Objective: Students will identify sources of job opportunity information and the importance of networking for long-term career success.

Networking  practice of gathering of contacts: the process or practice of building up or maintaining informal relationships, especially with people whose friendship could bring advantages such as job or business opportunities  Why do you think networking is important in finding a job?

CNN Money: How to Get a Job  rysupplement/flyp/index.htm rysupplement/flyp/index.htm  Worksheet to complete along with the website.

How to Get a Job  With the current economic conditions more people are competing for each available job.  The most recent statistics show that there are four unemployed people for every available job.  It’s probably going to get worse before it gets better.

Tips for Interview Success ** Listen to Dave Perry from Perry-Martel International recruiting firm talk about his 4 tips for Interview Success. 1. Call two days before to verify the time and place. 2. Drive to the interview site a day ahead of time. 3. Don’t drink coffee two hours before the interview 4. Research the company’s top five competitors beforehand by finding former employees and asking good questions.

Companies Not Advertising  Just four hours after the Phoenix National Hockey League team, the Coyotes, posted an assistant position on Jobing.com a manager called the site pleading them to take down the ad because they had received 180 resumes.  700 people applied for a janitor position in Ohio.  The current supply of potential employees means that companies don’t have to work as hard to find quality applicants.

Scarcity  The basic economic problem that arises because people have unlimited wants but resources are limited. Because of scarcity, various economic decisions must be made to allocate resources efficiently.  How does scarcity apply to the current job market?

Job Finding Stories/Strategies  Mike Ehrlich – Networking with Clients  Jonathan Kooker – Asking to interview, not asking for a job  Pat Bennett – Handwritten Letters  Michael Pate – Job Fairs

Construction Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Manufacturing Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Retail Trade Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Finance Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Education Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Education Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Health Care Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Hotels and Food Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Government Number of Unemployed Workers per available job

Objective: Students will identify sources of job opportunity information and the importance of networking for long-term career success.

Job Hunting Tips for those over 40 ** Steven Greenberg, CEO of Jobs4point0.com provides these 4 tips to those over 40 who are seeking a job… can these tips apply to someone your age? 1. Tailor your resume to each you apply for. 2. Follow up creatively, intelligently, and relentlessly. 3. Search for relevant employers as well as relevant jobs. 4. Focus on how you can help the company, not how the company can help you.

Strategies for Job Seekers ** Erin McMahon VP of Business Development for Lee Hecht Harrison provides these tips for Job Seeks. 1. Network, Network, Network 2. Create your communications strategy and resume. 3. Create your own personal marketing plan. 4. Make a list of companies to target.

Warren Sukernek - Networking  Tools like LinkedIn and Twitter can help build networks that are invaluable.  The week before Christmas, Warren Sukernek, 48 lost his job at an ad agency.  He had 2,800 followers on Twitter who saw his note: “Friends, I have just been laid off”  A week later he had a dozen interviews and with-in three weeks, he had a job offer at Radian6.

Target Your Search  Employers are adjusting to changing markets by plugging in perfectly suited workers from the outside when they’re needed, then dropping them when they’re done.  “Just-in-time workforce”  Neil Davies, a recruiter for Microsoft says “if we need five things, in the current market, we’re not moving forward on people who have four out of the five”  That means a candidate needs to know exactly what the company wants.

Offer Solutions  Chris DeBrusk took an idea for a product to help financial service firms do surveillance to half a dozen software companies.  His presentation laid out the business opportunity, what kind of revenue it could expect and when.  He was hired Sapient, a technology firm in Boston.  The CEO of AdaptiveBlue hired an engineer who found three problems in the software he’d been testing before he even came in for an interview.

Jamie Varon – Be Creative  Jamie wanted to work for Twitter.  When business as usual didn’t work she created the website twittershouldhireme.com  Included her resume, recommendations, and a blog tracking her quest  Within 24 hours Twitter contacted her

Match Your Skills to Their Needs  Each employee has a ‘no’ pile and a ‘maybe’ pile of resumes and it takes second to decide where yours ends up.  Resumes are critical!  Include concrete details, that state specifically what you’ve done.  Mirror your resume for the job you want  Don’t be subtle, if the position is product marketer use the words “product marketing” to describe your experience.

Interview Questions  What’s Your Greatest Strength?  What’s Your Greatest Weakness?  Why Should we Hire You?  Do You Have Any Questions for Us? Listen to some ways NOT to answer these questions What is a good way you could answer these questions?

Conclusion  Turn in your How to Get a job Packet… make sure your name is one it.  What was our objective for today?  Economic terms discussed today:  Supply  Demand  Scarcity  Decision-Making