Platt College- Transitioning from student life to the online world
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