1. Job Search Workshop
New York Career Institute
September 29, 2015
Facilitated by LeRon Stevens

2. Job Search Basics
Job Search Strategies
Social Media
Networking
3
2
Q & A
5
4
1
Agenda

3. Reasons for change
Provides
opportunities
for you to
make a
difference in
peoples’ lives
Offers
freedom and
fulfillment
Allows
greater
control over
your working
environment
Lets you have
more control
over your
work-life
balance
Gives you
more control
over your
earning
power
Leverages
both your
analytical
skills and
emotional
intelligence

4. Job Search Basics
Toolkit
 Resume
 Cover Letter
 Thank You Letter
 Interview Preparation

5. Job Search Basics
Personal Branding
Personal branding is the practice of people marketing
themselves and their careers as brands. While previous self-
help management techniques were about self-improvement,
the personal-branding concept suggests instead that success
comes from self-packaging.
 Challenging job market, and there is the need to
distinguish one’s self from other applicants
 Employers are more demanding and searching
for the “right candidate”

6. Personal Branding
Personal
Branding
Thinking of
yourself as a
Brand
Produce Value
Innovation
and
Reinvention
Associate
with Strong
Brands

7. Job Search Strategies
Schedule / Time
Management
Balance: Job Search & Life
Setting SMART Goals
Internet Presence – LinkedIn,
Twitter, Facebook, Blog / Vlog, etc.
Self-Development &
Self Assessment –
Strengths, Skills &
Passion
Networking / Nurture Relationships
TitleStrategies

8. Job Search Strategies
Resources
 Career Services Department
 Alumni Associations
 Affiliate Organizations, such as National Paralegal Association,
American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE),
International Practice Management Association, National
Healthcareer Association, and American Medical Technologists

9. Social Media

10.  Family/Friends
 Professors/Mentors
 Previous Supervisors
 Recruiters
 Affilliate Organizations /LinkedIn
 Career Services Department
 Labor Department, Career Centers,
etc.
Networking

11. Schedule & Time Management
1
Priorities
2
Balance
3
Focus

12. Path to success
Organization Quality
Engagement
Strategies
Employment

13. Many of life's failures are
people who did not realize
how close they were to
success when they gave up.
--Thomas Edison (1874-
1931), inventor of the light
bulb
What if I told you that 10
years from now, your life
would be exactly the same? I
doubt you'd be happy. So,
why are you so afraid of
change?

14. Next Steps . . . .
 Customize all communication to fit each prospective employer
 Learn how to transfer your capabilities to match desired job
opportunity
 Remain open to new and different job-search strategies
 Develop a comprehensive social media profile with searchable key
words
 Have as many face-to-face networking and informational meetings
as you can
 Only target jobs for which you have at least 75% of stated
qualifications
 Explore temporary and contract work and freelance arrangements

15. Q & A