Webster Nov 2012 event

Let Technology Be Your Guide to a Successful
Job Search Strategy

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Eye Chart – Heat Map


Eye Chart - Overview

The Ladders have found recruiters spend an average of just six seconds
looking at a resume before deciding 'yay' or 'nay' on candidates


Applicant Tracking Systems
Job Requisition is Posted (Average)
100 will complete
1000 will view 200 will start the
the application
the job posting application
successfully

25 will complete 3 -5 will be
the application selected for the
CORRECTLY! interview

Only 80% will
accept the position


Overview
• Reality of today’s job search
• Mind Maps
• Running the Numbers
• Using social media as a job search tool
– Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
• Organizing your job search
• Comments / Questions


Reality of Today’s Job Search

• Interviewed over 160 Hiring/HR Managers
– Number One Complaint
• Communication Skills
– Inability to articulate skills
» Resume
» Applicant Tracking Systems
» Interviews (Telephonic | Seated)
» Social Media


“Searching for the best talent that fits our culture”
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager – St Louis Fortune 500 company

Culture

Skills

Education
Today’s Talent


Differences Between Today and
Yesterday!
Google Has Replaced the Resume

A Summary is Enough

Social Proof is a Must


Resumes and Cover Letters Are Not Read
on Paper Anymore

Relationships First, Resume’s Second

Employers Only Care About What They
Want
Nouns Are the New Currency


Everyone Has a Personal Brand –
Yes, Everyone

Typing isn’t a Skill Anymore


Understanding Your Resume


Top Ten Signs Your Resume
Needs Updating
1. The title is …… Resume
1. Make the title your name and make sure the file
name is your name as well.

2. It’s only one page
1. The rule of thumb is, the longer the career, the
longer the resume so go ahead and fill out what you
have done and if it lands at 2 full pages that is fine
(as long as it’s relevant information).


3. You have included age, height, weight,
and marital status

4. You have a photo

5. Your resume lacks social media contact
details
1. To indicate how tech savvy you are, you will want to
include your public LinkedIn and other professional
networking details


6. Objective Statement
1. You should focus on what you can do for the
company, tune in to their WIIFM and entice them to
get you in for an interview
2. The cover letter is an excellent place to tell the world
your reasons for wanting this job.

7. You’ve listed all your jobs

8. Terminology
1. Focus on accomplishments


9. References available (and happily
supplied on request)
1. No need to write that in your resume, it’s only
wasting space. Surely this is implied when you apply
for a job anyway?

10.Submitting the same resume to each job
posting
1. Your resume is a living document that needs to be
tweaked, fine tuned or calibrated for each job you
apply for!


30 Second Resume
Test

1) Hold the 1st page of your
Resume and fold the
Header (name, address,
etc.) back so it’s no Summary
longer visible. Accomplishments
2) Fold the employment Skills
section of your resume
back so it too is no longer
visible. Experience
3) What you have left is
your 30 second resume
review. Education


Understanding Job Postings
Most Job Posting contain three sections
 Company Information:
 Overview of the company mission and basic information pertaining to
the company goal in hiring a qualified applicant
 Job Description:
 Overview of the position and some of the day to day job duties for the
position the company is trying to fill
 Position Requirements:
 Qualifications an individual must possess prior to applying for this
position


What is the 1st item on a Job Posting that
most individuals look at?

Correct “Pay”
Note: This can become an
unperceived barrier


Read the Job Posting from beginning to end
 Select and highlight the top ten (10) items from the
entire posting that you feel the employer is looking for in
a qualified candidate.

 These selections from you are subjective and may
not reflect 100% of what the employer is actually
looking for.
 Then look at your resume…how many of the top ten
items that you selected for this position are reflected in
your resume and cover letter?


Resume Guide
No objective statement
Once you graduate move
education to last item on
resume
Summary of Qualifications
Accomplishments
Skills Section
It’s not about what you’ve
done in the past it’s about
what you bring to the table
for that employer!
Match your resume to the
job posting!


