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GSES/RGES Workshop
- 1. Graduating Students & Recent Graduates Employment Service Lindsay Mason Career & Employment Services
- 2. As You’re Waiting… Pleasecomplete the Now That I’m Graduating… What’s Next? checklist in your folders
- 3. Welcome! Graduating Students EmploymentService __________________ Students must graduate in June or November 2013 Apply now for positions in Summer and Fall 2013 Program runs from August 31, 2012 to March 15, 2013 Highly competitive; Employers able to forecast job needs Transfer to RGES once GSES is done
- 4. Welcome! Recent Graduates EmploymentService __________________ Students must have already graduated or have convocation dates in June or November 2012 Positions begin immediately Undergraduate and graduate positions Receive access for up to 2 years from graduation date
- 5. Agenda Are You Ready? What’s next depends on where you are now! 1. Career Centre Online 2. Know yourself and target area 3. Market yourself 4. Use a variety of job search methods By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to: Identify traditional & strategic job search techniques to create an individualized action plan and begin the job search process.
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- 9. Career Centre Online Workopolis Campus ID Career Cruising Search Alumni Profiles Goinglobal Upcoming Events Weblinks Job Boards Eluta.ca, Indeed.ca Charityvillage.ca Internships Careeredge.ca
- 10. Know Yourself &Target Area What are transferrable skills?
- 11. Know Yourself &Target Area Self-Assessment What KSAs do you have? Skill Inventory Accomplishments (handout) What do you want to use?
- 12. Know Yourself &Target Area What are the Top 10 Skills employers want? 1. Communication 6. Leadership / Management 2. Analytical / Research 7. Multicultural Sensitivity & 3. Computer Skills / Awareness Technical Literacy 8. Planning / Organizing 4. Adaptability / Time 9. Problem Solving / Critical Management Thinking / Creativity 5. Interpersonal 10. Teamwork
- 13. Know Yourself &Target Area Target Area Assessment Have a clear focus QUICK TIP _____________________________________________ What types of jobs are you Don’t approach your job search saying suited for now? you’ll do anything & everything! 1-3 occupational areas * No strong interest * No clear focus * Over or under What KSAs does your ideal job, qualified? company, industry demand?
- 14. Know Yourself &Target Area Activity #1 What can I do with a degree in ___________ ? In pairs review the list of David’s transferrable skills in your folder Brainstorm a list of potential careers for David based on his skills
- 15. Know Yourself &Target Area Resources Career Counsellor one-on-one Self-Assessments: Online Self-Assessment, Strong Interest Inventory, MBTI, ePortfolio Workshops: Discover Your Skills & Career Options Career Cruising, O*NET, NOC Binders, Job Postings (RGES, Workopolis Campus, Weblinks) Tipsheets: Program Career Options
- 16. Market Yourself What’sin a brand?
- 17. Market Yourself Personal Branding= How we market ourselves to others Builds on self-assessment findings Who Am I? What Do I Do? Who Do I Serve? And WHY??? How do you get your brand out there – on paper and online?
- 18. Market Yourself Activity #2 What’sIn Your Personal Branding Toolkit? Think-Pair-Share: Draft your personal brand elements Partner with a peer for feedback/further development of statement Share with group
- 19. Market Yourself Customization Do you tailor your resume AND cover letter for EVERY single position you apply to? Should you???
- 20. Market Yourself Resources Career Counsellor or Employment Coach one-on-one Resume Critiques (intranet) Mock Interviews Workshops: Hi My Name Is…, Interview Techniques to Land that Job, Winning Resumes & Cover Letters Resource Centre Library Tipsheets: Resume, Cover Letter, Interview, Marketing Your Skills & Accomplishments
- 21. Use a Varietyof Methods The HIDDEN Job Market On average, what percentage of job openings do you think never get advertised?
- 22. Use a Varietyof Methods Job postings How Employers Resumes How Job Hunters Fill Vacancies Look for Jobs Search Firms Employment Agency Networking Referrals From Within
- 23. Use a Varietyof Methods People Search vs. Job Search Leverage your Social Media Presence Want to take it a step further? Why not try…
- 24. Use a Varietyof Methods Information Interviews Arrange meetings to learn more about a particular occupation, industry, or company Contact people in and outside of your network Employer Information Sessions First step, first impression – application process Opportunity to speak with representatives Prepare ahead of time
- 25. Use a Varietyof Methods Activity #3 Work Your Network Think of your target jobs or careers, industries, or companies… Who do I know with connections? Family, friends, friends’ friends/family, mentors, internet groups, volunteer affiliations, Profs/TAs, religious/spiritual groups, co-workers, community members If absolutely no one, how can I make these connections?
