BounceBack Workshop Day 1 Slides

How to Find Your Next How to Find Your Next JobJob

Part 1Part 1September 23, 2010September 23, 2010

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AgendaAgenda

Introductions, Welcome and OverviewIntroductions, Welcome and Overview Assessing Your SkillsAssessing Your Skills Bridging the Skills GapBridging the Skills Gap Identifying the Best OpportunitiesIdentifying the Best Opportunities Understanding Company CultureUnderstanding Company Culture Selling Your Skills as a ServiceSelling Your Skills as a Service Testimonial / DiscussionTestimonial / Discussion Assembling Part 1 of your Career PlanAssembling Part 1 of your Career Plan Wrap-up and Preview of TomorrowWrap-up and Preview of Tomorrow


Career PlanCareer Plan

Explore YOU with skills assessment Explore YOU with skills assessment Understand Occupation and OpportunitiesUnderstand Occupation and Opportunities Identify Transferable SkillsIdentify Transferable Skills Career Training, Education and Career Training, Education and

ExperienceExperience Putting YOU on paperPutting YOU on paper Networking and a MentorNetworking and a Mentor Presenting YouPresenting You Tracking ProgressTracking Progress


Assessing Your SkillsAssessing Your Skills

Read previous performance reviewsRead previous performance reviews Ask for feedbackAsk for feedback Document key task, activities and Document key task, activities and

accomplishments for each positionaccomplishments for each position Think volunteer and day-to-day life, Think volunteer and day-to-day life,

not just professionalnot just professional Understand what you like versus Understand what you like versus

dislikedislike


Finding Your Occupational Finding Your Occupational ProfileProfile

CareerOneStop.orgCareerOneStop.org Browse Occupations (left hand Browse Occupations (left hand

corner)corner) Select Specific OccupationSelect Specific Occupation Select State – Missouri or IllinoisSelect State – Missouri or Illinois Occupational Profile will DisplayOccupational Profile will Display Recommend viewing in Printer-Recommend viewing in Printer-

Friendly VersionFriendly Version


Sections of Occupational Sections of Occupational ProfileProfile

Description Description Wages – try not to focus on this sectionWages – try not to focus on this section TrendsTrends

– GrowthGrowth– OpeningsOpenings

Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Tasks & ActivitiesTasks & Activities Tools & TechnologyTools & Technology Education & TrainingEducation & Training


Assess Your SkillsAssess Your Skills

1.1. Highlight All you LOVE to do.Highlight All you LOVE to do.

2.2. Highlight in a different color all Highlight in a different color all those you CAN do.those you CAN do.

3.3. Highlight in a different color all your Highlight in a different color all your STRENGTHS (based on others STRENGTHS (based on others feedback).feedback).

4.4. Mark those that you can do but Mark those that you can do but need to improve.need to improve.


Position YourselfPosition Yourself

Where are your GAPS?Where are your GAPS? Can you or will you close the GAPS?Can you or will you close the GAPS? What training do you need?What training do you need? Update skills to close gapsUpdate skills to close gaps


2010 Skills Gap Report2010 Skills Gap Report

Conducted by UM – St. Louis College Conducted by UM – St. Louis College of Business Administrationof Business Administration

Steve Finkelstein, Sr. Partner at Steve Finkelstein, Sr. Partner at Experience on DemandExperience on Demand

Conducted Jan. 2010 with 317 Conducted Jan. 2010 with 317 respondentsrespondents


2010 Critical Skills2010 Critical Skills

Active ListeningActive Listening Customer-Customer-

OrientationOrientation Critical/ Analytical Critical/ Analytical

ThinkingThinking Oral Oral

CommunicationsCommunications Time Time

ManagementManagement

Teamwork/ Teamwork/ CollaborationsCollaborations

Written Written CommunicationsCommunications

Prioritization & Prioritization & FocusFocus

Decision MakingDecision Making LeadershipLeadership


2010 Skills Gap2010 Skills Gap

LeadershipLeadership People People

Management / Management / Supervisory Supervisory

Change Change ManagementManagement

Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning Written Written

CommunicationsCommunications

Prioritization/FocusPrioritization/Focus Active ListeningActive Listening Time ManagementTime Management Critical / Analytical Critical / Analytical

ThinkingThinking Lean Thinking / Lean Thinking /

Process Process ImprovementImprovement


Companies Who HireCompanies Who Hire

CareerOneStop.orgCareerOneStop.org Under MORE RESOURCES select Under MORE RESOURCES select

America’s Career InfonetAmerica’s Career Infonet Select Employer LocatorSelect Employer Locator Select location, occupation Select location, occupation Research CompaniesResearch Companies Watch on InDeed.comWatch on InDeed.com


Positions & PostingsPositions & Postings

MissouriCareerSource.comMissouriCareerSource.com Search by Job Titles NOT keywordsSearch by Job Titles NOT keywords READ CarefullyREAD Carefully Typically three sectionsTypically three sections

– Company InfoCompany Info– Position DescriptionPosition Description– Position RequirementsPosition Requirements

Find Key PointsFind Key Points


Job Search ResourcesJob Search Resources

Sample Job ApplicationSample Job Application– http://http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/?pbouncebackstl.org/wordpress/?p

=966=966 Application Tracking System (Job Application Tracking System (Job

Search Log)Search Log)– http://http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/?pbouncebackstl.org/wordpress/?p

=606=606

Company CultureCompany Culture


Why Explore Corporate Why Explore Corporate Culture?Culture?

Helps you understand yourselfHelps you understand yourself Increases your potential of getting Increases your potential of getting

hiredhired Ensures right match with skills and Ensures right match with skills and

personalitypersonality Greatest opportunity for success when Greatest opportunity for success when

in the jobin the job Everyone is unique so don’t go with Everyone is unique so don’t go with

others perception, create your own!others perception, create your own!


