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FINDING A JOBSCOTT ROBSON

IT SHOULD BE EASY…..

Need stuff done

Employer

Want to do stuff

Job seeker

HOW THEY MEET

Need stuff done

Employer

Want to do stuff

Job seeker

1. Employer knows someone who wants to do stuff

2. Someone who knows Employer also knows someone who wants to do stuff

3. A job seeker asks a random employer if they need stuff done

4. A Job Advert

HOW THEY MEET

Need stuff done

Employer

Want to do stuff

Job seeker

1. Employer knows someone who wants to do stuff

2. Someone who knows Employer also knows someone who wants to do stuff

3. A job seeker asks a random employer if they need stuff done

4. A Job Advert

Fact : ~70% of jobs are not advertised

Crazy tip……This means you have to tell people you are looking for work and be cool about it

WHAT IS A JOB ADVERT

Need stuff done

Employer Think of it as a

shopping list

SERIOUSLY…. SHOPPING LISTS

BIG POINTYOUR COVERING LETTER AND RESUME IS LIKE THE

GOODS ON THE SHELF AT THE SUPERMARKET – DOES

IT MEET THE SHOPPING LIST?

Secret …. For the jobs that aren’t

advertised your cover letter is what you

tell people

JUST SAYING….Have you ever seen

a shopping list that

isn’t bullet

points?

#FAIL

WII-FMDID YOU KNOW – EVERY EMPLOYER LISTENS TO

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME RADIO STATION

HAPPY DAYS

Match to the

shopping list in 4

seconds – effortless – come back for another

read

YEP - NICEWII-FM – our listeners love• Bullet Points• White space• Straight to

the point and direct

THE INTERVIEW

Need stuff done

Employer

Want to do stuff

Job seeker1. Conversational

(Employer hasn’t been trained)

2. Structured chat(Employer has been trained)

3. Assessment Centre – [Structured chat and role play]

BIG POINT 2NO EXPERIENCE – NO WORRIES – IT IS ABOUT

BEHAVIOURS AND HOW YOU CARRY YOURSELF

Hiring rule #1 HIRE FOR ATTITUDE TRAIN

THE TECHNICAL

THE THREE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER

1. Tell me a bit about yourself

2. What are your strengths/weaknesses

3. What do know about us?

Conversational

• Tell me about your current role/situation

• What do you enjoy most/least

• What are the challenges that attract you to this role

Structured

TEST ME

•Tell me about your current role/situation

•What do you enjoy most/least

•What are the challenges that attract you to this role

SCORE SHEET

FREAKING OUT ABOUT NO EXPERIENCE?GIVE ME SOME RELEVANT STORIES PLEASE

Mmm – so none of these are based on your grades … just sayin’

• Do you know how to cope with competing demands juggling homework?

• Do you show team work in the school orchestra / sports team?• Tell me about your leadership from organising open night / team

captain• Have you answered any calls for your parents business or had a

part time job?• What did you do in work experience?• Are you on a youth group committee? Organised a camp

involving money?• Volunteered for anything?• Designed an application form / achieved a fundraising outcome?

THANKYOU