Landing the Job Tips and techniques that will help you land the job that you really want. Presentation by Darin Phillips for University of Miami MBA Class of 2006

Catch 22 Experience required, tons of experience preferred Without a job you don’t have any experience Reality: many people want to move on and up and companies want those appropriately ambitious people Opportunity: experience comes in many forms Apply for realistic opportunities

Experience required, tons of experience preferred

Without a job you don’t have any experience

Reality: many people want to move on and up and companies want those appropriately ambitious people

Opportunity: experience comes in many forms

Apply for realistic opportunities

Resume Reality Resume parsers – always customize the keywords Volume of applicants – an attractive job attracts a lot of resumes Get noticed Get read Get real – BS always smells like BS

Resume parsers – always customize the keywords

Volume of applicants – an attractive job attracts a lot of resumes

Get noticed

Get read

Get real – BS always smells like BS

It’s Who You Know Source your contacts LinkedIn Networking opportunities Quality over quantity Employees fear bad referrals Birds of a feather (who is referring you?) Talent scouts Temp-to-Hire

Source your contacts

LinkedIn

Networking opportunities

Quality over quantity

Employees fear bad referrals

Birds of a feather (who is referring you?)

Talent scouts

Temp-to-Hire

Be True to Thyself Be genuine Fit with job Fit with boss Fit with culture Be personable Price of admission Hard wired Commodity What can be learned (provide evidence!)

Be genuine

Fit with job

Fit with boss

Fit with culture

Be personable

Price of admission

Hard wired

Commodity

What can be learned (provide evidence!)

Assessment Online screening – are you knocked in or knocked out? Telephone interview – did you do your homework? Live interview Bad interview Situational interview Behavioral interview Tests – those who score like this perform this way

Online screening – are you knocked in or knocked out?

Telephone interview – did you do your homework?

Live interview

Bad interview

Situational interview

Behavioral interview

Tests – those who score like this perform this way

Follow Up Fit the culture Show you listened Provide additional evidence Show appreciation Clarify next steps Don’t be obnoxious

Fit the culture

Show you listened

Provide additional evidence

Show appreciation

Clarify next steps

Don’t be obnoxious

For More Information Don’t be afraid to ask Darin Phillips [email_address]

Don’t be afraid to ask

Darin Phillips

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