1. The Entrepreneurial Job Search
Angelique Kim
Employer Outreach Specialist
(978) 816-7619
akim@endicott.edu
2. Learning Outcomes
• What is entrepreneurship?
• How does entrepreneurship look in action in
your job search?
• What are some of the job search realities?
• What is the entrepreneurial job search plan?
• What are some ways in which employers get
involved with Endicott College?
5. In Action
• Get started quickly with means at hand (i.e.
networks)
• Invest only what you can afford and are willing to
lose
• Don’t go it alone
• Build off what you find and the results created by
your actions
• Have passion
• Embrace change
• Creative innovation
6. Job Search Realities
• Flexibility and adaptability critical to continued success
• Keep up to date with technology, global, and societal changes
• Keep up to date with emerging industries and markets
• Continued learning and development is expected
• Consider non-linear career paths
• Living in a “Gig” economy
• People are no longer staying with one company throughout their
entire lifetime
• Issues of work/life balance
• Speed of Change
• Recruiters are seeking the best well-rounded talent versus focusing
on a specific skill set
• Recruiters relying more on social media to find candidates for
positions
7. The Entrepreneurial Job Search Plan
The Discovery Phase
• Reflect: Assessments
• Research: Informational
Interviews
• Decision: Personal Branding
and Elevator Pitch
The Preparation Phase
• Cover Letters and Resumes
• Networking
• Social Media
• Interviews
• Evaluating and Negotiating
Offers
8. Employer Involvement Overview:
2012/2013 Employer Participation
• Internship and Career Fair: 84
Example: Oracle
• On-Campus Interviews: 10
Example: Boston Celtics
• Class Presentations:
Example: Citizen Schools
• Student Club Presentations:
Example: KPMG
• Guest Lecturers during Senior
Professional Development Series:
Examples: Pearson Education and CIA
• Student Site Visits: 2
Example: Hyatt Hotels of Boston
9. Contact
• Sign-up for events on CSO:
http://myinterfase.com/endicott/student
• Angelique Torres Kim, Employer Outreach
Specialist, (978) 816-7619,
akim@endicott.edu
Editor's Notes
What are some things that come to mind when you think of the word “entrepreneurship”?
Some of the typical responses that come to mind are starting your own business. However, I would like to challenge you to think outside the box a little bit, and think of entrepreneurship as more of a larger ideal.
I would like you to start thinking of yourself as your own business. According to businessdictionary.com, entrepreneurship is the capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks to make a profit. Getting a job is your profit and you have to look at the job search in this way, which I will go over in a bit.
However, you can also be an entrepreneur where you are now, whether it be in an internship, part-time, or full-time job. An entrepreneurial spirit entails having you be innovative where you are to solve problems and make things better. In that sense, you can also be an entrepreneur. I wanted to show you a video which explains this idea more in depth.
How does entrepreneurship look in action as it relates to your job search?
I wanted to go through these steps using my work as the Employer Outreach Specialist as an example.
Get started quickly with means at hand (Career Center Resources and Employer Events)
Invest only what you can afford and are willing to lose (usually we think of money but in this case I am referring to time)
Don’t go it alone (Career Center Staff, Faculty, Office of Residence Life, and other personnel on-campus)
Build off what you find and the results created by your actions (meet with employers, get additional leads)
Have passion (when you meet with employers)
Embrace change (change up your networking approach if one is not working)
Creative innovation (personal brand and elevator pitch that you communicate to employers)
I realize that graduating and deciding what to do when you grow up is daunting. Your Career and Job Search is a lifelong process and is always going to change. I can use myself as an example. Since 2007, I have switched industries twice and have had 6 employers.
The Career Center provides a number of ways for students to meet employers throughout the year through Professional Development and On-Campus Recruiting Programs. These opportunities include the Internship and Career Fair, Class and Student Club Presentations, Guest Lecturers during the Senior Professional Development Series, Student Site Visits, and On-Campus Interviews. For the exception of the Senior Professional Development Series and On-Campus Interviews, all students are encouraged to attend these events.
Having the opportunity to listen and interact with seasoned professionals is an invaluable experience. Employers talk to students about their
experiences in industry and share career advice from an insider’s perspective. Many employers continue to come back to Endicott because of the caliber of students they have hired and the impact they have made at their company and provide opportunities.
This listing provides an example of some of the employers we have worked with. The picture at the top is of an Oracle Information Session with alumni. The bottom picture is of a student site visit to Hyatt Hotels of Boston.
If you would like find out which employers are visiting the campus and to sign-up for any employer events, you can do so on CSO. You can reach out to Angelique Torres if you have any questions about employer events. I wanted to go into the Career Services website to provide some additional resources for you.
If you plan to participate in the on-campus recruiting program through on-campus interviews, you are encouraged to sign-up for a brief overview on best practices prior to your interview with a member of the Career Center staff.
