Comprehensive Career Development Program: Networking, Resumes, and Job Search Strategies

1. Career Development Week 4

2. Revised Syllabus

3. Schedule • Apr 29 Week 4 • Resume due • Networking strategies • May 6 Week 5 • Networking Strategy due • Matt Fontaine_writing, help with resume, cover letters correspondence, elevator speech • Salaries, Contracts, Work for Hire, Employees, Freelance, temp labor • Benefits, retirement and investment accounts, self employment, insurance • May 13 Week 6 • Elevator Speech, and Cover letter due • Matt Fontaine_reviewwriting, resume, cover letter, correspondence, elevator speech • Career Players, Recruiters, HR, Job Placement firms, Managers, Consultants, Personal Coach, Producers, Studio Managers, Photographers, Directors, Project Managers, • Job Search strategies (Career Action Plan) • May 20 Week 7 • George Riddell_Victory Studios • Practice interviews, negotiation strategies, salary negotiations, contract negotiations • Brand Package • May 27 Week 8 • Career Action Plan due • Research, reference, keeping up to date. • June 3 Week 9 • Contact reference database due • Brand package Final Presentation early presenters • Collecting references, testimonials, career log, accomplishments, results, recommendations, referrals, awards, contests, kudos, PR, “5 minutes” • June 10 Week 10 • Brand Package Final Presentation • June 17 Week 11 • No class

4. Assignments • Wk5_Networking Strategy • Wk6_Elevator Speech • Wk6_Cover Letter • Wk8_Career Action Plan • Wk9_Contact and Reference Database • Wk10_Brand Package and Final Presentation

5. Career Action Plan • Write about alternatives, back up plans, small successes, milestones, corners, crossroads, possibilities • Dream big. • Go confidently in the direction of your dreams; live the life you have imagined • Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. • Don't let go of your dreams. If you have determination and belief in your dreams, you will succeed in spite of your desire to let go.

6. Career Action Plan • Set a Start Date • Make a list of Tiny Tasks • Work for 15 minutes • Tackle the Hardest Part First • Make a list of what makes you afraid • Collect Success Stories • Write Your Own Success Stories • Keep Your Energy Level High • Praise Yourself

7. Components of Successful Job Search • Prep Resume • Obtain references • Network • Cover Letters • Prepare a portfolio • Employment applications • Interviewing • Assessing Job Offers • Declining/accepting job offers • Research Target audiences • Create Marketing Strategy • Network, network, network • Be Genuine, ethical, self assured • Provide Value • Charge what your worth • Ask for referrals

8. Networking • Formal and Informal Networking • Formal_informational interviews, job fairs, cold calling, internships, job shadowing, business to business events, association events, wrap parties, openings and premieres • Informal_anyplace, anywhere, peers, friends, acquaintances, strangers, business, personal, action oriented, purposeful and distracting

9. Being Open to Opportunities • Networking is a series of connections that form a network of people working toward the same goal • Be open and inquisitive to varied interests • Ie: an attorney, a waitress, an interior designer, a college professor, a pet auction, music industry • Exchange business cards_take notes • Follow up in a timely manner • Contribute to others ie; their interests, inquiries, purpose, be a linchpin

10. Remember Names • Robert and Roger story • Travel in Teams • Shy • Poor memory • Tag team, cover more ground, promote yourself and eachother, it opens more opportunities

11. Actions • Get Involved • Volunteer • Become a Go-To person • Research, go deep, domain expertise, • Take Chances • Be respectful, not invasive, don’t pester

12. Areas • Social Networks • Reference and referrals • Association meetings • Club events • Lectures, art shows, book readings, openings, parties • Restaurants, shops, hang outs, clubs, luncheons, dinners, meetings, trade shows, open house, launch events, seminars, edutainment, • Bar, coffee shop, museum, club, gym, school, class, workshop, vendor establishment • Jon Cornforth story • Teach, lecture workshop, blog, become the expert

13. Work hard, work well, wait for your allotment • If you haven't got some pain, better go out and find some • What difference have you made in the life of others today • Reality is merely a reflection of who you are being • Have your emotions, have your actions, just keep them apart. “Chop Wood, carry water”

14. Seek mentors • Develop or participate in focus group, support group, creative circle • Stand Out • Don’t settle, do not keep your head down, “do not allow yourself to go flat, do as your told, follow directions”