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How to Conduct an Effective Job Search Laura Keyte, CPC, CTS

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Page 1: 2013-01 How to Conduct an Effective Job Search

How to Conduct an Effective Job

Search Laura Keyte, CPC, CTS

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Topics Covered

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with Employers and Recruiters

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Cover Letter • Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

• Purpose of a Cover

Letter

• When to Use a Cover

Letter

• Format of the Cover

Letter

• Content

• Do’s and Don’ts

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Resume

• Make sure your resume is

correctly formatted

• Do not leave gaps of time

in your resume

• Do not age your resume

• Be mindful of the length

of your resume

• Keep your resume looking

conservative

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

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Resume Format FIRST NAME LAST NAME

1234 Main Street

City, State Abbreviation

Phone Number

[email protected]

www.linkedin.com/in/yourname

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Company Name Start Month, Year to End Month, Year

Title

•Responsibilities

•Responsibilities

Technical Skills:

Company Name Start Month, Year to End Month, Year

Title

•Responsibilities

•Responsibilities

Technical Skills:

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Resume Format Continued EDUCATION:

College

Degree

High School

Diploma

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Certification

• Certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms:

Networking:

Languages:

Databases:

Tools:

Hardware:

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Professional References • 3 to 5 Professional References

• Ideally, professional references

should be individuals that you

have worked within the last 10

years

• Use your discretion regarding

who you list as a reference

• Prep your references for a call

from a Recruiter, Human

Resources Professional or a

Hiring Manager

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

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Format for List of Professional References

References for John Doe

First and Last Name of Reference

Title:

Company:

Relationship:

Telephone:

Email:

First and Last Name of Reference

Title:

Company:

Relationship:

Telephone:

Email:

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Your LinkedIn profile represents your

definitive professional image on the Web

and is discoverable through millions of

searches on LinkedIn as well as search

engines like Google. LinkedIn has more

than 100 million members and adds a

new member every second!

You are in complete control over what

others see on your profile, leverage this

to showcase your expertise so that

recruiters and hiring managers looking to

fill opportunities can find you, vice

versa.

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• Preparing for the

Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

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Leverage Your LinkedIn Profile to:

• Manage your professional network

• Be recognized for your industry expertise

• Explore career opportunities

• Locate respective hiring managers and

recruiters

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So what goes into a profile?

• Include content like

thought leadership,

relevant articles, industry

insight and affiliations

with associations,

organizations, etc. that are

relevant to your

professional experience.

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Headline Give visitors to your profile a short, punchy way to quickly understand who are with your

profile headline. Think of the headline as the slogan for your personal brand. Use a neutral

headshot for your photo.

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Summary & Specialties A good summary must outline what your professional niche is while highlighting your unique skills and specialties.

Utilize the “Specialties” section to showcase the breadth of your expertise as well as any special professional abilities you possess. Use industry-specific language in this section of your profile.

i.e. “Desktop break/fix support, deployment of application and operating system upgrades/patches, Anti-Virus solution evolution/support, desktop image development/deployment, operational process and knowledge management development, and desktop life cycle management”, etc. (or any industry-specific experience)

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Experience Use the Experience section to outline the roles and responsibilities of positions that you have held throughout your career.

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Education

There is a lot room to bolster your professional image by

expanding on activities and achievements during your

academic career. List the schools that you have attended

and degrees acquired.

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Groups & Associations • A core functionality of LinkedIn

lies within your Groups and

Associations and Contact

Settings.

• After you officially become a

member, be sure to chime in on

conversations.

• You can search through profiles

of fellow group members.

• Use the same approach within

other industry-related groups

and any associations and

organizations you may be a part

of.

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Company Profiles

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For More Information on Developing

your LinkedIn Profile as a Job Seeker...

Visit: http://learn.linkedin.com/job-seekers/

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Job Boards • What are they? Websites in which you

can post your resume as well as search

for job opportunities. i.e. Career

Builder, Monster, Indeed.com,

Dice.com

• Create a separate email to use for

posting your resume/ including on your

resume, i.e.

[email protected]

• Why posting your resume to job boards

is important? 90% of companies use

outside staffing services to some

degree. Also, staffing companies as

well as corporate recruiters use job

boards to search for resumes.

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with

Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and

Recruiters

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Job Boards • Note - On Monster.com, 1 national resume search

license to use for the duration of 1 month with the

capability of viewing 100 resumes costs an employer

$700.

• Exposure is key in order for hiring managers and

recruiters to locate your resume.

• Repost your resume every 30 days to keep it “fresh”.

• Examples of Job Boards: Monster.com,

Careerbuilder.com, Dice.com, Indeed.com,

Theladders.com, Simplyhired.com, Craigslist.com,

Jobfox.com, Devbistro.com, Collegerecruiter.com

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Applying Directly to Company Websites

When do you apply directly to

company websites?

