CUT YOUR SEARCH TIME!LEVERAGE A HI-TOUCH APPROACH IN THIS HI-TECH VALLEY

Lisa Stotlar and Ellen Shulman, CareerGenerationsGiving Blood Works! Tuesday, September 13, 2011

If you don’t have one, create a couple for tonight. Blank cards are on the table.

Business Card

The basics …

• Feel ok and have some stability• Resume, LinkedIn are solid & tailored• Surround yourself with positive people• Get support & guidance (1:1, groups, a

coach)• Know your style and play to it; have

radical self-acceptance!

• Schedule things everyday (exercise, 1:1 meetings, groups, library, coffees, volunteer)

• Stay open to serendipity everyday• Network 90% - Traditional search

methods 10%

Dot Coms ... Dot Me …Hound.com About.me NatsJobs.comSimplyHired.comIndeed.comJobster.com

Good Sites

WHY NETWORK?

Life becomes easier. Share Interests and Common Values Meet Interesting People & Find Opportunities Gain Knowledge Cuts your search time significantly! Connection is good for you! We’re all linked.

FIND A PARTNER

Shake hands, share your names, and ask:What brought you here tonight?What do you hope to get out of tonight?What recent accomplishment are you proud of?

Goals for tonight …

Practice your Positioning Statement

Jot down your positioning statement. Each partner takes a turn sharing his/her

statement. Listener: give some gentle feedback if it’s not

clear or you’re unfamiliar with your partner’s line of work.

Brainstorm people/places they may want to contact.

Thank them for sharing. Exchange cards if you’re comfortable doing

that.

A Positioning Statement …

Creates a PICTURE of you for your listener.

It’s part of your brand.

Answers the questions: Tell me about yourself and What do you do?And for tonight, let’s add: What you’re looking for.Tailored to the listener so it’s relevant.Takes only 15-30 seconds to share.Clear statement = reduced search time.

What’s in it?

Profession ~ I’m a Manufacturing Operations Mgr.

Abilities ~ I’ve got strong supervisory skills and always focus on cost management, quality control and customer satisfaction.

Unique Qualities ~ I’m particularly proud of how I create “high involvement” teams that deliver bottom line results.

Type of Organization ~ I’ve been at both large and small companies. I’m excited about bringing what I’ve learned to a growing organization like XYZ.

Looking at things in a context …

Self-Assessment

Generate Options Research Options

Act

Problem

Evaluate

Decide

Set Goals

#1 Values#2 Favorite Skills#3 InterestsPersonality Needs

WebBooksPeople

OurselvesPeopleBooksWeb & Job PostingsAssessments Act from a focused,

researched place, not a quick fix

There’s a difference between …

Exploration

Can Lead to Networking & Job Opportunities

Job Hunting Target companies,yet you’re still open to other Options.

Naturally includes Research.

RESEARCH NETWORKING

Informational Conversations

RESEARCH

Peers Unfocused Exploring Planned Happenstance with anyone!Follow the Thread

NETWORKING

Bosses Focused Know the titles

Planned Happenstance with anyone!Follow the Thread

Scheduled Scheduled

Unscheduled Unscheduled

Takes effort, and there will be dead-ends, but it will cut your search time significantly.

Follow the Threads …

SYNERGY

Hi-Touch throughout …Cuts your Search Time

PLANNED HAPPENSTANCE

What is it?Planned: Arrange the parts - plan to follow up on interests

Happen: To occur by chance - believe something can happen

Stance:An attitude - be open to experience & be opportunistic

Planned Happenstance at its Best

Everyone’s life is affected by chance. See it as a positive. As good career planning!

Show up. Be curious. Pursue things. In-person, like tonight, and through LinkedIn, etc.

Expect opportunities, connections. Believe something positive can happen.

Be approachable and ready. Tennis clothes & gear means you’re ready to play. This is not fate; you make it happen.

SHOW UP WITH YOUR BEST SELF

Curiosity Persistence Flexibility Optimism Risk Taking

CURIOSITY

How could …

Your curiosity get excited?

Chance events contribute to your curiosity?

You act to enhance your curiosity?

You explore the career implications of your curiosity?

Unplanned Career Opportunities

Benefit from chance.

ACHIEVE CHANCE.

It doesn’t just happen.

Think about it …

What chance event do you wish would happen?

What can you do now to increase the likelihood of it?

How would your life change if you did that?

And if you … did nothing?

BOOK YOUR CALENDAR WEEKLY Workit.com – business events Meetup.com – for almost anything imaginable Athletic Club or nearby park – movement Volunteer Religious School for career & Workshops for personal

growth Social Life Support (therapist, clergy, career coach, job

search support groups, etc.)

NEXT STEPS

Leverage a Hi-Touch Approach.

Take your BEST SELF next door. Do the Networking Assessment. Design a plan that works for you. Read the books that will help. Access community resources. Sign up for a free career

consultation. Stay open and ready for Planned

Happenstance!

HAPPY NETWORKING!Happy New Discoveries …