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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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““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
James WillJames Will
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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
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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
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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/
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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