This document contains questions and answers from a webinar on job searching challenges. Heather from ComeRecommended addresses questions on translating skills for applications, whether to wait for a dream job or take a sure thing, and how to brand oneself correctly. She recommends using broad language from job postings, keeping a daily job search routine, and researching transitioning fields through informational interviews. The webinar provides advice on networking, dealing with layoffs on a resume, and who to contact about interviewing for a VP position.

1. Questions for Cachinko II
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3. Introduction
• Currently, American
unemployment is at 9.1%
• HR budgets are at an all-time
low
• More applicants + less HR =
confusion for all
• Since August 31, you’ve sent
so many questions that we’ve
broken this presentation into
two parts!
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4. How can I translate my skill
sets?
-Katia
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5. • Use broad language
• Study employer’s
language
– Job posting
– Company website
• Make comparisons to other
positions
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6. Should I take a sure thing or
wait for my dream job?
-Don
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7. • It depends
– How close is this dream
job?
– Can you support
yourself while waiting?
– How much feedback
have you gotten?
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8. How do you actually find
jobs?
-Debbie
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9. 1.Internal hires
2.Referrals
3.Social media
4.Industry-specific
organizations
5.Job postings
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10. When looking for a job full-
time, what should your
daily routine consist of?
-Deanna
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11. • Job search = full-time job!
• Keep business hours
• Divide time:
– Researching
– Applying
– Networking
• Relax
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12. What do you do when
you’ve flubbed part of an
interview?
-Lynne
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13. • Keep calm, carry
on
• Forgot to
mention
something?
–Thank you note
–Follow-up
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14. How do you handle several
layoffs on a resume? It
looks like I hop from job to
job.
-Diane
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15. • Layoffs are becoming
very common
• Be honest
• Ask for
recommendation from
former employer
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16. What can I do about having
“too much experience”?
-Lorna
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17. • Address it in your cover letter
• Take out anything not directly related in your
resume
• Look for jobs that are a better fit
• Be honest about your career intentions
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18. What should I do to make
sure I am branding myself
correctly?
-Ann
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19. • Google yourself
– Without context,
what do your results
say?
• Ask for feedback
• Check often
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20. When is it too late to
change fields?
-Damita
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21. • Short answer: never!
• Your career should be
what you want to do
• Do your research
• Ensure that you can
support yourself
• Make a plan
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22. I work with college students
in a career center. How
can I get them to attend
my services?
-Elizabeth
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23. • Go to them
– Classes
– Popular events
• Work with them
– Student-led
• Bring in employers
to speak
• Food
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24. My field has changed
radically. How do I
transition?
-Ronald
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25. • Do your research
– Industry orgs
– Informational interviews
• Talk to your employer
– Employee training
programs
• Take a class
– Pursue advanced
degree
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26. To request an interview of a VP
position, should you send the
letter to the CEO/President or
another VP?
-Anonymous
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27. • Best bet:
whoever your
boss would be
• Ask around
–Determine the
hiring structure
for your company
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29. Thank you!
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