Chapter 9:Launch 1 Copyright 2014 Cengage Learning.. Reflect on targeted areas Reflect on Create job search plan Create job search plan Stay active and engaged Stay active and engaged
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Launch
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"You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
~ Steve Jobs
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targeted areas
Reflect on
Create job search
plan
Create job search
plan
Stay active and engaged
Stay active and engaged
Conduct a successful job search
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Trang 4Advertised jobs
“Hidden" jobs
Campus resources Employment agencies
Create your own job Become an entrepreneur
Other alternatives
Search for leads
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• Taking a pay cut
• Technology
• Reporting to someone younger or less experienced
• 24/7 availability requirement
A New Beginning:
Resources for career change and re-entry
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Work with Awareness:
Maintain wellness in each of these areas
Trang 7Develop your online presence
Make your presence more personal
Learn more and join the discussion
Tech Savvy:
Technology in your job search
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Trang 8Think of others first
Break the ice before you ask for anything
Break the ice before you ask for anything
Use an elevat or pitch
Use an elevat or pitch
Networking for opportunities Most important tool but most difficult to master
Trang 9Offer help to others Have authentic
conversations
Have authentic conversations
Set up informational
interviews
Set up informational
interviews
assets
Communicate your
assets
Realize that YOUR agenda is not theirs
Realize that YOUR agenda is not theirs
Thank everyone
Connect first, the job leads will follow
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Trang 10Types of interviews
In-person
Phone Online or video
Group or panel
Series Lunch or dinner
Interview formats
General questions Presentation Structured Behavioral Case study
Strategies for Successful Interviewing
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questions
Understand illegal questions
Learn about interviewing
Improve your interviewing skills
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Sean De Burca
StockLite
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Types of Interview questions
AVAVA
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status
Marital and family status Gender
Health and physical abilities
Health and physical abilities
Embracing Differences:
Discrimination and Affirmative Action
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Understanding your rights in the job search process and on the job
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Monkey Business Images
szefei
Cartoonresource
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Cartoonresource
Trang 16When an offer is made
Immediately thank them
Take time to review offer
Set a timeframe
Negotiating your compensation package: salary, benefits and
more Understand your package
Prepare to negotiate
Evaluating your offer and making decisions Does this offer meet your requirements?
Does this offer meet your requirements?
Evaluating next steps and negotiating
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• Searching for a job is time consuming and can be stressful How will you take care of yourself during this time?
• Do you feel that you are prepared for the job search? Why or why not?
• Networking and interviewing involve communication skills How can you
improve your communication skills for the job search? Where can you practice these skills?
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