Get a Great Job:

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Get a Great Job

• Winning Job Search Strategies

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Success in the Workplace

• Qualities/Skills Employers Seek
• Communication Skills (Written Verbal)
• Honesty/Integrity
• Interpersonal Skills
• Motivation/Initiative
• Strong Work Ethic
• Teamwork Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Computer Skills
• Detail-Oriented
• Leadership Skills
• Organization Skills
• Self-Confidence

National Association of Colleges and Employers,
2006
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Finding A Great Job

• Work Smarter not Harder
• Find a Job You Love
• Explore the Hidden Job Market
• Use a Network Approach

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Work Smarter Not Harder

• Assess your skills
• How can you increase profit?
• Identify your target
• Research your target
• Identify your contacts
• Use a personal approach
• Follow-up immediately

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Work Smarter Not Harder
Assess your skills

• Common Error
• Major Equals Career Path
• Skills Interests Career Success
• Identify jobs that interest you and enable you to
  use your skills on a daily basis.

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Work Smarter Not Harder

• Employers Hire People Who Can
• Increase Business or Profits
• Retain Present Customers
• Save Money
• Enhance the Reputation of the Company
• Sell Yourself with your Resume, Cover Letters,
  and at the Interview.

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Work Smarter Not Harder

• Identify your Target
• Target jobs in a growth industry
• Use a rifle approach
• Learn as Much about industry and potential
  employer as possible.

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Work Smarter Not Harder

• Research Your Target
• Key people in the organization
• Major products and services
• Size in terms of sales and employees
• Locations of operations
• Organization of the company
• Major competitors
• View of the company by clients, employees,
  suppliers, and competition
• Latest news reports on the company or news which
  effects the company

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Find a Job You Love

• Interest in your work is the number one factor in
  career success.
• Those that enjoy their work move up in their
  field the fastest.
• Approximately 40 of your waking hours are spent
  at work. Hope you enjoy it.

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Where the Jobs Are FoundThe Hidden Job Market

• 63 Through informal methods
• Networking with family, friends, etc
• Direct Contact, Previous employers
• Support groups
• 14 Through Help Wanted Ads
• Newspapers, Professional Journals
• 12 Through Agencies
• Job Services, Employment Agencies
• 11 Through Other means
• Source, U.S. Department of Labor

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The Network Approach

• Start at home expand your contacts
• Ask four questions
• Do you know know of any openings for someone with
  my skills?
• Do you know of an organization who hires people
  with my skills?
• Do you know of anyone who may know of an opening
  for someone with my skills?
• May I use your name in speaking with the contact
  person you suggest?

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Career Services3rd Floor Wertz Student Center

• Hours of Operation
• Mon - Thurs 8am - 7pm, Friday 8am - 430pm
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• www.lycoming.edu/careerservices
• careerservices_at_lycoming.edu