I have a “killer” resume, now what? Tips on being your own Headhunter Paul DeBettignies, Managing Partner

Why should you listen to me? Over a decade recruiting in IT Prominent blogger on Recruiting/HR, Career and Business topics Co-Founder and Coordinator of Minnesota Recruiters Contributor to RecruitingBlogs.com Creator of BeYourOwnHeadhunter.com

Over a decade recruiting in IT

Prominent blogger on Recruiting/HR, Career and Business topics

Co-Founder and Coordinator of Minnesota Recruiters

Contributor to RecruitingBlogs.com

Creator of BeYourOwnHeadhunter.com

If you remember nothing else, remember these two things Doing a job search SUCKS Finding a job is a job

Doing a job search SUCKS

Finding a job is a job

Who Are You? Marketing of you 10-second pitch or sound byte 30 second elevator pitch Business cards LinkedIn profile Email address, get a professional one

Marketing of you

10-second pitch or sound byte

30 second elevator pitch

Business cards

LinkedIn profile

Email address, get a professional one

I love the GOPHERS!

Don’t [email_address]

[email_address]

Plan your day. Plan your search This is a process Plan the upcoming day Set daily and weekly goals Keep track of resume submittals, phone calls, email, which resume sent

This is a process

Plan the upcoming day

Set daily and weekly goals

Keep track of resume submittals, phone calls, email, which resume sent

People hire people. . . Who ask questions. Seek advice not help Who reach out. Who do you know who…? Who appear resourceful. Network gravity

Who ask questions. Seek advice not help

Who reach out. Who do you know who…?

Who appear resourceful. Network gravity

Who is in my network? Linkedin has 30M users Facebook has 150M users. Average age 25. Fastest growing demographic is 55+ Ning groups Start a job blog

Linkedin has 30M users

Facebook has 150M users. Average age 25. Fastest growing demographic is 55+

Ning groups

Start a job blog

Where should I look? Big job boards Niche and local job boards Newspapers Trade, Professional, Association web sites Aggregators

Big job boards

Niche and local job boards

Newspapers

Trade, Professional, Association web sites

Aggregators

What do I know about THEM? Research potential employers using: Google, Yahoo, Hoovers Local newspapers Press Releases Business magazines Your Mission? To find information you can use in email and phone calls

Research potential employers using:

Google, Yahoo, Hoovers

Local newspapers

Press Releases

Business magazines

Your Mission?

To find information you can use in email

and phone calls

Zero in on your target Find a contact name Target hiring managers, senior management and recruiters Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner can be the best times to call Google names, industry terms and titles Have a name but not an email address

Find a contact name

Target hiring managers, senior management and recruiters

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner can be the best times to call

Google names, industry terms and titles

Have a name but not an email address

Make Email Contact, part 1 Focus needs to be on what you can do for the company. What need you can fill? When possible send email to [email_address] rather than [email_address] or [email_address] Name your resume attachment as smith.doc rather than resume.doc Use up to date anti-virus software, do not send an infected resume Send resume in MS Word or RTF format

Focus needs to be on what you can do for the company. What need you can fill?

When possible send email to [email_address] rather than [email_address] or [email_address]

Name your resume attachment as smith.doc rather than resume.doc

Use up to date anti-virus software, do not send an infected resume

Send resume in MS Word or RTF format

Make Email Contact, part 2 Check your e-mail twice a day If you send an email late at night, check your e-mail in the morning to see if it bounced back Grammar, spell-check every e-mail Include your name, phone number, email address and LinkedIn URL in the footer

Check your e-mail twice a day

If you send an email late at night, check your e-mail in the morning to see if it bounced back

Grammar, spell-check every e-mail

Include your name, phone number, email address and LinkedIn URL in the footer

Don’t be scared of the phone Rehearse your call, script if you need one Have a primary and secondary objective Use industry buzzwords DO NOT EVER use the words “entry level”

Rehearse your call, script if you need one

Have a primary and secondary objective

Use industry buzzwords

DO NOT EVER use the words “entry level”

Maintain Contact with Follow-up Be polite and persistent, not pushy Keep the call/email brief and to the point Is more information needed? Thank you card, letter and email Keep a copy of the resume sent near the phone

Be polite and persistent, not pushy

Keep the call/email brief and to the point

Is more information needed?

Thank you card, letter and email

Keep a copy of the resume sent near the phone

Dead End & Getting Desperate? Offer to do an “internship” Volunteer with a non-profit or other community organization Shadow for a day Are you addressing the need of the employers? Take a part time or consulting gig If not now, when can you contact again?

Offer to do an “internship”

Volunteer with a non-profit or other community organization

Shadow for a day

Are you addressing the need of the employers?

Take a part time or consulting gig

If not now, when can you contact again?

Whew, Victory. Now What? Send an email to those you have been in contact with Is your new company hiring other positions? Start looking for your next new job Keep track of and nurture your network

Send an email to those you have been in contact with

Is your new company hiring other positions?

Start looking for your next new job

Keep track of and nurture your network

You should know. . . Keep a routine Until you know otherwise, assume the company has a position for you Advertising one position may be a sign of other jobs Company career pages not always current Don't get caught in “analysis paralysis”

Keep a routine

Until you know otherwise, assume the company has a position for you

Advertising one position may be a sign of other jobs

Company career pages not always current

Don't get caught in “analysis paralysis”

Important Links JibberJobber – Career management tool Alltop HR and Alltop Careers – Blog aggregator with lots of useful content Quintessential Careers – Templates, advice, articles Job-Hunt.org – Lots of local an national links Dan Schawbel – Personal branding guru Emurse – Can host your resume here. Search engines love the site LinkUp – Only jobs from corporate career pages Indeed Simply Hired Twin Cities Business magazine – Lists of lists

JibberJobber – Career management tool

Alltop HR and Alltop Careers – Blog aggregator with lots of useful content

Quintessential Careers – Templates, advice, articles

Job-Hunt.org – Lots of local an national links

Dan Schawbel – Personal branding guru

Emurse – Can host your resume here. Search engines love the site

LinkUp – Only jobs from corporate career pages

Indeed

Simply Hired

Twin Cities Business magazine – Lists of lists

Thank You! Paul DeBettignies [email_address]

Paul DeBettignies

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