Bounce Back Presentation June 2010

Creating A Career Creating A Career PlanPlan

June 10, 2010June 10, 2010

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AgendaAgenda Welcome & Introductions - Blair ForlawWelcome & Introductions - Blair Forlaw Bounce Back Resource Deck – Blair Forlaw Bounce Back Resource Deck – Blair Forlaw IT Job Market – Frank AlanizIT Job Market – Frank Alaniz CareerOneStop & Skills Assessment – Frank CareerOneStop & Skills Assessment – Frank

Alaniz & Sheila BurkettAlaniz & Sheila Burkett Position Your Resume and Yourself – Position Your Resume and Yourself –

Alaniz/BurkettAlaniz/Burkett Creating an Electronic Presence – David Creating an Electronic Presence – David

StromStrom Wrap-up – Blair ForlawWrap-up – Blair Forlaw

Bounce Back Bounce Back Resource DeckResource Deck

Blair ForlawBlair Forlaw

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St. Louis IT Job MarketSt. Louis IT Job Market

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Network &Computer

Syst Admin.

ComputerSystemAnalyst

ComputerProgrammer

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missourieconomy.org

Projected Employment Figures from Occupational Employment & Wage Survey by US Bureau of Labor

Statistics

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Top IndustriesTop Industries

Professional, Scientific & Technical Professional, Scientific & Technical ServicesServices

Management Companies including Management Companies including Financial ServicesFinancial Services

ISPs, Search Portals & Data ProcessingISPs, Search Portals & Data Processing Insurance Carriers & Related ActivitiesInsurance Carriers & Related Activities Merchant, Wholesalers, Durable GoodsMerchant, Wholesalers, Durable Goods

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First StepsFirst Steps

Register with Missouri Career CenterRegister with Missouri Career Center Research Occupations Research Occupations Conduct Skills AssessmentConduct Skills Assessment Focus Resume Focus Resume Consider Training optionsConsider Training options

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Exploring Exploring CareerOneStop.orgCareerOneStop.org

Browse OccupationsBrowse Occupations Select Correct Occupation Select Correct Occupation Select Printer Friendly VersionSelect Printer Friendly Version With different colors highlight all you With different colors highlight all you

– LOVE to doLOVE to do– Strengths or GREAT at doingStrengths or GREAT at doing– CAN doCAN do– Areas of ImprovementAreas of Improvement

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Exploring Exploring CareerOneStop.orgCareerOneStop.org

CareerOneStop.orgCareerOneStop.org Browse OccupationsBrowse Occupations Select Correct Occupation (expands)Select Correct Occupation (expands) 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

http://www.careeronestop.org/

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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

With 4 different colors, highlight KSA, With 4 different colors, highlight KSA, Tasks, Activities, Tools and Tasks, Activities, Tools and Technologies you:Technologies you:1.1. LOVE to doLOVE to do

2.2. Are GREAT at or are your STRENGTHS Are GREAT at or are your STRENGTHS (based on others feedback)(based on others feedback)

3.3. CAN doCAN do

4.4. Mark those that you can do but need Mark those that you can do but need to improve.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 Indeed.comIndeed.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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Focus Your ResumeFocus Your Resume

Skills assessment identifies your top Skills assessment identifies your top skillsskills

Job Posting highlights skills they wantJob Posting highlights skills they want HR screeners spend less than a HR screeners spend less than a

minute on resume – SKILLS MUST POPminute on resume – SKILLS MUST POP Leave objective off – use cover letter Leave objective off – use cover letter

to highlight how you match companyto highlight how you match company Customize resume to postingCustomize resume to posting

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Job Search ResourcesJob Search Resources

Sample Job ApplicationSample Job Application– http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/wp-chttp://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/wp-c

ontent/uploads/2010/04/employment_apontent/uploads/2010/04/employment_application.pdfplication.pdf

Application Tracking System (Job Application Tracking System (Job Search Log)Search Log)– http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/200http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/200