- 26. Use a Varietyof Methods Resources Career Counsellor or Employment Coach one-on-one Employer Information Sessions, Job Fairs, Panels Extern Program Workshops: Hi My Name Is…, Networking to Find Work Alumni Profiles (CCO) Tipsheets: Information Interviewing, Employer Information Sessions
- 27. Managing Rejection Manage yourfeelings Fight against cynicism, negativity, depression Be your own good manager Give yourself reasonable goals, rewards, encouragement Don’t just sit there – do something! Professional groups, volunteer, UofT employer events, courses Monitor your progress Seek help – something you’re doing may not be working Keep to a routine 9-5 job looking for work, keep records
- 28. Action Plan Activity #4 NowThat I’m Graduating… What’s Next? Action Plan What does your job search action plan look like? Write down 1-3 small things you can do today to start your job search process
- 29. LinkedIn Workshop Wed, September 19th 12:00 – 1:30 PM
- 30. Thank You! Please completethe evaluation and GSES/RGES form LINDSAY MASON Career & Employment Services Academic Advising & Career Centre, AC213 (416) 208-2881 lmason@utsc.utoronto.ca
Editor's Notes
- #6 -Ask bridge question prior to objective-Bridge – How long do you expect it to take you to find work?-Limitations of a 1hr workshop on such a big topic
- #7 Don’t discount PT/Temp/Casual JobsSuggest initially sorting by deadline date so you don’t miss any upcoming deadlines- Then reverse the column sort so you see which postings are due within the next week first
- #8 Can sort by any of the underlined columns: position, organization, date listed, deadlineCheck for information sessions – Employers commonly have jobs posted when hosting info sessions!
- #9 -Skills listed alphabetically, not by importance. Do a proper analysis of posting to assess what’s most important. (Also, what kind of comm skills? Written? Verbal?)-How to apply listed under Method of Application. Apply Online – through UT (plain text resume), otherwise through company directly-Save/Print all postings because once the deadline passes, they will disappear! Difficult to prepare for interview without posting and unprofessional to ask
- #10 -Alumni Profiles to find potential contacts for Information Interviews-Career Cruising for career paths and exploration-Goinglobal for labour market trends and job postings in different countries-Job boards: Don’t just rely on RGES postings. Use vertical search engines like Eluta/Indeed to find most postings (google of job search engines)-Careeredge great for internship opps
- #11 -Poll the room: What are transferrable skills? Examples?
- #12 -KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)-How to find out? Create skill inventory…handout “Marketing Your Skills & Accomplishments” has exercises to help generate skills-Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you want to…what skills energize you?
- #13 -Ask for their thoughts before revealing top 10-Multicultural Sensitivity & Awareness making strong gains in this category. How to demonstrate on resume? Working with diverse groups of clients, work/study abroad, travel as a hobby
- #14 Poll the room for ideas on where they can find the KSAs and values of their desired jobs/companies/industryCompany website, Google, Informational Interviews, Career Fairs, Info Sessions, Business Associations, Stock Market, Twitter/LinkedIn/FB (mention any missed)
- #15 -Philosophy major-Poll room for their thoughts of career options generated in their small groups
- #17 -Ask: Sum up these brands in one word-When get to Obama, note that people have their own brands too.-When done with all, note that everyone has a brand – celebrities and corporations aren’t the only ones. In digital age, it’s more important than ever to control your brand before one gets created for you (eg. unwanted pics – what image does that send?)
- #18 Brand discovery is about figuring out what you want to do for the rest of your life, setting goals, writing down a mission, vision and personal brand statement (what you do and who you serve), as well as creating a development plan. Have you ever been called intelligent or humorous by your peers or coworkers? That description is part of your brand, especially if you feel those attributed pertain to you.Ask: How do you get your brand out there – on paper and online?Business card, resume, cover letter, ePortfolio, blog/website, LinkedIn, fb, twitter, avatar/wardrobe, email address (digital tattoo) (mention any not listed by group)
- #19 -Take up responses from 1-2 groups to share with everyone
- #20 -Don’t just mean inserting name of new company or having 1 resume for all admin jobs and 1 for all accounting…-How do you tailor? (T-analysis, re-ranking top skills used in Skill Summary, values/mission of company/dept in cover letter)
- #22 - Responding to job postings is just one method that you should be using- Ask the group: How many of you have heard of the hidden job market? - Ask: What percentage of jobs do you think are never advertised or posted?80%/20% rule – how to access the hidden job marketThe Hidden Job Market …Transition: To help illustrate this point, it’s useful to look at recruiting from an employer’s perspective
- #23 -If you’re only looking for work through job postings and sending out resumes you’re missing out on a vast # of jobs-longer time to find employment
- #24 -Conduct a ppl search in addition to a job search -Build off social media talk from previous section-Use LinkedIn to find current employees at companies/jobs of interest. What’s their career progression look like? Job search shows who you’re already connected to at that org-FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blog followers/friends >> All potential contacts
- #26 -Think of what was discussed today: Info interviews, info sessions/job fairs, social media, etc.
- #28 http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/03/dont_let_your_job_search_depre.html
- #29 -Please share your takeaways in the evals if ok with that!
- #31 -RGES should be activated in the next 48 hours-don’t use utsc email address when completing form