JOB HUNTING

1. JOB HUNTING Seeking and Keeping a Job

2. What Does a Hiring Manager Want to Know About You? • That you can learn the job quickly • Find out duties & requirements for the job • Give example of when you performed each requirement • That you will do the work • Add details to examples • This turns job requirements into your accomplishments • That you are cooperative • Think of good examples for the following • You have a good attitude • You are easy to coach • You have good people skills

3. 13 Proven Ways To Get An Interview • Ask friend and relatives if they could help you get a job interview where they work • Twitter or email your friends • Connect with you connectors—people who know lots of other people • Facebook and LinkedIn • Recruiters and hiring managers search these sites for people to interview

4. 13 Proven Ways To Get An Interview Check employment pages of your favorite companies Answer some help-wanted ads Send a letter and ask for a job interview Call the hiring manager and ask for a job interview Look for “Now Hiring” signs Attend a job fair

5. 13 Proven Ways To Get An Interview • Sign up with a temp agency • Visit your school’s career center • Visit Georgia’s One-Stop Career Center • Google One Stop Career Center

6. Perfect Cover Letters Plan your letter with AIDA • ATTENTION • Grab the hiring manager’s attention • INTEREST • Explain what makes you special • DESIRE • Offer 3 good reasons why the hiring manager should give you an interview • ACTION • Tell the hiring manager that you want an interview • Ask them to call you • Tell them that you will follow up

7. What Should I Do With This Resume? Mail it Email it Post it online Ask friends to give it to their managers Hand it out at job fairs Give it to employment agencies

8. What is Ten-Second Glance When a resume comes across an employer’s desk, they give it a quick, ten-second glance. If it’s easy to read and pops with sizzle—they’ll read it If it’s too long, too wordy, too cluttered, or has no sizzle—they will toss it. **Sizzle—the sight, sound, and smell of a good steak cooking on the grill. It says, “grab a plate and take a seat”

9. What Are the Nuts and Bolts of a Resume? • Heading • Lets employers know where they can reach you • Job Objective • One short sentence telling what kind of work you’re looking for • Education • Include all training • Start with most recent to oldest

10. What Are the Nuts and Bolts of a Resume? (cont) • Work Experience • Includes full time; part-time, casual labor; self-employment; internship; co-op; civic; volunteer; charitable; and military • Start with most recent to oldest • Include a list of your important duties with examples • Accomplishments • If no work experience, list this as a section by itself • Personal—this part is optional

11. Should You Have References? • Find 3 or 4 people who will give you a “positive recommendation” • Always ask before using someone’s name • Do not use “peers” or family members • Good references to use • Former Supervisors • Teachers • Coaches • Co-workers • Customers • Prominent people who know you • Attorney • Banker • Doctor • Clergy • Small business owner

12. Tips on Filling Out Job Applications Friends and Relatives Criminal Record Education Layoffs Firings Job Hopping Employment Gaps No Work History References Money

13. Filling Out Job Applications Blue or Black Ink Always Print Never Leave Blanks Always Sign