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Job Search Ideas and Resources

Job Search Ideas and Resources. Norman S. Stahl, Ph.D. Registered Professional Career Counselor Director, UH Hilo Career Services. Press Left Mouse Button to Advance Slides. Overview -Job Search Process. Self-Assessment & Exploring Career Options Identify Target Industry

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Job Search Ideas and Resources

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  1. Job Search Ideasand Resources Norman S. Stahl, Ph.D. Registered Professional Career Counselor Director, UH Hilo Career Services Press Left Mouse Button to Advance Slides

  2. Overview -Job Search Process • Self-Assessment & Exploring Career Options • Identify Target Industry • Plan an Active Job Search • Implement Your Plan • Evaluate/Revise Your Plan

  3. Plan an Active Job Search • Identify your target industry • Put planin writing (specific actions) Weekly Schedule • Associations to join • People/Firms to contact • Days/Times to Search • Days/Times to Cold Call • Days/Times for Resume & Cover Letters • Make a Plan “B” • Look Beyond the Big Island!

  4. Organize Your Life for Job Search • Know Your Objective • Build Professional Image • Resume • Interview Practice • Wardrobe/Interview Outfits • Answering Machine • Business Cards (optional) • Base of Operations (a place to work)

  5. Implement your plan • Enlist your friends • Involve your family • Find someone to keep you accountable • and . . .

  6. Get Started ! • Select a Specific Start Date • Keep Systematic Records • Conduct Periodic Goal &Performance Reviews • Reward Yourself for Staying on Track

  7. Continually EXPAND Your Network • Family & Friends • Professors • Business Associates • Information Interviews • Professional Associations • Alumni Association • Anyone & Everyone !

  8. NETWORKINGInternships & Volunteer Work • Exposure/experience in your field of interest. • Shows initiative and commitment. • May lead to a paid position • Check in the yellow pages under Social Service Agencies for volunteer programs.

  9. Cold Calling ! • Make A List of Firms • Call Firms • Find Name & Title of Department Head • Say Thanks & Then ... Hang-Up. • Make A Script • Practice Your Script

  10. Cold Calling ! • Send A Letter of Interest • Call Firm • Confidently Ask For Department Head By Name • Deliver Script

  11. Cold Calling ! • Listen for: • Affirmative Response • “No” Answer • If “No” • Ask for Meeting Anyway • Ask for a Name

  12. Cold Calling ! Affirmative Response • ?’s Mean Possible Opening • Answer Briefly • Ask for a Meeting • If, “NO” • Ask for a Name

  13. If At First You Don’t Succeed... • Practice Getting Around or Through “Gatekeepers” • Use Dept Head Name • Call Early / Lunchtime / Late • Keep Trying • Revisit Companies Regularly

  14. Responding to Advertised Jobs Treat Similar to Cold Calling: • Call Firm & Get Name of Department Head • Say Thanks & Hang-up • Send Cover Letter & Resume to Dept Head – Not HR • Make & Practice Script

  15. Call Firm Confidently Ask For Department Head By Name Deliver Script Listen for: Affirmative Response “No” Answer Affirmative Response ?’s Answer Briefly Ask for a Meeting If “No” Ask for Meeting anyway Ask for a Name Responding to Advertised Openings

  16. Remember: Jobs are advertised in more places than the Sunday Tribune Herald: Career Center Web Site (career.uhh.hawaii.edu) Professional Journals Employment Agencies Ethnic, Cultural, Religious Journals Job Fairs Job Hot Lines Personnel Offices Civil Service Offices Government Listings Trade Journals Professional Journals Your Network On the Internet. Advertised Jobs

  17. Using the Internet in Your Job Search • You Can use the Internet to: • Explore Careers • Expand & Maintain Your Network • Find Opportunities • Locate Positions • Research Companies • Submit Your Resume • Do NOT make it your only tool!

  18. Important Links • Field/Company Specific Sites • Search Engines • Career Field Information • Company Information • Job Listings • Job Listings and Links on our website • http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu

  19. http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu

  20. Search for Jobs in Hawaii

  21. NACELink NACELink Registration is Free

  22. CREATE YOUR OWN JOB • Focus on your skills & interests • Create & Implement a Business Plan • Advertise your self-employment

  23. Where to get more information • Small Business Development Center (SBDC) • 100 Pauahi St., Suite 109; Hilo, HI • (808) 933-0776 • http://www.hawaii-sbdc.org/ • Hawaii Business Research Library • http://www.hbrl-sbdc.org/ • Service Corps Of Retired Executives (SCORE) • http://www.score.org/ • Public & University Libraries • Information Interviewing

  24. Evaluate Plan & Progress Whether establishing a business, or seeking a job: • Establish concrete goals • Pursue them with enthusiasm & confidence • Ask for help • Evaluate your plan & progress every week • Revise your plan, and refine your techniques based on the results of your evaluations. • Reward yourself (frequently) for positive effort and progress

  25. A Few Key Points to Remember! • Face-to-face networking is your most productive job search tool • Use ALL resources and techniques available to you • Avoid over use of any one technique or resource. • Work diligently and enthusiastically at getting a job • Look beyond Hilo and the Big Island And . . .

  26. Persevere !Perseverance is the Key to Success Looking for a job ...is a full-time job!

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