Shell - What's Next Conference - Women in Engineering 2014
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The document provides job search advice in three main areas: create a targeted resume and portfolio by focusing on your top work values and qualities; ensure an online presence that positively represents you through social media; and take a proactive approach to your job search by networking effectively and communicating your strengths with confidence.
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Shell - What's Next Conference - Women in Engineering 2014
- 1. The World of Work has Changed – EAT a FROG ? What’s Next Conference University of Waterloo Oct 4, 2014 John Rose CPC, MIRP – Managing Partner, Resourceful in Canada & UK
- 2. The Hole in your Job Search – or why don’t they want to hire…?
- 3. Are YOU taking a COOKIE CUTTER APPROACH TO YOUR JOB SEARCH ?
- 5. Create a Master Resume – The Portfolio of your Professional Life.
- 6. Generate a Targeted Resume – From Your portfolio
- 7. Standout from the crowd
- 10. FOOTPRINTS ARE THE KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS
- 11. Your Electronic (Social] Footprint is YOU! Your Resume is a targeted and focused snapshot of you
- 14. not just yours! - PLAN Time is EVERYONES enemy…
- 15. Take a winning approach YOU know YOU Best – SELL YOURSELF
- 16. 1. List and know your Top 10 work values & qualities 2. Get a personality assessment completed (MBTI, True Colors, etc…) 3. Professional Photo - not a ‘selfie’ or from party, wedding, funeral… 4. Create a punchy and recognisable ‘Headline’ 5. Find and utilize ‘Key Words’ used for your target profession, industry, company 6. Do not make yourself ‘Private’ and hide behind firewalls, security settings, drawn curtains 7. Know what you don’t like as much as what you do like. 8. Communicate (written & verbal) professionally and confidently
- 18. Eat That FROG!
- 19. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? @resourcefuljohn @johnrosecpc FOLLOW, CONNECT, LIKE, or CHECK ME OUT
Editor's Notes
- Welcome & Good Morning – pause for energy and enthusiasm My Name is JOHN ROSE and I am a Protagonist Before we start a couple of house keeping items (Don’t you just love wen people do this ) – If I say something that you don’t understand or need clarification on – please stop me and ask. Are there any HR or Careers people in the audience – I apologise in advance I will upset you… and finally – Are there any Identical Twins in the audience? So we can begin – don’t worry about the Frog – Yet!
- I am not going to provide you with The Magic Bullet or Secret Receipt for Success – Boo Hoo – 1 Size does not fit ALL no matter what other Engineers may tell you. I read that U of Waterloo Careers Service have a 99.1% success rate in Co-Op/Internship placements (I would hope so that is what you are paying your fees for) – however when asked they, along with other Educational establishments can not provide how many Graduates successfully secured a job in their chosen career?.... So I want to try and help you…improve your odds in that regards The first thing we are going to do is…..
- Get you to stop using the Cookie Cutter approach… ** Fact: 66,000 undergrads currently studying STEM subject in Canada (Source Engineering Council Canada – Ottawa) Approx; 7500 graduating and entering the workforce in 2015, and Approx; 3000 will move directly into post grad studies (MSc or College Diploma) 25% of these are un or under employed rate for graduates in 2014 Congratulations – your are ahead of your colleagues who have not attended this conference – one step closer to success for you
- People say they don’t have enough time – Guess what that is BS – what they mean is = I am lousey at time management and prioritizing – as students you know the value of good time management – now I want you to utilize your time better…. I want you to allocate 10 mins (15 ideally) per day to developing professional presentation. So in 1 month you will spent 5 hours (7.5) focusing on your future. This will be time wisely spent than practicing on solving the conundrum that is a Rubik Cube…
- I wish I had done this when I was your age, and at this stage of your career. Instead I left it until I was about to enter mid life career change and exuded blood, sweat and tears – and no that was not the name of the pop group at the time – they were a little bit earlier…honest Think of all the things you can and will add to your portfolio, lets get some ideas from you:
- Job relevant quantifiable and qualifiable experience in resume not cover letter Truthful and accurate dates Show what you can do – not what you think you can do No cookie cutter or generic resume
- What Managers look for in hiring New Grads (assuming you can get past the gatekeeper/HR or ATS) Can apply scientific and engineering principles in the identification and solving of problems Understand risk and the analysis of what can has gone wrong and how to prepare solutions Effectively and efficiently communicate, in person, written – formal and informal – to peers and lay persons Show confidence without arrogance and comfortable in their own skin not what they think others want them to be. Shows the desire to walk before they can run, and prepared to help others for the betterment of the discipline, industry and business.
- If at first you don’t succeed …
- Create and use a Professional Email address/service (not hotmail/yahoo) – to be used for all things profession related (Gmail is best for helping your social footprint) – jobs/domains/membership/Social Footprint/collaboration Create and update a LinkedIn Profile – Get a professional photo and use same across all social media platforms Establish and create you Own domain/website Join Google Plus and create a profile Use Facebook/Twitter/Blog/etc… to support your professional image and personal brand Share/Comment/Follow/Collaborate/Like/etc.. On news updates/subjects related to your profession, etc… Maintenance and keep up to Update all sources of your social footprint
- List your Top 10 work values Get a personality assessment completed (MBTI, True Colors, etc…) Professional Photo - not a ‘selfie’ or from party, wedding, funeral… Create a punchy and recognisable ‘Headline’ Find and utilize ‘Key Words’ used for your target profession, industry, company Do not make yourself ‘Private’ and hide behind firewalls, security settings, drawn curtains Know what you don’t like as much as what you do like. Communicate (written & verbal) professionally and confidently
- Here is the FROG – Eat it In the words of Brian Tracy – if you Eat That Frog that you always put off – then the rest of the day will only get better…. So what is your Frog – the thing that is stopping you move forward to success… is it Procrastination – Eat It Self-Doubt – Eat It Job/Task you don’t like to do – Eat It