"IN TRANSITION? HOW ABOUT BUYING YOUR OWN BUSINESS OR FRANCHISE?"; Steve Eschbach, CFA, CFC, President of Transworld Business Advisors of Naperville and board member of the Community Career Center of Naperville, will walk you through his thought process of deciding to invest in his own business franchise as opposed to seeking a traditional corporate role. Additional takeaways will include Steve’s background and experience in overcoming 6 executive transitions since 1999 and other career development and job search tips, practical networking advice that he has now refocused to his business development efforts.
3. Preamble
• My background
• Worked at 15 different companies in 43 years
• Longest stint – 8 years (previous)
• Shortest stint – 3 months (only 2 ½ paid)
• 6 career transitions since 1999
• Longest stint – 13 months (kind of)
• Shortest stint – 5 seconds
• Real-life examples of how my networking resulted in that
next corporate executive role
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5. New Mantras for 2016
• NSL –
• Never stop learning (Community Career Center)
• SSAR – Situation/Strengths/Actions/Results –
• Focus is on how you did it
• Hiring manager search, not job search –
• Want to be the known candidate
• Be coachable –
• Always receive constructive feedback
• Listen and respond, don’t tell –
• Capture the attention of your audience
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12. Selected Idea #2 – Be Professional• Email
• Always include full signature block
Steven P. Eschbach, CFA, CFC
2795 Spinner Court
Naperville, IL 60565-4368
630-445-5291 Home
312-550-9965 Cell
speschbach@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach
@SteveEschbach
• No cute email addresses (HotToTrot@aol.com, ImpressiveStud@yahoo.com)
• Display name (preferred view)
• Don’t use ‘refer to attached’ without more
• Keep message simple (one screen if you can)
• Don’t be sending at 2:45 a.m.
• Voice mail messages – incoming – separate line for job search
• Voice mail messages – outgoing
• Be brief
• Name, number to start; name number to end
• When available – ported cell phone numbers make it unknown as to where you are on the planet.
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14. Selected Idea #4 – Networking
• Face-to-face visibility is key
• Attend career transition groups AND professional association
events
• Focus on 1-3 personal associations and develop these
relationships to their fullest (can’t get to know everyone)
• Refreshen relationships – vendors, such as graphic design
firms, other consultants, etc.
• Outside legal counsel/auditing firm
• Fact – 4 out of 5 jobs are secured via networking
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22. Selected Idea #11 – (Part 1 of 2)
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Seven Roles for One President
From Commander-in-Chief to the Guardian of the
Economy, here are the President's many roles.
1. Chief of State
2. Chief Executive
3. Chief Diplomat
4. Commander-In-Chief
5. Chief Legislator
6. Chief of Party
7. Chief Guardian of the Economy
Adapted and condensed from The Presidency,
Congress, and the Supreme Court, Scholastic Inc.,
1989.
Donald Trump - Resume
1. ● Donald Trump the maker of real estate
2. ● Born June 14, 1946 ● Birthplace in queens new York ● He is
also a entrepreneur and a author ● He is the CEO of the Trump organization ● Donald started
his business career in an office he shared with his father in Sheepshead, New York
3. ◊ Donald has been married three times ◊ his first marriage to
Ivana Zelckova and had three kids named Donald trump jr Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump ◊ His
second marriage was to Marla maples and had one kid named Tiffany Trump ◊ his third
marriage was to Melania Knauss and had I kid named Barron Trump
4. ØOne of his accomplishments is that he has his own building
named the trump tower ØHas 8 books published ØHas a international hotel
5. ٭ Don’t give up what you are facing ٭ Be motivated ٭ Have a
strong desire ٭ Be willing to be coached ٭ Have big dreams ٭ Have a plan ٭ Think your plan
through ٭ Be prepared for the consequences of your actions. ٭ Don’t mix your family life and
your proffessional life together ٭ Be economically smart
6. “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to
keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.” -Donald Trump “I try to learn from the
past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.” -
Donald Trump “If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big. -Donald Trump”
http://www.slideshare.net/VitorPereiraXavier/donald-trump-34337866http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/seven-
roles-one-president
25. Selected Idea #14 – Other (Part 1 of 2)
• Participate in accountability groups
• Be specific
• No acronyms
• Resume vs. Handbill
• Quantify accomplishments – and put in proper perspective – and don’t be afraid to brag; increased
sales 100% sounds good but not if you sold 2 this year versus 1 last year and your quota was 10
• SSAR – Situation, Strength (How), Action, Result
• 30-second value proposition – Ask others to describe you (borrow from LinkedIn) and incorporate
• Do not omit dates (graduation) and include ALL work experience
• Be sure to include summary description of prior companies you have worked for as initial
screener is most likely much younger than you and just may not know
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26. Selected Idea #14 – Other (Part 2 of 2)
• Active listening – answer question asked (paraphrase if needed to be
sure you understand) and no more
• Interviewer is most likely as uncomfortable as you are
• Don’t name your file as Resume.docx;
EschbachStevenResumeMay2016Final.doc much better (but use your
own name)
• Refresh online credentials – recruiters will skip profiles over 30 days old
• Offer to share your LinkedIn connections
• Search/life balance
• Plenty more, not enough time, but, a different approach -
• Tag Team Interview
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