What is Corporate Culture?What is Corporate Culture?

Shared values and practices of the Shared values and practices of the employeesemployees

May not match published cultureMay not match published culture The company’s personalityThe company’s personality How people do their workHow people do their work Culture sets how we behave Culture sets how we behave


What is Corporate Culture?What is Corporate Culture?

Sub-cultures can existSub-cultures can exist Industries have culture tooIndustries have culture too The culture can change over timeThe culture can change over time ValuesValues EthicsEthics BeliefsBeliefs Personality TraitsPersonality Traits


Understanding ImpactUnderstanding Impact

Ignoring the culture or working Ignoring the culture or working against culture will lead to failureagainst culture will lead to failure

There isn’t a RIGHT or WRONG There isn’t a RIGHT or WRONG culture, just a right or wrong FITculture, just a right or wrong FIT

Company Values, Beliefs and Ethics Company Values, Beliefs and Ethics must be compatible with Individualmust be compatible with Individual

A company with unethical or illegal A company with unethical or illegal business practices; or sick culture business practices; or sick culture will self-destruct.will self-destruct.


Research A Company’s Research A Company’s CultureCulture

Company WebsiteCompany Website Public Relations MaterialsPublic Relations Materials People in your NetworkPeople in your Network The CEO or OwnersThe CEO or Owners Corporate structureCorporate structure RankingsRankings Public filingsPublic filings Wetfeet.com & glassdoor.comWetfeet.com & glassdoor.com


Questions to AskQuestions to Ask

What is the energy of the company?What is the energy of the company? What is your leadership style?What is your leadership style? How do people solve problems in the How do people solve problems in the

organization?organization? Is the company innovative? How?Is the company innovative? How? Support for professional growth?Support for professional growth?

– Education ReimbursementEducation Reimbursement– Additional ResponsibilitiesAdditional Responsibilities

Rate of turnover?Rate of turnover?


Questions to AskQuestions to Ask

Employee morale?Employee morale? Style of dress?Style of dress? Length of work day?Length of work day? Support for work/life balance?Support for work/life balance? Ease and frequency of communication Ease and frequency of communication

internally?internally? Why is there an opening? What happened Why is there an opening? What happened

with the person who previously had my with the person who previously had my position?position?


Words that might describe an Words that might describe an OrganizationOrganization

DrivenDriven AggressiveAggressive FriendlyFriendly EngagedEngaged DefensiveDefensive PassivePassive ResponsibleResponsible

ToughTough FairFair ActiveActive AnalyticalAnalytical OpenOpen ProductiveProductive

Selling Your Skills As Selling Your Skills As A ServiceA Service


A Few Statistics!A Few Statistics!

Small firms – 52% of salesSmall firms – 52% of sales 50% of private sector output50% of private sector output Small business exports 96% of all US Small business exports 96% of all US

goodsgoods Small business receives 35% of all Small business receives 35% of all

federal contractsfederal contracts In 2007 there were an estimated In 2007 there were an estimated

21.7 million self-employed21.7 million self-employedDepartment of Labor & US Census


Contractor vs ConsultantContractor vs Consultant

Specific Skill or Specific Skill or RoleRole

Limited FocusLimited Focus Work at the Work at the

direction of direction of othersothers

Fills skills voidFills skills void

Strategic / Strategic / Leadership Leadership

Advise and Advise and provide direction provide direction on efforton effort

MultitaskMultitask Multiple Projects Multiple Projects

at one timeat one time


Self-EmployedSelf-Employed

Independent Contractor OR Service Independent Contractor OR Service CompanyCompany

10991099 You are the PRODUCTYou are the PRODUCT Price your PRODUCT Price your PRODUCT Conduct Market ResearchConduct Market Research Market the PRODUCTMarket the PRODUCT


““Pros” & “Cons”Pros” & “Cons”

FlexibilityFlexibility Preview multiple Preview multiple

companiescompanies Increase Increase

experienceexperience Pay per hourPay per hour

No benefitsNo benefits Travel Travel No job securityNo job security Constantly Constantly

marketing selfmarketing self

Jim WillJim Will

Director of AdministrationDirector of Administration

Holy Spirit ParishHoly Spirit ParishMaryland Heights, MOMaryland Heights, MO


Assemble Your Career PlanAssemble Your Career Plan

List of STRENGTHS List of STRENGTHS List of Accomplishments that show List of Accomplishments that show

strengthsstrengths List of Transferable Skills List of Transferable Skills List of Occupations and Job TitlesList of Occupations and Job Titles List of Company’s who HIRE those List of Company’s who HIRE those

jobsjobs


Assemble Your Career PlanAssemble Your Career Plan

Training/Education PlanTraining/Education Plan Detail Job ApplicationDetail Job Application Job Search TrackerJob Search Tracker Setup File SystemSetup File System


ResourcesResources

Bounce Back St. Louis: Bounce Back St. Louis: Bouncebackstl.orgBouncebackstl.org

MERIC (MO Economic Research and MERIC (MO Economic Research and Information Center): Information Center): Missourieconomy.orgMissourieconomy.org

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Bls.orgBureau of Labor Statistics: Bls.org Careeronestop.orgCareeronestop.org www.business.gov/industries/self-emplowww.business.gov/industries/self-emplo

yed/yed/


ResourcesResources

Wetfeet.com & glassdoor.comWetfeet.com & glassdoor.com Investor Relations - Investor Relations -

http://www.irin.com/cgi-bin/main.cgihttp://www.irin.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi http://http://

www.corporateinformation.com/ www.corporateinformation.com/ Personality Tests: Personality Tests: http://http://

www.similarminds.com/personality_twww.similarminds.com/personality_tests.htmlests.html

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