KATHERINE READ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EMPLOYER RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA [email_address] (407) 823-2336 Training the Career Counselor Advising your Client in Job Search Strategies

Assisting Clients in… Understanding Job Market Cycles Exploring Hidden and Open Job Markets Conducting Self-Assessment Identifying & Developing a Network Locating Opportunities Drafting a Resume & Cover Letter Preparing for the Interview Performing a Reality Check Utilizing websites and resources Understanding Networking

Understanding Job Market Cycles

Exploring Hidden and Open Job Markets

Conducting Self-Assessment

Identifying & Developing a Network

Locating Opportunities

Drafting a Resume & Cover Letter

Preparing for the Interview

Performing a Reality Check

Utilizing websites and resources

Understanding Networking

Job Market Cycles Katie will work on this slide

Hidden and Open Job Markets Decision Maker Open Job Market General Public Hidden Job Market Directly Known Referrals Indirectly Known Unknown

Client Self Assessment Skills and Abilities Interests Education Personality Preferences What are his or her… How do these match up to the current job market? Can your client prioritize and make adjustments?

Skills and Abilities

Interests

Education

Personality

Preferences

Identify and Develop a Network Who is already in the network? How can the network be expanded ? How can I find others ? www.LinkedIn.com www.grouplinked.com www.opennetworker.com www.123people.com/

Who is already in the network?

How can the network be expanded ?

How can I find others ?

www.LinkedIn.com

www.grouplinked.com

www.opennetworker.com

www.123people.com/

Process of Networking Develop a list of networking contacts, starting with people you know Inform contacts of employment goals and enlist them in assisting with your search Provide contacts with current resume Maintain regular communication with contacts Thank anyone who has provided you with assistance

Develop a list of networking contacts, starting with people you know

Inform contacts of employment goals and enlist them in assisting with your search

Provide contacts with current resume

Maintain regular communication with contacts

Thank anyone who has provided you with assistance

Networking Activities Phone calls E-mails Letters Career Fairs Internships Attend conferences Informational Interviews Job Shadowing/Externships Mentoring programs Join campus clubs and organizations Interim Strategies: volunteer/part-time work, related job in industry or company, start your own business, further training

Phone calls

E-mails

Letters

Career Fairs

Internships

Attend conferences

Informational Interviews

Job Shadowing/Externships

Mentoring programs

Join campus clubs and organizations

Interim Strategies: volunteer/part-time work, related job in industry or company, start your own business, further training

Networking with LinkedIn.com Update your Profile, Work Experience Join Groups Find Others Also try: www.brightfuse.com

Helping Your Client Connect Experience How do they define experience? Can he/she use the language of an industry? Can he/she emphasize transferrable skills Does your client know it is his/her responsibility to connect past experience to the position sought?

How do they define experience?

Can he/she use the language of an industry?

Can he/she emphasize transferrable skills

Does your client know it is his/her responsibility to connect past experience to the position sought?

Job Search Materials Application / Work History Employer Research Resume Candidate Correspondence Cover Letter, Letter of Interest, Prospecting Letter Portfolios Plan of Action

Application / Work History

Employer Research

Resume

Candidate Correspondence

Cover Letter, Letter of Interest, Prospecting Letter

Portfolios

Plan of Action

Locate Opportunities Open Job Market Only 20% of jobs are in the open job market Online searching, news postings, company websites, etc. Hidden Job Market Anticipated openings, current openings not posted 80% of all jobs are found on the hidden job market!

Open Job Market

Only 20% of jobs are in the open job market

Online searching, news postings, company websites, etc.

Hidden Job Market

Anticipated openings, current openings not posted

80% of all jobs are found on the hidden job market!

Is your Client Considering All Options? Networking with Friends and Family Job Search Engines Networking with Peers On-campus recruiting Job Fairs and Expos Networking with Anyone! Targeted Mailing Placement Agencies

Networking with Friends and Family

Job Search Engines

Networking with Peers

On-campus recruiting

Job Fairs and Expos

Networking with Anyone!

Targeted Mailing

Placement Agencies

Help your Client Prepare for the Interview Assisting your client to… Research the company Review commonly-asked questions Practice with a professional Use online resources Dress professionally

Assisting your client to…

Research the company

Review commonly-asked questions

Practice with a professional

Use online resources

Dress professionally

Helping Your Client Get Real Get Real about Timelines Get Real about Chances Get Real about Effort & Energy Get Real about Staying Organized Get Real about Rejection Get Real about a Support System

Get Real about Timelines

Get Real about Chances

Get Real about Effort & Energy

Get Real about Staying Organized

Get Real about Rejection

Get Real about a Support System

Related Resources & Websites www.jobhuntersbible.com What Color is Your Parachute? www. collegegrad.com Do What You Are www.rileyguide.com www.CareerTv.com www.quintcareers.com Additional Books, Resources, Articles, Blogs

www.jobhuntersbible.com

What Color is Your Parachute?

www. collegegrad.com

Do What You Are

www.rileyguide.com

www.CareerTv.com

www.quintcareers.com

Additional Books, Resources, Articles, Blogs

Questions? Discussion Items? KATHERINE READ [email_address] (407) 823-2336 Lifetips.com Job Search Guru www.linkedin.com/katherineread

KATHERINE READ

[email_address]

(407) 823-2336

Lifetips.com Job Search Guru

www.linkedin.com/katherineread