Download - 1. Next Steps for the "Un"employed
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UNEMPLOYED AND UNCOMFORTABLY EMPLOYED
(UNDER-EMPLOYEDUNCONFIDENTLY EMPLOYED
&UNHAPPILY EMPLOYED)
Next Steps for the “Un”employed
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Agenda
Next Steps for the “Un”employed A bit about me Overview Attitudes
Assess Yourself and Your SituationPlan Your Marketing StrategyPrepare Your Documents, Tools,
TechniquesImplement Your Search
Assess
PlanPrepare
Implement
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WHO AM I TO TEACH THIS CLASS?
A Bit About Me
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Academic Credentials Life Credentials
Certified Professional Human Resources Manager (PHR) as well as a member of the NC Bar
Taught Career Development for Engineers and Professional Networking for Introverts through UNC Charlotte
Taught Employment Law at the Keller Graduate School of Management
Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring from York University Schulich School of Business in Toronto
Taught Career Development seminars to businesses such as Pitney Bowes
Taught Environmental Law careers classes at the Environmental Law Institute
Have had a formal job search coaching practice since 1995
I’ve secured 47 Paying Jobs (many part-time) with 31 distinct employers
“Let go” 5 times Age 30: While on Educational Leave
(another job offer before completing school)
Age 37: Loss of Major Contract (Laid-off in June; Started new Job in July, ~1 month but required moving)
Age 43: Company Failed (Laid-off in December, Temporary Job in June; full-time job March of Following year – 15 months)
Age 45: Company downsized (Laid-off end of November; started new full-time job in August of following year – 9 months but required moving)
Age 49: Company downsized (Laid-off end of December; started new full-time job the next day : January 1st)
Who Am I?
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Overview
Assess
PlanPrepare
Implement
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Assess Your Situation and Yourself
Are You Unemployed, Under-employed, Unconfidently Employed, Unhappily employed?
Situational Considerations Are You Still on the Payroll? Have You Been Offered Severance? Financial Reality Check?
Personal Considerations What Went Wrong? What Next? - Transition Options / Preferences
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Plan Your Marketing Strategy
Step by Step Process, but You Need to Tailor to You Exempt or Non-Exempt? Industry Experience / Preferences? Field(s) of Experience / Preferences? Income Needs / Desires? Geographic Restrictions / Preferences? Employer Restrictions?
30 Second Brand Statement (“Elevator Speech”)
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Documents
1-Page Marketing Plan Summary
Resumes Cover Letters Email Address,
Footer & Draft Notes Reference Sheets Thank You Notes
Prepare Documents, Tools, Techniques
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Tools Techniques
Job Progress Database
Contacts DatabaseResume Database
Departure Statement
Phone Screen SkillsInterview SkillsSOAR or STAR
stories
Prepare Documents, Tools, Techniques
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S O A R
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Situation:
Initial State
TObstacle: Difficulty
Task:Problem
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Action:What You
Did to Overcom
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Results:Achiev-
ement or Accomp-lishment
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Implement Search Tactics
Unsolicited Passive – Resume Posting Assertive - Mailings
Advertised Online Newspaper
Recruited Job Fairs Headhunters
Networked
Four Pillars Of Job Search
Unsolicited Advertised Recruited Networked
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Networked: Math Test
The average search is 4-6 months and requires talking to ~25 different decision makers before getting hired by 1 of them. It takes an average of 15 other people (friends, acquaintances, and insiders) to put you in touch with 1 decision maker.
15 x 25 = 325 conversations 5 months (21 x 5) = ~105
working days 325 conversations / 105 days =
3 to 4 job search conversations a day
That’s 3 to 4 job search conversations every work day until you get a job
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POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVEFLEXIBLE VERSUS RIGIDFRIENDLY VERSUS ALOOF
VOCAL VERSUS QUIETOUTGOING VERSUS INTROVERTED
Attitudes
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Manage Your Emotions
Be prepared for the emotional highs and lows of the job search cycle
Keep a positive attitude Find a friend you can vent your frustrations to
(probably other than a spouse) Seek help from friends, pastors, professional
counselors, or physicians if you are feeling very anxious or overwhelmed
Make a Conscious Effort to Smile – It Reflects Back