1. Chapter 6
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2. Find and apply for jobs that are a best fit for you!
Part 3 Goals
Find and apply for jobs that are a best fit for you!
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3. Part 3: Advice from the Expert
Dedra helps job seekers become employees:
Find a “go-to person” who will be honest and helpful.
Networking is powerful.
Interviews start in the parking lot and don’t end until you send a thank-you note.
Rejections are not personal! Seek out others who are going through the same thing.
Dedra Perlmutter, Certified HR Professional, JVS Cincinnati Career Network
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4. Part 3: Tales from the Job Search
Rene DeAnda has had positive experience networking to find potential opportunities:
Get outside your comfort zone and meet people.
You can’t rely solely on sitting behind a keyboard and applying for jobs.
Reach out on LinkedIn® to expand your network.
Rene DeAnda, Prospective MBA Student
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5. Use the PLAN for Success Worksheet. Read Outcomes for Chapters 6–8.
Schedule assigned Career Action Worksheets.
Consider your other commitments.
Most successful people plan.
Activities calendar
Task list of commitments
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6. Find Job Openings Chapter 6 covers:
The role of networking in your job search
Strategies for finding job openings
Finding job openings that are a good career fit for you
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7. Job Search Journey Find Job Openings
The goal in Phase 3, Step 1 is to:
Learn to use and grow your Career Network
Develop your strategy for finding job openings
Compare jobs so that you can apply for the jobs you are most likely to get a positive response from and are the best career fit for you
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8. What is your network, and why is it important?
1. Networking Pays Off
What is your network, and why is it important?
Identify and use your network.
Expand your network.
Keep track of your network and your leads.
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9. What is your network and why is it important?
1. Networking Pays Off
What is your network and why is it important?
Who do you know? And who do they know? That is your network.
Surveys on hiring show that more than a third of job openings are filled by job seekers who are referred by a current employee of the company. Put your effort into Warm Introductions.
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10. Identify and use your network:
1. Networking Pays Off
Identify and use your network:
Step 1: Create a list; reach out to everyone.
Step 2: Revise your list.
Step 3: Contact connections for Career Network meetings.
Step 4: Prepare for every Career Network meeting.
Step 5: Meet with your connection.
Step 6: Follow up.
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11. 1. Networking Pays Off Expand your network:
Look for opportunities to initiate conversations about your job search.
Get connections by asking about the other person, for example:
What do you do for a living?
How did you find your job?
What advice do you have for my job search?
Who should I talk to about jobs in our field?
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12. Keep track of your network and your leads:
1. Networking Pays Off
Keep track of your network and your leads:
Contact information
How you know them
Their connection to your job search
Your last interaction and your next interaction
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13. 2. Strategies for Finding Job Openings
Work your network.
Get connected professionally.
Search for job openings.
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14. 2. Strategies for Finding Job Openings
Work your network and find job openings. You are ready to work your Career Network when you:
Have developed and practiced using your Personal Brand Statement
Have written your resume and spread your brand everywhere online
Are ready to set up Career Network meetings with people who might:
Provide a Warm Introduction
Tell you about an unposted job
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15. 2. Strategies for Finding Job Openings
Get connected professionally:
Spend more time with people in your career field:
Attend one-time career events and meetings.
Be part of ongoing career groups and associations.
Be prepared with simple conversation starters:
“What brings you here?”
“This location works well for this event.”
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16. 2. Strategies for Finding Job Openings
Search for job openings:
While waiting for Warm Introductions through your Career Network, search for Cold Leads.
Use more resources to find jobs sooner. Consider:
Job boards, online and physical
Employer websites
Job search engines
Job information sites
Help wanted ads (classified ads)
College career centers
Private employment agencies
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17. 3. Find Job Openings with a Good Career Fit
Evaluate your qualifications for job openings.
Determine the best fit for you.
Make the best fit job openings a high priority.
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18. 3. Find Job Openings with a Good Career Fit
Evaluate your qualifications for job openings:
Stretch job target; dream job
Current job target; right fit for right now
Contingency job target; backup plan
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19. 3. Find Job Openings with a Good Career Fit
Determine the best fit for you. Use Career Action Worksheet 6-6 to rate job openings and compare them for the best fit for you:
Match for your qualifications
Match for your interests and needs
If your ratings don’t match your “gut feeling,” talk with someone and review what is important to you.
It may take several iterations to better understand your own internal motives.
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20. 3. Find Job Openings with a Good Career Fit
Make the best fit job openings a high priority:
Balance between current, stretch, and contingency job targets.
Most jobs should be in the current job target category.
Don’t focus only on dream jobs.
Don’t settle by focusing on contingency jobs.
Ask trusted friends to help you keep balanced.
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21. Caution: Dress Like You Have the Job
Be neat. Even nice clothes look unattractive when they are stained, wrinkled, or covered with dog hair.
Pay attention to good hygiene. Simple things matter. For example, use mouthwash and clean under your fingernails.
Avoid revealing or tight clothing. Showing skin is not appropriate in most workplaces. Avoid showing body art.
Leave athletic wear in your gym bag (unless your job will be at a gym!).
Don’t risk offending by wearing political or religious slogans or advertisements.
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22. You, Online Finding Quality Job Leads: Networking in the 21st Century
With so many options, it is easy to get overwhelmed.
Try submitting resumes through the popular Indeed, Monster, LinkedIn®, and company websites.
Set up alerts on job search engines to alert you to new job opening in your career field.
Find names of people associated with job listings or employees of that company and contact them directly.
In your cover letter, name employees you are connected with through social networking.
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23. Real World Scenarios composite stories from real people
Ralph: Frustrated
Stuck with his goal of applying for 15 jobs a week
Changed his strategy; attended more business events
How can you get out from behind your computer and in front of a live audience?
Diana: First Career Network meeting
Connected through LinkedIn®
Didn’t meet all the qualifications for stretch job
Got a Warm Introduction and confidence
What qualifications might be negotiable? Can you learn more about day-to-day tasks?
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24. Think About It
“Your network can be a key to a treasure trove of job openings on your Job Search Journey. Pick up a key from everyone you know and start opening doors.”
“Keep expanding your network. Your network can help you now during your Job Search Journey, and your network can be invaluable in the future when you are on the job.”
“Statistics show that job seekers who use many resources for finding job leads find jobs faster than people who use one or two resources.”
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25. YOUR Job Search Journey
I can make it happen.
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