Job-seekers have been treated like dirt by employers and recruiters for way too long. Human Workplace CEO and Founder Liz Ryan explains how to take control of your job search to get a job that deserves you -- not just the first job that comes along!

1. Take Control of Your Job Search!

2. Let’s be honest
Job-seekers have
been treated like
dirt for way too
long.

3. Why is that?
There was a worldwide
recession. Employers got
used to the idea that
there were tons of
qualified people to do
any job they might want
to have done. Sadly, a lot
of organizations got used
to treating job-seekers
like garbage.

4. I come from that world
I was the SVP of HR for a Fortune
500 company. I come from the
corporate world, and now my
teammates and I teach
employers how to get (and hang
onto) great people by treating
them like gold!
We also teach job-seekers how to
stand in their power and get
great jobs that deserve them.

5. Job-seekers have the wrong idea
Lots of job-seeking people think
that the way to get a great job is to
let recruiters, HR folks and hiring
managers walk all over them.
They can leave you sitting by the
phone waiting for a callback after
an interview, and you’ll say “That’s
okay!”
They can even lie to you. That’s
NOT okay. You deserve better, but
you have to make your
requirements known!

6. Not every job deserves you
If you want to get a job that deserves your
talents – versus the first job that comes
along – you have to do some work in
advance.
You have to know what you want. You have
to be clear about your requirements. You
have to know the market, of course.
You can’t say “I want to make a million
dollars a year and work three hours a day.”
You have to know what kinds of jobs you’re
qualified for and interested in, and what
those jobs pay.

7. How will I get that information?
You’ll start by deciding on
your next career path. You
don’t have to find a new job
doing the same kind of
work you’ve always done.
You can reinvent yourself at
any age!

8. You have to do your research
Use Salary and Payscale to
determine what people get
paid when they do the
same kinds of jobs you
want to do.
Now you’ll have an idea of
what you can (and must)
ask for compensation-wise.

9. Make a Target Employer List
Make a list of the Target
Employers you plan to
reach out to in your job
search.
Planning is the most
important part of job-
hunting!

10. Build Your Brand
You will need a Human-Voiced
Resume™, a LinkedIn profile and
a consulting business card.
“Wait, Liz Ryan! I’m not a
consultant!”
You are now, my darling! I just
waved my magic wand over you.
You’re a consultant now, and
you’ll need a consulting business
card.

11. What is a Human-Voiced Resume™?
A Human-Voiced Resume™ is a
resume. It’s typed on paper like
any resume, but it sounds like a
human being is talking to you
when you read it.
Your Human-Voiced Resume™
will bring across your
awesomeness way better than a
traditional, boring zombie
resume ever could!

12. What else do I need?
You’re almost there!
You’re going to skip the
online application
portals and write to
each of your hiring
managers directly at his
or her desk. Your hiring
manager is the person
who will be your boss
in your new job.

13. How will I get the stuff I need?
You can read my columns. I
write about these topics on
LinkedIn and Forbes and on the
Human Workplace Blog.
If you want to learn step-by-step
how to take control of your job
search, join us in a Four-Week or
12-Week Virtual Course!
Our new virtual courses begin
on Saturday, November 7th.

14. Which course should I take?
To learn the non-traditional and
super-effective job search methods
I’ve been talking about in this
presentation, join the virtual course
Get the Job You Deserve in one of
these three versions:
• Fast four-week edition of Get the
Job You Deserve ($129)
• Standard 12-Week edition of Get
the Job You Deserve ($299)
• Total immersion Advanced edition
of Get the Job You Deserve ($599)

15. Questions for us?
Reach us here!
Our mission at Human
Workplace is to reinvent
work for people.
Remember that only the
people who get you,
deserve you!