1. Welcome PyLadies!

2. Emerging Trends in Job Search/Career Management
“I don’t skate to where the puck is or was – I skate to where it will be.” 
- Wayne Gretzky, known as The Great One, member Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999

4. Search, Compare, Screen Interview, Negotiate, Place

5. Search

6. We have stopped using job boards
Stop staring at online job postings, instead
Get creative
Move beyond traditional methods
Infuse marketing concepts

10. Over the last 12 months, the strongest employment growth (in trend terms) occurred in New South Wales ( 4.1%) and Queensland (2.4%)

11. Why?
Increased unqualified applications
Increased screening time

14. New Approach…

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16. Create your online presence..

17. Screen

18. Social profile
Companies, skills, projects
GitHub, Twitter, Stack overflow, online projects
We visit more people who have similar profiles as yours and connect with them
/Phone screen – Communication and Articulation (we are not technical)

19. YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE SHOULD BE PUBLIC

20. Be creative but don’t look silly.
Create an eye catching profile
Profile picture – is a must
Use the same address & profile picture across all professional networking sites
Be creative but don’t look silly.

21. Your profile picture speaks..

22. What do you want people to see?

24. Summary: crisp, to the point and filled with personality.

26. Your profile is your CV
Contact Info..
Experience - projects, responsibilities, achievements
Skills
Recommendations – give and take
Education
Interest and volunteering, causes
Groups and following
Updates

27. Edit

28. Tips…
1. The more you participate the more you are visible 2. Open Candidates 3. Turn on Twitter settings on LinkedIn GitHub - Privacy and Setting ->Third Parties -> Twitter 4. Stack Overflow puts a NEW spin on resumes for developers – Developer Story 5. GitHub - Participate 6. Use same address and picture

30. Your CV should tell a story – Use your LinkedIn profile we just created!!
No “ career objectives” but a catchy summary
Length rules? - No
No picture on the CV
Projects - yes
Tool and Technologies - must
Link to your GitHub/LinkedIn - must
Justifying the gap in between the jobs
Achievements and responsibilities

32. It will be harder for job seekers to land interviews and there are more job openings than most people think!!

33. Networking

34. Pick up the phone and use it 
Actively market yourself past HR
Develop your likability
Volunteer

35. Preparing for Interview
Show flexibility with interview times and schedule
Time frame – 2:1
Research your interviewers
Research the company and the news
Ask a recruiter how to prepare and what to expect
If you need to, prepare yourself in front of a mirror!

36. Interview Be engaging and likeable Always, always follow STAR
Be objective and to the point
If you don’t know - say so
Don’t be afraid to use that white board
Back your answers with data/ insight
Always provide more information than what was asked for but don’t go off topic
Ask questions
Don’t follow up too much after the interview – give them some time

37. Thank you

38. Questions?