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CVWri'ng&

JobSearch

CBA,March3rd2009

TariqAl-Kahily

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Outline Intro Beforeyoupursuethesearch WhatsellsonaCV CVStructure/Layout CVdonts---------------------------------Break---------------------------------

JobSearchDefiniAon SearchChannels Makingtherightchoice JobSearchDos&Donts.

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Introduc>on

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Speaker

FounderOILWELL7.com

SeniorHRManager,EmaartheEconomicCity KSARecruitmentProjectManageratNESTLE HeadofRecruitmentatSABB GraduateRecruitmentManager-MiddleEastat

Unilever

RecruitmentManageratUnilever HRManagementTraineeatUnilever CoopTraineeSupplyChainatUnileverB.S.SystemsEngineering(C&A),K.F.U.P.M.

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Beforeyoupursuethesearch

Startwiththeendinmind* Planyourlifethenyourcareer Example:

Goal:IwanttobeamanagerinamulAnaAonalcompany

Lifeplan:Iamasocialperson,wouldliketoliveinacommunitywhereIcanmaintainmynetworks.I

wantahighlypayingjob

Prepareyourresumewell*7 habits of highly effective people

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CVWri>ng

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WhatsellsonaCV

Strongbrandnames(Employers,Schools,Universi>es)

Professionalexperience(internship/coop) Extracurricularac>vi>es Part->mejobs AlwaysaCVthatlooksdifferentwithoutcu^ngoutthebasics

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CVStructure/Layout

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CVDonts

Spellingmistakes Grammarmistakes Capitaliza>onmistakes(names,job>tles) InappropriateemailIDs. Toomanyimages Toomanypages:(largefont,widespaces)

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Break

5minutes

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LettheSearchBegin!

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JobSearchDefini>on

JobSearchistheprocessoffindingrelevant

employmentopportuniAesandthemeans

throughwhichonemaypursuethem.

JobSearchstartswiththeinterestof

employment,andendswiththestartofthe

saAsfactorycompleAonofaprobaAonAme

withanemployer.

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SearchChannels

1. Networking2. OnlineMedia3.

Recruitment/PlacementOffices

4. Off-lineMedia

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Networking

Itsnotwhatyouknow,itswhoyou

know

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Networking

Isaneffec>vechanneltomarketyourcreden>als,and

directyoutopossibleleads

U>lizeyourpersonalnetworktoobtainmaximumreachFriends,rela>vesoffriends,

friendsoffriendsetc.

Rela>vesNeighborsAcquaintances

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Networking

Talkwithpeople,ithasanindirectimpactevenifthepersoncannothireyou

Source:LinkedIn.com

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OnlineMedia

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OnlineMedia

OILWELL7.comforfreshgraduates LinkedIn.com,Gulalent.comforexperiencedprofessionals(+3yearsofexperience)

GeneralJobSites:,Naukrigulf.com,Bayt.com,MonsterGulf.com

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Off-linemedia

AsharqAlAwsat Al-WasaeelaOkaz

Eqtesadeyya

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Makingtherightchoice

Therightjob,finditandyoullnever

workagain.JackWelch

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OfferDiscussions

Beobjec>veaboutfinancialmaers Youhavetherighttothinking>me

Transparencyisofessence

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OfferSelec>on Typesofcompanies:

MNCPubliclocalPrivate/family

Industries:Oil&gasFinancialservices

Petrochemical

TechnologyFMCGRetail

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OfferSelec>on--cont

Thepeopleyouworkwith: Consultaboutorganiza>onalculture Judgethepeopleyoumeet

Thedoorsajobopens Whatvaluableexper>sedoyougain Thecontactsyouareexposedto E.g.WafiqSaid

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OfferSelec>on--cont

Doyouenjoythejob?Job Performance Factors*

Interest

Personality

Ability

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JobSearch-Dos

Haveafirmgoal Knowyourself,believeinyourself,beyourself

Berealis>caboutyourcareerplans

Thinklongterm Thinkinterna>onalinstandards,localinprinciples

Consultwisely

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JobSearchDon'ts

Declineanofferwhenyoudonthaveanother! Goshoppingforoffers Signseveraloffers Useanoffertonego>ateforanotherone

Byshyfromtalkingaboutmoney,justbeobjec>ve

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Thankyou!