. This will boost your self-confidence, which is essential to develop your career
Job Search Strategies• Direct approachResearch (using the Tools)
- decide on a target business sector(s) you would like to work in and which need(s) your type of job
- identify specific employers
- explore their recruiting policy
• Contact through intermediate• Recruitment Events- Job Fairs at Universities
- Career Days of AIESEC/IAESTE
- Career Forum and Job Fair of IREX/ACTR
- Recruitment Forum of EMDS
Job Search Strategies
Tools
Mass Mediae.g. The Moscow Times, Vedosmoti, Career Forum, Exclusive Personnel, The Financial Times, Economist
Internetsearch servers, companies’ sites , recruitment agencies’ sites, special HR sites, newspapers’ sites
Librariescareer guides, business annual reports, “Who is who” directories, key word company search
HR/Marketing/PR departmentsspecific info packages for potential employees
It Starts with CV
Specific Points for Particular CountriesSpecific Points for Particular Countries
Germany & Austria expect you to attach a photograph
In Germany & Denmark it is normal to send degree certificates, transcripts and references
In the UK & The Netherlands a lot of emphasis is placed on your skills, so it is very important to make these stand out on your CV
Handwriting may be analyzed in France as graphology as widely used, so be careful with your covering letter which should normally be handwritten
In Russia HR Managers expect chronological one-two page resumes with structured description of professional experience
CV Structure
Personal information
First name, last name, birth date, status, address, phone/fax, e-mail
Higher education
University including city/country, dates of study, department, degree
Work experience
Employer, location, dates of employment, position, responsibilities
Language ability and how obtained
International exposure (details of time spent abroad: job, study)
Distinctions, Honors, Awards
Skills and other abilities (e.g. computer skills)
Personal activities and interests (e.g. sports, politics)
Preparation to the Interview sessions
Getting an interview means that you are more than half way to Getting an interview means that you are more than half way to getting a job.getting a job.
•Interviewers want you to succeed, they really would like to fill their Interviewers want you to succeed, they really would like to fill their vacancies.vacancies.
•Interviews are not interrogations. Act like an adult, not a victim.Interviews are not interrogations. Act like an adult, not a victim.
•Interviews are never perfect. If you make mistakes, forget them Interviews are never perfect. If you make mistakes, forget them instantly and move on.instantly and move on.
Preparation is the key to success
• Understand who are you and what you are offering
• Find out preferred profiles and search criteria
• Make company research
• Identify question areas
• Practice and get feedback
What interviewers want to know
•Relevance of your profile
•Motivation
•Personal characteristics
Interviewers’ tool: Open Questions
•Describe a situation in which you have demonstrated your leadership qualities?
•What are you doing to improve your lesser-developed skills?
•Describe a situation in which you encountered a problem that you overcame by using your well developed skills?
•Tell me why I should hire you? Why you are better than the other candidates I’ve seen?
Preparation to the Interview sessions
Thank you !
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