Career Success Blueprint: How to Land Your Dream Job

1. How to Get the Job You Want! Presented by: Dr. Margie Martyn, Vice President of Academic Affairs

2. Did You Know? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

3. Overview • Which job is right? • Planning • Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses • Searching the Internet • Networking • Persistence

4. Which job is right? • For people born between (1957-1964) how many jobs on average have they had? (Source) • Average of 11.3 jobs • 25% had 15+ jobs • How many times do people change careers? (Source) • Don’t have this data • BLS can’t decide what constitutes a career changes • What is the current national unemployment rate (August, 2013)? • 7.3% (http://www.bls.gov/cps/) • What is the current national unemployment rate for veterans? • 7.5% (http://www.bls.gov/cps/) • Using the BLS Web site (www.bls.gov) • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Finding out what you are good at

5. What is a Job? What is a Career? Image created by Nicholas Galekovic

6. Bureau of Labor Statistics • Go to http://www.bls.gov (or use Google) • Search (top right) Job Outlook • Occupational Outlook Handbook • “Select Occupations By” • 2010 Median Pay • Entry-Level Education • On-the-job Training • Number of New Jobs (Projected) • Growth Rate (Projected)

7. Occupational Outlook Handbook

8. Persistence • Internship in College • Requirement for graduation • Assistant to the Dean at Baldwin-Wallace • You can’t go anywhere from here • Course assignment in my MBA program • Ideas on how to improve • My VP role at The Chicago School • Not first choice, but communication lines open • My VP role at Harold Washington College • Reach out to hiring manager

9. Networking • Keep in touch with past employers • Take advantages of opportunities • Global Business Networking Event • Informational Interviews • Find out first hand • Faculty Office hours • Letters of recommendation • Student Government • Leadership role • Clubs and Organizations • First job example • Visits to 4-year colleges • SAIC example

10. Interviewing http://www.classesandcareers.com

12. Set Yourself Apart • Study the company • How can you add value? • Make eye contact • Ask for the job • Firm handshake • Hand-written note after an interview • Personalized to each interviewer

13. Career Builder • Take control of your career • Take stock of yourself • Understand the job market • Don't mistake unemployment for a vacation • Sow seeds everywhere

14. Psychology Today • Stay positive • Put you best qualities forward • Inner confidence shows • Cheer yourself on • No one is perfect • Learning is always a possibility • Eliminate stress • Open your mind • It’s not all or nothing • No job is perfect • New opportunities await • The job hunt is your job • Celebrate small victories

15. Share Examples • Have you ever been “turned down” for a job you really wanted? • Have you ever received a job offer after a long search process? • Have you thought of what you would like to be doing in 5 years?

16. Questions? Contact Information: Dr. Margie Martyn Vice President of Academic Affairs Harold Washington College Room 1146 mmartyn1@ccc.edu