1. 7-Steps in Conducting a Job Search
Presented on October 26, 2009
by Guy Carter, President
The Carter Group

2. There is not a Secret Way to finding a Job There is a PROCESS!
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There is not a Secret Way to finding a Job
There is a PROCESS!

3. Dealing with Job Loss: Coping – Venting
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Dealing with Job Loss:
Coping – Venting
At some point in most people’s career, it is inevitable that, through no fault of your own, you are forced to seek another job

4. The Job Search Process Requires:
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The Job Search Process Requires:
Effort
Energy
Intelligent and Creative Thinking

5. What is the Most important aspect in Conducting Your Job Search?
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What is the Most important aspect in Conducting Your Job Search?
Step. 1
ATTITUDE

6. Job Seekers Workshop
Negativity
is a state of mind and counter-productive, especially if you are a job seeker.

7. In Your Job Search: Anticipate and Embrace Change
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In Your Job Search:
Anticipate and Embrace Change
Focus on Strengths not Weaknesses
What are Your Superlatives?

8. Step 2. Planning Conducting Your Job Search: Step 1. Attitude
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Conducting Your Job Search:
Step 1. Attitude
Step 2. Planning

9. Planning Your Job Search
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Planning Your Job Search
How much time should I spend?
What industry do you want to work in?
What industries can use your skills and experience?
Is there an industry you haven’t thought of?

10. Conducting Your Job Search:
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Conducting Your Job Search:
Step 1. Attitude
Step 2. Planning
Step 3. Record Keeping

11. Record Keeping System Electronic Database Hardcopy
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Record Keeping System
Electronic Database
Hardcopy

12. Conducting Your Job Search:
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Conducting Your Job Search:
Step 1. Attitude
Step 2. Planning
Step 3. Record Keeping
Step 4. Contact List

13. Developing Your Contact List:
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Developing Your Contact List:
Names of People You Know
Minimum Goal: 100 people
How?
Friends
Relatives
Neighbors
Former Employees
Co-Workers
Professional Association Members
Social group members (softball teams, PTA, etc)
Religious affiliations
College/school contacts
Alumni placement office
Teachers/professors
Anyone who recently changed jobs
Employees at companies with internal posting/referral programs
LinkedIn
Other

14. Developing Your Contact List:
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Developing Your Contact List:
Friends
Relatives
Neighbors
Former employers
Co-workers

15. Developing Your Contact List Continued:
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Developing Your Contact List Continued:
Professional association members
Social group members (softball teams, parent/teacher associations, etc)
Religious affiliations
College/school contacts
Alumni placement office

16. Developing Your Contact List Continued: Teachers/professors
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Developing Your Contact List Continued:
Teachers/professors
Anyone who recently changed jobs
Employees at companies with internal posting/referral programs
LinkedIn

17. Method of Listing Contacts:
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Method of Listing Contacts:
A single document for each category
Try NOT to evaluate the likelihood of each person’s helpfulness
Ask each contact for additional contacts

18. What to ask for? Job search recommendations Referrals
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What to ask for?
Job search recommendations
Referrals
Advice they may have

19. Developing Your Contact List:
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Developing Your Contact List:
Cold Calling
Identify a List of Target Companies

20. Conducting Your Job Search:
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Conducting Your Job Search:
Step 1. Attitude
Step 2. Plan
Step 3. Record Keeping
Step 4. Contact List
Step 5. Personal Branding

21. Personal Branding: Elevator speech
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Personal Branding:
Elevator speech
1-3 things you want the individual to remember
Can share in 15 to 30 seconds
Clear, Enticing, Compelling

22. Personal brand statement:
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Personal brand statement:
One sentence that aligns with your passion and goals
Learn How to Melt Down Critical Information About Yourself

23. Personal Branding: Why is to summarize briefly important?
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Personal Branding:
Why is to summarize briefly important?
Most people are “thinking” while you are talking
May not be fully listening
Thinking about their next question
Must quickly gain their attention

24. Conducting Your Job Search:
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Conducting Your Job Search:
Step 1. Attitude
Step 2. Plan
Step 3. Record Keeping
Step 4. Contact List
Step 5. Personal Branding
Step 6. Research

25. Research Know Your Audience Research the company Research the person
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Research
Know Your Audience
Research the company
Research the person

26. Think about themes you want to discuss
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Think about themes you want to discuss
Growth
Customer focus
Sales excellence
Product innovation, etc.
And how do the themes come through?
How does your experience apply to the potential employer’s needs?

27. Job Seekers Workshop
Preparation
Don't ever wing it
Be prepared

28. Conducting Your Job Search:
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Conducting Your Job Search:
Step 1. Attitude
Step 2. Plan
Step 3. Record Keeping
Step 4. Contact List
Step 5. Personal Branding
Step 6. Research
Step 7. Networking

29. The Most Critical Aspect of the Job Search
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Effective Networking:
The Most Critical Aspect of the Job Search

30. We are offering : Monthly Group Networking Meeting
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We are offering :
Monthly Group Networking Meeting
Weekly Small Group meetings

31. Networking Meetings: Monthly meeting will have guest speakers
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Networking Meetings:
Monthly meeting will have guest speakers
Weekly small groups of between 5-10 people

32. Why are weekly networking meeting important?
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Why are weekly networking meeting important?
Frustration
Meeting with a group of people in a similar situation can help
Information sharing
Job Search Ideas will surface
Networking sessions Benefit the Job Seeker

33. Job Seekers Workshop
Open Discussion

34. Improvement Questionnaire
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Improvement Questionnaire