Stay Out of The Unserviced Workforce by Becoming a Perfect Job Seeker

Stay Out of the Unserviced Workforce by becoming a Perfect Job Seeker
A balanced and practical roadmap to help you navigate the current economy and plan for the next one.
Stuart Mease

Job searching will not be a one-time event
By the age of 38, the average person now will haveswitched careers 3 times hand had 8 different jobs.
Long-term employment is now measured in working in the same role for greater than 3 years.
The best time to start looking for your next job is day 1 of your new job.

3 Most Common and Crucial Mistakes of Job Seekers
They do not know where they want to work, for what industry and for which company.
They do not spend enough time job searching.
The time they do spend searching is on the worse ROI.

www.unservicedworkforce.com
Acquire new skills to move up
Humble oneself and move down
Start a business
Move laterally between jobs in the unserviced workforce
Remain unemployed
Move or leave the region
Retire early, if able

Remedy for the Unserviced Workforce:Be a Perfect Job Seeker!
Relationships
Humility
Study
Faith
Short-Term, Do Now
Long-Term, Think Now

Relationships
Must answer where, what and who first
80% of all jobs are NEVER advertised
80% get jobs through personal networking
Less than 10% of people get jobs online
It takes job searching 40hr/week for 3 months (500 hours) to find the job you want.
Ex: Clemson AD

Humility
Unpaid internship
Multiple jobs
Platform job
Degree/past experience does not equal job offer
Example (Andy Rooney Video)

Study
Degree is a good starting point, but not enough
Formal and informal study
Example (Webmaster and Social Media and Stacey)

Invest in lifelong/continuous learning

Faith
Do you want to work for someone else or for yourself?
Does not have to be main income stream. Start small and online.
Inc. 5000 – 87% self-funded their business and the median investment was $25,000
Free Agent Nation and Job Growth
Cameron and Cousin Kevin

Personal Board of Directors
Group of people who you can turn to for advice jobs, continuing education, business start up or someone who will humble you.
These people come from your existing relationships.
Relationships
Humility
Faith
Study

Basic Job Search Tips and Techniques
Minimum Basics
For every $10k in starting salary, it will take one month of job search.
It will take job searching 40/hr week for three months to find the job you want.
Up to 80% of people gets jobs through networking v. 10% online.
Be unique and stand out when contacting employers. You have nothing to lose.
Essential Basics
Informational interviews
Follow up
Staffing Agencies and Headhunters
Volunteer for non-profits
Be a voracious reader of local news
Bold Basics
Overnight FedEx
Write your own job description
Make an offer to work part-time for a short-period of time.
Stop and Drop
Coffee Shop Job Searching – Setup your office there
Auction Yourself / PR Stunt with Local Media Outlet (Radio Station) Benefit Charity
Social Media Basics
Blog about an Expertise You Have
Social Media Bounty Fee
Tweet Deck Monitor Mentions

Local Resources
VaTech, Carilion and the NCTC (Region’s Growth)
Job Fairs (Attend any and all)
Chambers of Commerce (Multiple)
BNI (Referral and Networking Orgnaizations)
Staffing Agencies / Headhunters (Renick,TekSystems)
Civic Organizations (Rotary/Kiwanis)
Online Boards (Jobs.Roanoke.com)
Professional Organizations (SHRM)
Job Clubs (AA for Job Seekers)
Local Offline and Online Publications (VBF/BRBJ)

Disclaimer
We cannot guarantee or “get” you a job.
We can create opportunities for you, if you can answer where, what and who.
We can share tips and techniques to enhance your ability to convert these opportunities to jobs.

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