1. Activating YourActivating Your
Job SearchJob Search
10 Lessons to get to YES!10 Lessons to get to YES!
Career Connectors
February 4, 2015
Kevin R. Dumcum
Employment Specialist
Central Arizona Shelter Services

2. Homeless? At Risk?
Contact CIR
Phone: 211 www.cir.org

3. Activating Your Job SearchActivating Your Job Search
Ten Lessons
to Get to YES!

4. Lesson I:Lesson I:
Recognize that job loss isRecognize that job loss is
traumatictraumatic

5. Lesson II:Lesson II:
Understand how companiesUnderstand how companies
thinkthink

6. Lesson III:Lesson III:
Control your own career pathControl your own career path

7. Lesson IV:Lesson IV:
Take care of yourselfTake care of yourself

8. Lesson V:Lesson V:
Decide what you really wantDecide what you really want

9. ““What Color Is YourWhat Color Is Your
Parachute”Parachute”

10. ““Strengths Finder”Strengths Finder”
Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorMyers-Briggs Type Indicator

11. Onetonline.orgOnetonline.org
CareerOneStop.orgCareerOneStop.org

12. Lesson VI:Lesson VI:
Try everythingTry everything

13. Workforce ConnectionWorkforce Connection
centerscenters

14. Goodwill Career CentersGoodwill Career Centers
Burton Barr / Ocotillo LibraryBurton Barr / Ocotillo Library

15. Agencies that helpAgencies that help
overcome barriersovercome barriers

16. Lesson VII:Lesson VII:

17. Create profiles on theCreate profiles on the
major job boardsmajor job boards
…But be prepared for spam…But be prepared for spam

18. Create/update online profilesCreate/update online profiles
…But limit time spent online “networking”…But limit time spent online “networking”

19. Headhunters andHeadhunters and
Staffing FirmsStaffing Firms

20. The Hidden Job MarketThe Hidden Job Market
Percentage of job openings
not publically advertised:
40% 70% 95%

21. Network!Network!

22. Employment networksEmployment networks

23. Find networking eventsFind networking events

24. Lesson VIII:Lesson VIII:
VolunteerVolunteer

25. Lesson IX:Lesson IX:
Expect rejectionExpect rejection
No
Not yet
Over qualified
Under qualified
No
Changed our minds
No
Funding pulled
No

26. Keep moving forwardKeep moving forward

27. Lesson X:Lesson X:
Success breeds successSuccess breeds success
YES!
All you need is one

28. I. Recognize that
job loss is
traumatic
II. Understand how
companies think
III. Take control of
your own career
path
IV. Take care of
yourself
V. Figure out what
you really want
VI.Try everything
VII.Find all the jobs
VIII.Volunteer
IX.Expect rejection
X. Success breeds
success

29. Kevin R. Dumcum
kdumcum@cassaz.org
linkedin.com/in/kevindumcum
@kevin_dumcum