1. LEVERAGING ONLINE JOB SITES TO MAXIMIZE VISIBILITY October 2005 Jenny Thomas, Recruiting Manager

2. Agenda The Current Job Market College Hiring Maximizing your visibility Online Job Search Q&A

3. Current Job Market: Job Creation Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics

4. Current Job Market: Projected Employment Growth Total Employment will increase by 21.3 million jobs (15%) from 2002 to 2012 47 percent of hiring mangers surveyed said they will expand their staffs in the next 12 months. Nearly 15 percent plan to hire over 100 workers. Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics CareerBuilder.com

5. Current Job Market: Skilled Labor Shortage Sources: David Ellwood/Aspen Institute’s Domestic Strategy Group; Anthony P. Carnevale and Donna M. Desrochers, Educational Testing Service.

6. What Are Hiring Managers Saying About Shortage and What Does it Mean for College Students? 42% of hiring managers reported it was difficult to find qualified candidates one year ago. 32% say it’s even more challenging today. Sources: The EDGE Report, August 2005

7. College Hiring 62% of hiring managers say they will hire new college grads this year. 18% plan to increase the number of college grads hired year over year. 28% of hiring managers say they will increase salaries offered to new college grads in 2005. 41% say salary offers to new college grads will be $30,000 or more. Sources: CareerBuilder.com

8. What Are The Top Industries Hiring College Graduates in 2005 and 2006? Healthcare Sales Accounting/Finance Professional & Business Services Engineering Retail Hospitality

9. Do I Need To Customize My Resume?  71% of hiring managers pay more attention to cover letters and resumes that are tailored to their open positions.  47% of hiring managers say they won’t even consider an application if there is a spelling or grammatical error.

10. Seven Things to Know Before Writing Your First Résumé 1.Start with the basics. 2.Include an objective and summary of skills. 3.Choose the right résumé style. 4.Brainstorm your experience and skills. 5.Your academic and volunteer experience is relevant. 6.Know the cardinal rules of résumé writing. 7.Never, ever lie.

11. Writing Your Resume What are the 5 Cardinal rules to remember when writing a resume?

12. Cardinal Rules For Resume Writing 1.Presentation 2.Format 3.Spelling, Grammar 4.Content 5.Focus

13. Survey Data: Question… What do hiring managers say are their biggest pet peeves when receiving resumes for an open position?

14. Biggest Resume Pet Peeves Source: CareerBuilder.com

15. Survey Data: Question… What do hiring managers say are the most influential factors in hiring college graduates?

16. Top Factors Considered When Hiring College Graduates Source: CareerBuilder.com

17. Survey Data: Question… What percent of hiring managers consider volunteering during college as relevant experience?

18. Is Volunteering Relevant Experience? 63 percent of hiring managers say that your volunteering during college counts as experience.

19. How Do Companies Find Candidates? Online Career Sites Newspaper Classifieds Career Fairs Staffing Firms Company Web Sites Internal & External Referrals Ads in Trade Publications

20. Job Seeker Survey Results - Resources Used to Find a Job Source: Newspaper Association of America

21. Hiring Trends In 2005, 3 out of 4 hires can be attributed to the Internet and employee referrals. Source: CareerXroads Source of Hires Study, January 2004

22. Online Traffic Source: comScore Media Metrix, Career Resources Sub- Category

23. Network Partnerships 166 Newspapers Verticals –46 Healthcare sites –10 Sales sites –12 Retail sites –5 Hospitality sites –14 Finance/Insurance sites –4 Transportation sites –15 Staffing/HR sites 76 Diversity partners 69 City/region specific sites 32 Broad appeal sites 28 Job Type specific sites 60 Misc. sites Opening over 700 doors…

24. Posting a Job: The Employer Perspective Posting a Job includes: Job Title Job Type/Industry Compensation (optional) Job Location Job Description Job Requirements Contact Information

25. Top Keyword Resume Searches Internship Volunteer Organization Charity Club President, Vice President Entry Level Position title Industry name Specific computer skills Excel Word PowerPoint

26. Posting Your Resume Online  Simply fill out the information requested.  Cut and paste your resume in the text box below, and you are on your way! You can post up to 5 resumes!

27. Set Up a Job Alert A Job Alert will email you jobs that match the criteria you set!

28. Searching for Jobs

29. Job Matching

30. Q & A