Spending your time applying to

many different company

websites is generally not an

efficient way to get to the

interview stage; more often than

not the most you will get out of

applying to a position on a

corporate website is an

automated thank you email.

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

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Applying Directly to Company Websites

• Check LinkedIn to see if you may know of

anyone that works within the company that

you are applying to.

• Search Indeed.com to see if the position is

posted online and try to reach out to that

staffing company and/ or recruiter.

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Utilizing Indeed.com • Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional

References

• LinkedIn Profile

• Utilizing Job Boards

• Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with

Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and

Recruiters

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Utilizing Indeed.com

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Working With Recruiters • Connect with recruiters on

LinkedIn

• Do not let two different recruiters

submit you to the same position

• If a recruiter contacts you

regarding a position that you have

already applied to, let the recruiter

know

• Let recruiters know whether or

not you are working with any

other recruiting agencies

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

•Utilizing Job Boards

•Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

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Working with Recruiters

Reach out to different staffing companies and submit your

resume through the company website.

Disys, Adecco, Randstad, Experis, Allegis Group,

Kelly Services, Inc., Greene Resources

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Working With Recruiters In GENERAL, here is what a recruiter, can do for you:

• They have access to and knowledge of opportunities with companies before they are "broadcast" to the world

• For the most part, they have a much more in-depth knowledge about opportunities than an individual could gain on his/her own

• They will "coach" you and sell your attributes better than you can yourself

• They will help you " manage " the process of interviewing and negotiating

• They are going to help a candidate maximize his or her compensation possibilities

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Working With Recruiters

• They can provide you more job interview opportunities faster than you can do it for yourself

• The help of a recruiter implies confidentiality

• A recruiter, many times, has an intimate but objective view of the hiring company, the hiring authorities and the "politics" of the specific hiring process

• They are comfortable with all of the steps in the process of getting hired

• They know what to do when things "go wrong " in the hiring process

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Working with Recruiters

Here are some things that a recruiter cannot do for you:

• They cannot necessarily get you a job

• A top recruiter might give career advice, but they're not counselors

• They're not "miracle workers”

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Working with Recruiters • They don't analyze and peruse every single resume that is sent

to them

• They don't have time to give you advice about the "market" or if it's time to "stick your toe in the water" to see if your skills or experience might be " more valuable " to someone else

• Unless they are involved in the process of securing you a new opportunity they're going to be fairly short on advice about "what you should do" regarding your changing jobs down the line

• For the most part, they're not going to give you advice about a job or career change that they are not involved in unless they have a longstanding relationship with you

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Preparing for the Interview

• Research the company that you are interviewing with.

• Familiarize yourself with the position description in which you are interviewing for.

• Come to the interview with a few questions in mind in the case that you are asked.

• Do not talk about pay or benefits on the first interview unless the interviewer brings up the subject first; focus on the job.

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Professional References

• LinkedIn Profile

•Utilizing Job Boards

•Applying Directly to

Company Websites

• Utilizing Indeed.com

• Working with Recruiters

• The Interview

• Following Up with

Employers and Recruiters

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Preparing for and Exiting the Interview

• What to wear: Generally, you should wear a

black, grey or navy colored suit to an

interview.

• Take a black or brown colored portfolio into

the interview with 2 copies of your resume.

Refrain from bringing extra items

• Shake the interviewers hand before you leave.

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The Telephone Interview • Do not get above your raising

• Do not get trash mouth

• Do your homework

• Do the telephone interview “in person”

• Do not make gross noises or sound like you just woke up

• Stay focused on the interview

• Do not use a lousy line for a telephone interview

• Do not just answer questions without asking any

• Do not get too long-winded

• Do not forget to close for the next step in the process

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Interview Don’ts • Don’t Be Late To the Interview

• Don’t Show up Unprepared

• Don’t Ask about Salary, Benefits, Perks

• Don’t Focus On Future Roles Instead Of The Job At Hand

• Don’t Turn The Weakness Question Into A Positive

• Don’t Lie

• Don’t Ask If There is Any Reason You Should not be Hired

• Do not speak poorly of past employers

• Don’t come across as desperate; you want to appear

interested and enthusiastic, not desperate

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Following Up

It is a good idea to follow up with recruiters and hiring managers via email. Send a thank you email the day after the interview. This will show them that you are grateful for the opportunity to be considered and that you are excited and interested in the position. Use spell check!

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Do Not Get Discouraged • Believe it or not, getting discouraged does not

help in obtaining a position

• There are many reasons why you may not have

made it to the “next step” after applying or

being submitted to a particular position; do not

make assumptions

At the end of the game, pawns and kings go back

into the same box – Italian Proverb