Bounce Back Iwap

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Blair Forlaw

Frank Danzo

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Frank Alaniz

What is BounceBack St. Louis?

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Agenda

• Assessing Your Skills

• Resume Writing

• Networking

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• Interviewing

• Questions

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Career Plan• Explore YOU with skills assessment • Understand Occupation and Opportunities• Identify Transferable Skills• Career Training, Education and Experience

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g, p• Putting YOU on paper

MindMap of Job Search

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Assessing Your Skills

• Read previous performance reviews

• Ask for feedback

• Document key task, activities and li h t f h iti

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accomplishments for each position

• Think volunteer and day-to-day life, not just professional

• Understand what you like versus dislike

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Finding Your Occupational Profile

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Understanding Your Skills

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Assess Your Skills

1. Highlight HARD skills (can do when you walk in the door)

2. Highlight training skills (what they need to be trained in)

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to be trained in)

3. Highlight a different color what you don’t like to do.

4. Mark all you LOVE to do.

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Transferable Skills

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2010 Skills Gap Report

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

• Steve Finkelstein, Sr. Partner at Experience on Demand

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Experience on Demand

• Conducted Jan. 2010 with 317 respondents

2010 Critical Skills

• Active Listening

• Customer-Orientation

• Critical/ Analytical

• Teamwork/ Collaborations

• Written Communications

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• Critical/ Analytical Thinking

• Oral Communications

• Time Management

Communications

• Prioritization & Focus

• Decision Making

• Leadership

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Resume WritingResume Writing

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Purpose of your resumePurpose of your resume

Thirty Thirty second thumb testsecond thumb test

Constructing your resumeConstructing your resume

El t i llEl t i ll didi

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Electronically Electronically sending your resumesending your resume

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Your Resume Sales BrochureYour Resume Sales Brochure

Purpose of a ResumePurpose of a Resume

Support your selling effortsSupport your selling efforts

Communicate two messagesCommunicate two messages1.1. What type of job you are looking forWhat type of job you are looking for

2.2. Why you are qualified to do this jobWhy you are qualified to do this job

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Generate Interest in learning more about youGenerate Interest in learning more about you

Start a conversation with youStart a conversation with you

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Fold your contact info towards the

back of the resume

Fold your contact info towards the

back of the resume

Fold your work history towards the back of the resume

Fold your work history towards the back of the resume

Skills match employers needs

then they will review the rest of your

resume.

Skills match employers needs

then they will review the rest of your

resume.

Thirty Second Thumb TestThirty Second Thumb Test

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Why? Why? What is left is your 30 second preview

for employers

What is left is your 30 second preview

for employers


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Transmitting Your Resume

• Create Word Document and Save

• Save 2nd copy as PDF

• Save 3rd copy as RTF

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• If at all possible send as PDF versus DOC

• If required to send as DOC send as RTF

On-Line Job Applications

• 3 Simple Rules

1. Follow the Directions

2 Have completed Sample Application to

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2. Have completed Sample Application to assist in the process

3. Follow the Directions

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AgendaAgenda

NetworkingNetworking

InterviewingInterviewing

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NetworkingNetworking AgendaAgenda

How are jobs found?How are jobs found?

Elements of a Successful Job SearchElements of a Successful Job Search

Personal Marketing StoryPersonal Marketing Story

T t i d lT t i d l

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Target companies and peopleTarget companies and people

Networking ToolsNetworking Tools

Networking GuidelinesNetworking Guidelines

Networking ProcessNetworking Process

How are Jobs Found?How are Jobs Found?

AdsAds Less than 2%

InternetInternet Less than 8%

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RecruitersRecruiters Less than 5%

NetworkingNetworking More than 85%

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The biggest mistake that job The biggest mistake that job seekers make when networking?seekers make when networking?

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1 - Call to set up meeting

1 - Call to set up meeting

2 - Meet with the 2 - Meet with the 5 - Send e-mail after meeting

5 - Send e-mail after meeting

6 - Send e-mail every four

weeks with an update

6 - Send e-mail every four

weeks with an update

Networking Touch PointsNetworking Touch Points

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personperson

3 - Send hand written thank you note –personal

3 - Send hand written thank you note –personal

4 - Send summary of

meeting by e-mail - business

4 - Send summary of

meeting by e-mail - business

after meeting each referralafter meeting each referral

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1. Arrive early1. Arrive early

2. Introduce yourself and offer to purchase a beverage

2. Introduce yourself and offer to purchase a beverage

7. Do you know anyone on my target

list?

7. Do you know anyone on my target

list?

8. Do you know anyone that works for any of my target

companies?

8. Do you know anyone that works for any of my target

companies?

9. Are there any people or companies that should be on my

target list?

9. Are there any people or companies that should be on my

target list?

10. Is there anything I can do for you?

10. Is there anything I can do for you?

Networking Meeting ProcessNetworking Meeting Process

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3. Spend time getting the know the

person

3. Spend time getting the know the

person

4. Share and review your agenda

4. Share and review your agenda

5. Share your Personal Marketing Story and target list

5. Share your Personal Marketing Story and target list

6. Ask for their advice on your job

search

6. Ask for their advice on your job

search

11. How would you like me to follow up

with you?

11. How would you like me to follow up

with you?

12. Thanks for your assistance

12. Thanks for your assistance

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Interviewing AgendaInterviewing Agenda

Why interviews fail?Why interviews fail?

Interviewers goals?Interviewers goals?

Getting Mentally PreparedGetting Mentally Prepared

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Preparation ToolsPreparation Tools

Interview ToolsInterview Tools

Follow UpFollow Up

DODODid vsDid vs

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Interview PreparationInterview PreparationPrior to your interviewPrior to your interview

Write answers to toughest interview questionsWrite answers to toughest interview questions

Write answers to toughest behavioral questionsWrite answers to toughest behavioral questions

Write out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIESWrite out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIES

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Write out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIESWrite out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIES

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When Answering QuestionsWhen Answering Questions

NameName

NumberNumber

TitleTitle

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Give the conclusion you Give the conclusion you wantwant

Happy endingHappy ending

Requirements Requirements vsvs

QualificationsQualifications

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Interview PreparationInterview PreparationJob offers are not always given to Job offers are not always given to

the best candidate but the the best candidate but the best….best….

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1.1. PreparedPrepared

2.2. PerformancePerformance

3.3. Follow throughFollow through

Let this be you!!!!Let this be you!!!!

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QUESTIONS?

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Blair Forlaw

Frank Danzo

Frank Alaniz

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