Cover Letter Guide
Complete name/address including
email
Date
Hiring Manager ~ HR/Personnel
Manager ~ Internal Point of Contact
~ Complete Name
Complete Company Address
Greetings
Name of Position and Position
Number
3 Qualifications per Job Postings
Employment Gap Explanation
more than 6 months
Highlighted skills tailored to
position
Recap 3 qualifications and one
qualification that you feel is your
strongest not required by position
Sign in Blue


Interviews
• Do your homework first!
• The interview starts when you arrive in the
parking lot!
• Turn cell off
• Dress for Success!
• Meet and greet everyone
• Interview Resume
• Ask Questions
• Follow-up!!!!!


Most Harmful Common Mistakes
3,000 Employers
• Answering cell phone or texting: 77%
• Appearing disinterested: 75%
• Dressing inappropriately: 72%
• Appearing arrogant: 72%
• Talking negatively about current or
previous employers: 67%
• Chewing gum: 63%


Interview Concerns
• Candidate brought a “how to interview” book with him to the
interview.
• Candidate asked, "What company is this again?”
• Candidate put the interviewer on hold during a phone interview.
When she came back on the line, she told the interviewer that she
had a date set up for Friday.
• Candidate wore a Boy Scout uniform and never told interviewers
why.
• Candidate talked about promptness as one of her strengths after
showing up ten minutes late.
• Candidate took off his shoes during the interview.
• Candidate asked for a sip of the interviewer's coffee.
• Candidate told the interviewer she wasn't sure if the job offered was
worth "starting the car for.”


Wordle.net
1. www.wordle.net

2. Copy job posting and add to
“create your own” and print

3. Copy resume and add to
“create your own” and print

4. Compare the two images to
determine if you are hitting all
the right keywords


Top 1,000 US Employers

• 25% have a FaceBook business page
• 75% have a LinkedIn business page or
– Use LinkedIn for recruiting new talent
• 25% have a Twitter account
• 100% have a Social Media Manager
• 100% have a Listening Manager


Social Media


Job Search Tools

• Facebook 1 Billion users
– Up to 25% are businesses with Fan Pages
• LinkedIn #1 Recruiting Tool
– St Louis Job Angels (Group)
• Twitter – 1,680,000 jobs posted in the last
30 days


Facebook Security Settings

• Make sure they are setup appropriately
• Don’t rely on the default settings
• Untag your photos and don’t allow others
to tag you
• Set a calendar reminder to once a month
to make sure your settings haven’t
changed --- i.e. default email address


Facebook Social Jobs App

• Nov 2012, The Social Jobs Partnership
launched Facebook app.
• 1.7 million open jobs listed
• 18.4 million Americans found a job using
Facebook
• 1 out of 5 Fortune 500 companies are
already recruiting on Facebook


Job Search Strategy using Facebook

1. Networking
– With the stats fresh in mind, we can assume that
most of your colleagues and business partners will
be on Facebook. Furthermore, we can assume that
recruiters and prospective new employers (hiring
mangers, HR people) will be on Facebook. This
gives you a unique opportunity to network yourself to
whoever is hiring at the moment.



2. Status Updates
– The most obvious way to use Facebook for a job hunt
is to update your status with your current situation
and what you are looking for. Friends, family, old
colleagues, long-time-no-speak acquaintances are all
there to help you.



3. Facebook Marketplace
– Have a look through your local
marketplace for job listings, you will
be able to see a description and also
who posted the job. You can now
either apply or contact the person
behind the position for more
information.



4. Join and get active in groups
– The groups on Facebook are just like LinkedIn
Groups, a place to discuss and post news about a
particular topic, industry or interest. You can add
value to the group by joining in or starting
discussions, posting links and other resources to the
wall, moderating or managing sections of the group
and so on.



5. Posting ads
– It’s really simple to set up an ad campaign on
Facebook. You can put a short ad together and link it
to your bio. The more specific you can make it the
better, you only want the right people clicking through
as you pay per click.



• Conclusion
Can Facebook really help you get a job?
If you spend most of your time on Facebook anyway
why not make it productive
Add it to your social media job searching strategy along
with LinkedIn, Twitter and any other platform you use.
Another weapon in your job hunting arsenal is not going
to hurt.



