1. What does the job market requires in our days Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum-Career Counselors

2. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Is there a recipe to find a job?

3. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors The specialties that will be required from companies during 2005-2007 accordingly to Federation of Greek Industries are…  Mechanical engineers : 33%  Economists - accountants : 29%  Salesmen : 15%  Marketers: 14%  Computer and Telecommunications Scientists : 13%  Electrical Engineers:14%  Chemists-Chemical engineers-Physics:12%

4. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Let’s take a look… Academical departments best wanted…  1985-87 Sociology  1992-97 Journalism  1998-2000 Finance  2000-2004 Technical Universities  2002-2006 Primary Education

5. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors As we see…  The departments that guarantee a secure career are the following:

6. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Still…there is the case of Vassilis..  His school grades were about 19 out of 20.  His first option was medicine school.  He had complete ignorance concerning the studies.  And now what?

7. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Employability  A recent study showed that while employers are satisfied with the qualifications of candidates employees, still they have fears about their non- technical skills.  Non-technical skills:  «employability skills = employees skills, irrelevant to technical qualifications, skills that make candidates precious»  Examples: solving problems, making decisions, positive attitude, communication, effective time management, creativity, flexibility, team work, cooperation with different cultured people.

8. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Accordingly to employers, university graduates, who are looking for a job, are characterized by Lack of confidence, goals and motivation Lack of enthusiasm and leader skills Insufficient preparation for the interview Deep interest concerning fringe benefits, excessive payment demands Low levels of academic skills Lack of extracurricular activities Insufficient level at basic skills such as writing, reading, calculating

9. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Δεδομένα…  87% of people losing their job or fail to get promoted do not acquire the proper work habits and values, rather than they don’t have technical skills  Furthermore most employers have in mind that candidates will be trained on basic job matters. What is expected is something different.

10. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Realities…  Through an interview, the employer will testify which of the above skills you possess  In a job market, in which people have the same CVs and the same qualifications…

11. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors …the person who will find easier a job is the one who has decided to make the difference!!!!

12. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors nowadays many students …  Have not understood the reason they study:  To please their parents?  To please their teachers?  To enter in a university that, accordingly to rumors, is a good one?  To live the desired «student life»?

13. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors nowadays many students …  Don’t trust themselves and wonder how they will succeed.  They are not convinced that the best ingredient of success is action, planning and discipline

14. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors nowadays many students …  See in front of their eyes a huge «elephant» and wonder how they will manage to eat it...  They are seeking for idols that will inspire their efforts  They find difficulties in working under pressure and they get anxious  They face negatively their failures

15. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors nowadays many students …  Find difficulties in classifying their priorities.  Don’t make a difference between «important» και «urgent»  Don’t arrange in time their activities  Have not realized their commitment to achieve a goal

16. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors nowadays many students …  Face lack of information about… – What are the benefits of the university… – What is exactly going on in faculties… – Which is the academic studies program… – Which are the postgraduate programs – What vocational writes has enery department – Where can a graduate find a job… – What does the job market wants

17. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors nowadays many students …  Make a last minute decision about their profession  They ignore the educational changes  They are afraid of the constant changes in job market.  They get terrified by the media.  They lack confidence in themselves.

18. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors In our effort to help students we have three goals… Α) to cooperate with them for the development of their personality through the above skills. Β) to help them to discover their talents and their interests. Γ) to inform them, early enough, with validity about the present situation in the universities and job market.

19. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors 3 basic steps 1.Futuristic planning 2.Keep up with useful information 3.Act

20. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors 1st step Futuristic Planning Dream a day of your life after 5-10 years  Job: object, duties, responsibilities, colleagues, job environment, shift, earnings etc.  Material possessions: house, car, financial situation  Private life: residence area, entertainment, vacation, art, hοbbies

21. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors 2nd step (Get the infomation)  Newspaper  Internet  Seminars  Contact with professionals and meet people from the job area you are interested in.  Career Counselors (Private and Public Sector)

22. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors 3rd step (act)  Put an end in αναβλητικοτητα  Dare  Don’t put obstacles in your life  Stay flexible

23. Spyros Michaloulis – Nikos Pavlakos Orientum – Career Counselors Follow…... what makes your heart bits stronger !!!