bounceback presentation iawp

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Blair Forlaw

Frank Danzo

Frank Alaniz

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What is BounceBack St. Louis?

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Agenda

• Assessing Your Skills

• Resume Writing

• Networking

• Interviewing

• Questions

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Career Plan

• Explore YOU with skills assessment

• Understand Occupation and Opportunities

• Identify Transferable Skills

• Career Training, Education and Experience

• Putting YOU on paper

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MindMap of Job Search

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Assessing Your Skills

• Read previous performance reviews

• Ask for feedback

• Document key task, activities and

accomplishments for each position

• Think volunteer and day-to-day life, not

just professional

• Understand what you like versus dislike

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Finding Your Occupational Profile

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Understanding Your Skills

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Assess Your Skills

1. Highlight HARD skills (can do when you

walk in the door)

2. Highlight training skills (what they need

to be trained in)

3. Highlight a different color what you don’t

like to do.

4. Mark all you LOVE to do.

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Transferable Skills

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2010 Skills Gap Report

• Conducted by UM – St. Louis College of

Business Administration

• Steve Finkelstein, Sr. Partner at

Experience on Demand

• Conducted Jan. 2010 with 317

respondents

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2010 Critical Skills

• Active Listening

• Customer-

Orientation

• Critical/ Analytical

Thinking

• Oral

Communications

• Time Management

• Teamwork/

Collaborations

• Written

Communications

• Prioritization &

Focus

• Decision Making

• Leadership

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Resume Writing

Property of Frank Danzo

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Agenda

Purpose of your resume

Thirty second thumb test

Constructing your resume

Electronically sending your resume

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Your Resume Sales Brochure

Purpose of a Resume

Support your selling efforts

Communicate two messages

1. What type of job you are looking for

2. Why you are qualified to do this job

Generate Interest in learning more about you

Start a conversation with you

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Fold your contact info towards the

back of the resume

Fold your work history towards the back of the resume

Why? What is left is your 30 second preview

for employers

Skills match employers needs

then they will review the rest of your

resume.

Thirty Second Thumb Test

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Thirty Second Thumb Test

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Thirty Second Thumb Test

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Thirty Second Thumb Test

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Transmitting Your Resume

• Create Word Document and Save

• Save 2nd copy as PDF

• Save 3rd copy as RTF

• If at all possible send as PDF versus DOC

• If required to send as DOC send as RTF

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On-Line Job Applications

• 3 Simple Rules

1. Follow the Directions

2. Have completed Sample Application to

assist in the process

3. Follow the Directions

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Agenda

Networking

Interviewing

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Networking Agenda

How are jobs found?

Elements of a Successful Job Search

Personal Marketing Story

Target companies and people

Networking Tools

Networking Guidelines

Networking Process

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How are Jobs Found?

Ads Less than 2%

Internet Less than 8%

Recruiters Less than 5%

Networking More than 85%

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The biggest mistake that job

seekers make when networking?

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1 - Call to set up meeting

2 - Meet with the person

3 - Send hand written thank you note –personal

4 - Send summary of

meeting by e-mail - business

5 - Send e-mail after meeting each referral

6 - Send e-mail every four

weeks with an update

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Networking Touch Points

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1. Arrive early

2. Introduce yourself and offer to purchase a beverage

3. Spend time getting the know the

person

4. Share and review your agenda

5. Share your Personal Marketing Story and target list

6. Ask for their advice on your job

search

7. Do you know anyone on my target

list?

8. Do you know anyone that works for any of my target

companies?

9. Are there any people or companies that should be on my

target list?

10. Is there anything I can do for you?

11. How would you like me to follow up

with you?

12. Thanks for your assistance

Networking Meeting Process

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Interviewing Agenda

Why interviews fail?

Interviewers goals?

Getting Mentally Prepared

Preparation Tools

Interview Tools

Follow Up

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DODid vs

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Interview Preparation

Prior to your interview

Write answers to toughest interview questions

Write answers to toughest behavioral questions

Write out ACCOMPLISHMENT STORIES

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When Answering Questions

Name

Number

Title

Give the conclusion you

want

Happy ending

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Requirements

vs

Qualifications

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Interview PreparationJob offers are not always given to

the best candidate but the

best….

1. Prepared

2. Performance

3. Follow through

Let this be you!!!!

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QUESTIONS?

Blair Forlaw ~ Frank Danzo

Frank Alaniz

frank.alaniz@ded.mo.gov