• Facebook Apps
– Social Jobs Partnership
– Branchout is a LinkedIn Clone for Facebook
– BeKnown is for individuals who use Monster
– There are several more apps that I haven’t
reviewed at this time


LinkedIn
Master LinkedIn First
• 180 Million Users – US = 56 million users
• Average Age 25 – 54 = 67% of users
• Highest Industry Rate:
– High Tech 14.3%
– Finance 12.4%
– Manufacturing 10.1%


Should My LinkedIn Profile be
the Same as my Resume?

Blog.jobfully.com

How many of you have a current
LinkedIn Profile?
• Looking for a job? Many companies are
ONLY using LinkedIn to post employment
opportunities

• Not looking for a job? Many recruiters are
prowling LinkedIn looking for industry
talent. Don’t you want to have your door
open to these offers?


LinkedIn Profile

• If you aren’t on there, get on there
• Add a photo http://blog.resumebear.com/comics/oh-
no-they-didnt-linkedin-avatars-gone-wrong/
• Add a headline
• Get a personalize URL
• Create a compelling summary


LinkedIn Profile

• Tell a story about each job record
• Accomplishments
• Education
• Volunteer
• Get Recommended
• Join Industry Groups
• Participate and Update Regularly


1st ~ Who’s Reading It
• Resume
– Recruiters, Hiring Managers, contacts that
connect you with a job lead, ATS

• LinkedIn Profile
– People who have heard about you, people
who want to connect with you, recruiters
searching for potential candidates


#2 ~ Why are they Reading it

• Resume
– To assess your qualifications for a specific job

– To learn about you, including where you’ve
worked, who you know, skills, education, talks
you gave, etc.


#3 ~ What do you want the
Readers to get out of it?
• Resume
– To see clearly how you match the job
requirements and find something unique
about your qualifications that set you apart
from all other candidates
– To establish reasons for them to connect with
you, contact you, determine next steps


Now you understand that ~

• Your resumes are for a very targeted
and controlled audience;

• While you don’t necessarily know and
can’t control who looks at your
LinkedIn profile


• Both should move the readers to
take action to reach out
Resume – Only accomplishments,
experience, skills that are relevant to that
specific job

LinkedIn profile – A place where you can tell
your “whole” story and showcase a clear and
cohesive picture of your “brand”


LinkedIn Tips

• Photo is a must!
– Having a clear, professional, friendly looking picture
of you (and you alone) is expected.
• Professional Headline
– By default LinkedIn will use your most recent job title
for you professional headline. If that is not the job title
you want to be known for, then edit your profile.


LinkedIn Tips

• Summary – Not an objective statement
– Facts, facts, and more facts. Tell me about your
accomplishments in as few words as possible, using
numbers and statistics to support the truth. An
example might be
• Key Words
– Employers and recruiters are masters of
search. They know the key words they are looking
for.


Worst LinkedIn Summary

• A dynamic leader with the ability to drive
change and proven track record of high
accomplishments in various areas. Highly
organized individual, believes in
empowerment and team work, highly
adaptable, strong business sense,
effective communicator, result-oriented
and can-do attitude.
Careerealism.com

LinkedIn Tips

• Update your status every once in awhile
– Your status pings your connections in their
Network activity
• Don’t use the default Public Profile URL
– Personalize your URL
(LinkedIn.com/in/frankalaniz) vs
(LinkedIn.com/pub/fralaniz23483940)


LinkedIn Tips

• Don’t be a Ghost!
– Make your profile public
– Have a viable up to date presence
– Stay active
– Connect
– Get Recommendations


Twitter

1,680,000 jobs tweeted
in the last 30 days!


Twitter isn’t Stupid!

• Build your profile
– Have a plan

• Follow smart people

• Participate in Twitter Chats

CareerSherpa.net


Tweet Chats

• LinkedIn Chat
• T-Chat
• CB Chat
• Monster Chat
• Job Hunt Chat
• HF Chat


Are Job Boards Dead?
* Surprisingly No!
* Job Board Dependence
* Job Seeker Perspective
* HR/Recruiting Perspective


How to Find a Job


Networking 85%


#1 Networking Mistake

• Asking for a Job!
– Do not ask for a job – ask for help finding a
job!


Organization

Job Application Job Search Log


Questions/Comments

Frank Alaniz
Missouri Workforce Regional Liaison
frank.alaniz@ded.mo.gov
www.linkedin.com/in/frankalaniz
@St8Wkr


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