9/12/job-search-log/9/12/job-search-log/

http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/employment_application.pdf



http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/2009/12/job-search-log/

http://bouncebackstl.org/wordpress/2009/12/job-search-log/

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ResourcesResources

Bounce Back St. Louis: Bouncebackstl.orgBounce Back St. Louis: Bouncebackstl.org MERIC (MO Economic Research and MERIC (MO Economic Research and

Information Center): Missourieconomy.orgInformation Center): Missourieconomy.org Bureau of Labor Statistics: Bls.orgBureau of Labor Statistics: Bls.org Careeronestop.orgCareeronestop.org www.business.gov/industries/self-employewww.business.gov/industries/self-employe

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Indeed.orgIndeed.org

http://www.business.gov/industries/self-employed/

http://www.business.gov/industries/self-employed/

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What everyone needs to know about LinkedIn

to get their first job

David Strom

[email protected]

310-857-6867

mailto:[email protected]



Agenda

• Getting started with LinkedIn

• Do’s and don’ts

• Get a Gmail account!

• How to grow your contact network

• Ask for recommendations

• Privacy and visibility issues

• Applications and discussion groups


Why bother

• The new “Parachute”

• Typical business uses

• What happens if you don’t join

• It isn’t just for job seekers

• Start small and develop experience and learn by using more of its features


Too many choices!


Your profile

• What is in a name -- header, email identity, and photo

• Status updates


Sample header files


My header


Ways to show your name

• Nancy Shoup, MBA

• Nancy Shoup, ace project manager

• Nancy Shoup, project manager maven

• Nancy Shoup, project manager professional


Do’s

• Make sure they are people you can visualize in your mind or have some memory

• Do check LinkedIn daily• Make sure you have your settings the

way you intended• Constantly cultivate and feed your

network


Don’ts

• Don’t send out mass invites to more than 30 people at once

• Don’t put non-professional items in your status updates

• Don’t obsess about the number of connections and build slowly over time

• Don’t just get started on the site two weeks before you are changing jobs

• Don’t worry too much about using InMail


How to grow your network

• Sending out invites

• Accepting requests


How to grow your contact network

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First, get a Gmail account



Then start building your contacts



Export from email address book


Now add to LinkedIn


Be choosey!


Forwarding requests


Recommendations

• But I don’t know anyone!

• Places where you volunteer

• Family friends, neighbors, others who know you well can be a good substitute


Recommendations




Privacy and visibility


Facebook “marriage”


Do you want your connections visible?

• Visit this setting first!


What is the difference?


Different types of contacts


Making your contact info visible

• In Profile/edit contacts:


Profile updates announced


Public profile


Join Groups



Here are just a few in the area


Should you pay for it?


Don’t forget personal networking too!

• Always be calling your contacts

• And making new ones

• Volunteer at something to get you out of the house



Finally: make it a daily habit

• For new job postings on your groups

• For new connections with your network

• To tweak your profile and update your job history

• To update your status with noteworthy activities, meetings, or plans


Good luck with your networking!

David Strom

(310) 857-6867

[email protected]

http://strominator.com

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Wrap UpWrap Up

Explore CareerOneStopExplore CareerOneStop Conduct a Skills AssessmentConduct a Skills Assessment Update ResumeUpdate Resume Conduct Job SearchConduct Job Search Continue to NETWORKContinue to NETWORK Upcoming SessionsUpcoming Sessions

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SpeakersSpeakers Blair ForlawBlair Forlaw

– Regional Talent Development, St. Louis RCGA; Regional Talent Development, St. Louis RCGA; [email protected]@stlrcga.org

Frank AlanizFrank Alaniz– Career Center Supervisor, Missouri Career Career Center Supervisor, Missouri Career

Centers St Louis County - Deer Creek; Centers St Louis County - Deer Creek; [email protected]@ded.mo.gov

Sheila BurkettSheila Burkett– Tuxedo Park Management, LLC; Tuxedo Park Management, LLC;

[email protected]@tuxedoparkmgmt.com David StromDavid Strom

– David Strom, Inc.; [email protected]@strom.com

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Bounce Back Presentation June 2010