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By Hector Fundora,  PMP, MBA, ITIL, BSEE, Master’s Project Management, Green Belt Candidate Former employee of: ComEd (7yrs), Alltel (3yrs), Consultant (1yr), Motorola (9 yrs), now GE My Job Search Experience and Lessons Learned
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How I got selected for the job… Note:  Approximate timeline Title:  Senior Project Manager for GE Smart Grid projects 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 November 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Applied for job online 1 st  phone  interview w/HR Scheduled for Face to Face interview 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 December 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Face to face Interview then 2 nd  phone interview I followed up  w/emails Called up & told decision to be made in Jan. 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 January 2010 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Informed decision to be made in February. I followed up  to let them know I am still interested 28 25-27 22-24 February 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Informed decision will be made soon and that I am still in the running. 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 March 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Accepted offer Informed of offer 1 st  day of work
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Hector’s 13 months Job Search Journey  Note:  All dates are only an approximation Job Fairs PMI Meetings Volunteer Work Lunches  w/coworkers Networking Activities Worknet workshops Or meetings Training Classes And studying Other Stuff Internet Job Searches ,[object Object],[object Object],Exercise/Balance 6 Executive Network Group Of Chicago Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2009 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1 1 Jan 2010 Feb Mar Certificates made A  difference!!!
Top 5 Tips – Lessons Learned… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1.  Learn how to better use the internet: 2.  During face-to-face interviews do something extraordinary: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Sample of what how your top half of  resume  should look like:

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Job Search Lessons Learned

  • 1. By Hector Fundora, PMP, MBA, ITIL, BSEE, Master’s Project Management, Green Belt Candidate Former employee of: ComEd (7yrs), Alltel (3yrs), Consultant (1yr), Motorola (9 yrs), now GE My Job Search Experience and Lessons Learned
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  • 3. How I got selected for the job… Note: Approximate timeline Title: Senior Project Manager for GE Smart Grid projects 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 November 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Applied for job online 1 st phone interview w/HR Scheduled for Face to Face interview 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 December 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Face to face Interview then 2 nd phone interview I followed up w/emails Called up & told decision to be made in Jan. 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 January 2010 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Informed decision to be made in February. I followed up to let them know I am still interested 28 25-27 22-24 February 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Informed decision will be made soon and that I am still in the running. 31 28-30 25-27 22-24 March 2009 19-21 16-18 13-15 10-12 7-9 4-6 1-3 Accepted offer Informed of offer 1 st day of work
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  • 10. Sample of what how your top half of resume should look like: