So you did it. You sent your resume to everyone you know. You have scoured job sites.
But you haven't heard back on your resume. Or you are not been able to score interviews.
It's time to rethink your job search....
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2. What does this p r eso c on tain ?
View US metro areas that are shrinking or
growing ec onomic al l y
A n ov erv iew of tod ay ’s hiring market
Und erstand how these hiring trend s wil l imp ac t
y ou r j ob searc h
W hat d o y ou need to d o; or rather, d o
d if f erentl y
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3. R ec ession an d its im p l ic ation s
Searching for jobs in these areas can take more
time than y ou might be ex p ecting; how ev er….
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4. R ec ession an d its im p l ic ation s
I f y ou are fl ex ibl e enou gh, try to l ook
for op p ortu nities in these areas
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9. H ir in g T r en ds
M ore Less
S p e c if ic G e ne r a l
D e l ibe r a te B ig ba ng
P oc k e ts Ac r os s th e boa r d
V a lu e P r e miu m
S u s ta ina bil ity Ambition
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10. How do these hiring trends impact you
C rit eria G ood Recessionary H ow ev er…
T im es T im es
C on t rol ov er More L ess Tho u gh em plo yer s c o nt r o l t he
i n t erv i ew p roc ess pr o c ess, yo u r k no w ledge o f
t he pr o c ess c an help yo u w in
C h oi c e of em p l oy ers More L ess O ppo r t u nit y t o b e m o r e
fo c u sed o n c ho ic e o f
em plo yer s
C h oi c e of c om m u t e More L ess O ppo r t u nit y t o w o r k fr o m
ho m e in c ase o f glo b al /
r em o t e o ppo r t u nit ies
C h oi c e of rol es More L ess O ppo r t u nit y t o play m u lt iple
r o les du e t o ‘D o m o r e w it h
less’
C om p et i t i on L ess More The playing field is leveled
b ec au se no w even t he b est
c andidat es ar e in t he sam e
int er view line-u p
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12. T he T r adition al J ob S ear c h
Step 1: “L et’s s ee w h o i s h i r i n g r i g h t n o w ”
Step 2 : “H er e’s m y r es u m e! ”
Step 3 : F o l l o w u p, h o pe a n d pr a y
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13. T he T r adition al J ob S ear c h
H ow d o I k now w h o’s h ir ing ?
W h o d o I s e nd my r e s u me to?
H a s my r e s u me be e n r ou te d to th e r ig h t p e r s on?
H ow c a n I c onv inc e th e r e c r u ite r th a t I ’m th e r ig h t
p e r s on f or th is j ob?
W il l th e y l ik e my r e s u me ? W il l th e y c ons id e r me to be a
“g ood f it”?
W il l th e y c ons id e r me f or a p h one s c r e e n or a n
inte r v ie w ?
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14. D isadv antages: T raditional J ob S earch
H op e is th e s tr a te g y
N o c ommu nic a tion w ith c omp a nie s th a t Y O U w ou l d l ik e to
w or k f or
C h a l l e ng ing to h a v e a d ir e c t c onv e r s a tion w ith a r e a l
ma na g e r th a t is l ook ing to e mp l oy
N o op p or tu nity to h ig h l ig h t s p e c if ic s k il l s a nd e x p e r ie nc e
th a t r e l a te to th e op p or tu nity
H ig h c omp e tition s inc e th e p os ting is a l r e a d y on th e
inte r ne t / ne w s p a p e r s
Y ou d on’t w h e r e y ou a r e in th e j ob s e a r c h p r oc e s s
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16. W hat does C areerT iger prov ide you?
C ap ab il ity to real l y u nd erstand al l y ou r skil l s,
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ind u stries and c omp anies
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that y ou c hoose
H ighl ight y ou r p oint of v iew, skil l s, id eas and
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T ap into j ob op enings that may not hav e b een
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K now ex ac tl y where y ou are in the j ob searc h
p roc ess
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17. Y ou r A l l ies
F ri end s a nd
rel a ti v es
T h ei r em p l o y ers
a nd c l i ents H ea d h unters
Current &
F o rm er R ec rui ters
em p l o y ers
P l a c em ent
F ri en d s
Current & a g enc i es
F o rm er c l i ents
E m p l o y ers R ecru i t ers
Allies
& C l i en t s
M y So ci al Search
N et w o rk E n g in e&
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P ers o na l S o c i a l I nternet S ea rc h
N etw o rk
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