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- 1. 1 How I Found My Job Cindy Wenfu @ Dig Insights cindy@diginsights.com
- 2. 2 What is this presentation? Practical Tools.Inspirational Quotes.
- 3. 3 Non-mainstream? Difficult to explain to people around us? Lack of resources?
- 4. 4 Schedule • Brief Intro of Myself • Case Analysis: My Journey to Look for a Job • Resources We Could Utilize
- 6. 6 Job Searching Journey Nov, 15 • Found out about MRIA through Prof. Jan, 16: • Volunteered at QRC • Learnt about MRIA Student Job Fair Feb, 16: • Attend MRIA Student Job Fair Mar, 16: • 1st interview with DIG • Rejected May, 16: • Apply to volunteer to MRIA National Conference in QC June, 16: • Volunteer at MRIA National Conference • Introduce myself to a DIG confounder at the conference June, 16: • Follow up • 2nd interview • ACCEPTED!
- 7. 7 What Happened Between the 2 Interviews? • Gained better understanding of the industry • Talked to more industry professionals • Learnt job responsibilities of Market Research Analyst through my first interview • Organized profile to better present myself • Dig has been expanding • Hired new management, needed extra support
- 8. 8 Key Factors for Me to be Accepted Follow-Ups SECTION 2 Profile SECTION 3 Networking SECTION 1
- 9. 9 Networking SECTION 1 1. Have a wingman/lady! This could be your friend, peers, etc. 2. Volunteering: One step ahead • Very likely to know the attendance list (research) • You are an insider • Conversation starter given your role 3. Elevator pitch (be straightforward) 4. Start with people you already know: professor, career counselors… Hi, my name is Cindy. I am a market research student looking for an internship in the area. That’s why I am volunteering here to get to know more about the industry. What brought you here?
- 10. 10 Language • How well am I mastering the language? • How important is language in this position 1. Do I need to write a lot? 2. Do I need to speak a lot? 3. Do I have other strength to offset this challenge (software skills..) • My knowledge of Chinese is also a strength
- 12. 12 Purpose Example Follow-Ups SECTION 2 General Networking Post-Interview Reminders Target your follow- up towards your recipient “We talked about XXX during our conversation and I referred to an article. I thought you would be interested in reading it. Here is the link…” Thank-You letter 1. Appreciate employers’ time 2. Emphasize how you fit the job 3. Add anything you think important that contribute to your profile *** Double check spelling, name of hiring manager. Remind HR about you & Know what’s happening inside of the organization 1. Appreciate that HR spent time with you 2. Share what’s going on in your life
- 13. 13 Profile SECTION 3 1. Story-telling 2. A list of things you have done • Past work experience • Past volunteering experience • 1-2 projects you have done that make you feel proud 3. LinkedIn 4. Don’t overdo “soft skills”. Use example to show them instead
- 14. 14 Resources We Could Utilize Alumni, Career Center, Professors School Resources MRIA events Meetup.com Coursera.com
- 16. 16 Special Thanks to Robin and Georgia!
Editor's Notes
- Start with letting you know These are the actions I have taken in my journey of job-hunting Not that there is anything wrong with inspirational quotes
- If you found out about this event In the sea of accounting, finance, and CS, you studies the “non-mainstream” MR. lack of resources Difficult to explain The day after convocation When are you going to have a boyfriend
- After 4-year
- So you might be wondering, what happened between the two interview?
- We might be a bit overwhelmed by the idea of networking. Going out to talk But actually, we have ways to do networking more strategically.
- Example of Schulich admission officer It would b the best if your experience is career-related.
- Being in the industry, you must have heart of the word “story-telling” Side job: consulting session for HS student to A lot of us have done amazing thing and had great achievements in our lives, but we might be lack of the skill to delivery the story Not overdo your softskills; put forward practical skills forward, those should be shown through your actions. STAR.
- MRIA event example: my experience Meetup: group example, Women in Data Analytics, internal postings Coursera: free courses, gain certificates online (Maria’s example); show the website School Resources: my example (Gail)
- Handy too This is a funny and resourceful guide book. As a field guide, the author maps out steps we could take to strategically plan our networking. Advices in this book also break the stereotypes of networking and the so-called “golden-rules” that scares many of us away. So if you are interested in it, you could pick one up for yourself. l.