CAREER ADVISOR – October 27, 2014 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – YOUR JOB IS TO INTERVIEW Your Job Search can be compared to dating. If you don’t date – you’ll never get married. If you don’t interview – you’ll never get a job! Your primary focus must be to schedule as many interviews and informational interviews as possible. If you are not scheduling interviews every week, you need to change the way you are conducting your job search. Chances are you are spending too much time on your computer answering Job Board Postings which is where you have the highest level of competition and lowest return on your time! Benefits of an informational interview include: • Learning more about a Profession or Industry • Expanding your Professional Network • Informational Interviews often end up as an actual job interview • Contacts made may open doors to other hiring authorities or introductions • Help fine tune your ability to ask and answer questions If you are NOT scheduling interviews weekly, review the following: • Your Resume – it can either be a ticket to an interview or sabotaging your job search. (Now may be the time to review or rewrite your resume) • Resume Services: URL: durhamsolutionsonline/improve.php ) • Increase the number of resumes you are sending directly to hiring authorities (marked Personal & Confidential) • Increase your Professional and Personal Network DAILY • Offer to provide additional information each time you make a follow up contact • Utilize all forms of communication including: direct mail, telephone, email, text etc. Each interview helps you get more comfortable with the interview process and gives you the opportunity to get back to work. When you are planning out your day for tomorrow, ask yourself the question “What actions do I need to take tomorrow to schedule an interview?” If you are NOT actively interviewing on a consistent basis, you need to change the way you are conducting your search. If you have not completed the 16 Step Process for Finding a Job in our Career Portal, that would also add momentum to your search. No matter how long you’ve been in a job search start with PREPARE, then SEARCH & CONNECT and finally INTERVIEW. The Preparation Stage of a Job Search is where most mistakes are made. Follow this advice and you will schedule more interviews which can turn around your job search! MUST READ It is important to review the articles and webinar recordings in our Career Portal Library as well as the information contained in the sixteen step process for finding a job. Identify where you are in the job search process and then read the materials that will help you advance your search. Try to spend one hour that you may be currently spending watching TV, listening to the radio or reading the newspaper reading the many articles and viewing the training webinars that can be found in our Career Portal Library. FREE JOB SEEKER TRAINING WEBINARS We strongly recommend that you participate in the FREE Weekly LIVE Job Seeker Training Webinars that offer approximately 20 to 30 minutes of training and the remainder of the hour long call is spent answering the questions that are most important to YOU! We have heard many success stories from individuals who are participating on these Webinars. Remember, our main purpose for providing this resource to you is to help you find a job! How To Network Your Way To Your Next Job – Even If You’re Shy! October 30th @ 3:00 pm EST (12:00 pm PST, 1:00 pm MST, 2:00 pm CST) Over 50% of all jobs get filled through networking. Networking must become an important part of your job search process. During this Webinar we will discuss the following: • Why Networking Works • Top Three Networking Techniques You Can Implement Today – Even If You’re Shy • Networking Guidelines Triggers Will Help You Land a Job! November 7th @ 2:00 pm EST (11:00 am PST, 12:00 pm MST, 1:00 pm CST) Knowing how to research triggers and utilize them in your job search will help you land a job faster than anything else you could do. During this session we will address: • What is a Trigger? • Where can I find this information on my prospects? • How to effectively utilize triggers in your job search • Why Triggers will differentiate you from your competition How to Create a Resume that Speaks to Your Target Audience November 11th @ 11:00 am EST (8:00 am PST, 9:00 am MST, 10:00 am CST) This webinar will help job seekers from all career levels create a resume that effectively speaks to a targeted audience while also handling (and beating) Applicant Tracking Systems and keyword scanning technology. RESUME TIP FOR THE WEEK If you are applying for more than one job at the same company, tailoring your resume is a must. Carefully read through the job opening and adjust the summary of qualifications and core competencies sections to highlight what each position is looking for. Submitting the same resume multiple times can make it look like you are spamming the system and simply applying to anything that looks relevant. Modifying your resume accordingly shows that you took the time to evaluate why and how you would be a good fit. To Your Successful Career Search, Durham Staffing Solutions
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