Get a Great Job:

Winning Job Search Strategies

Success in the Workplace

Qualities/Skills Employers Seek

Communication Skills (Written & Verbal)

Honesty/IntegrityInterpersonal SkillsMotivation/InitiativeStrong Work EthicTeamwork SkillsAnalytical SkillsFlexibility/AdaptabilityComputer SkillsDetail-OrientedLeadership SkillsOrganization SkillsSelf-Confidence

National Association of Colleges and Employers,

2006

Finding A Great Job

• Work Smarter not Harder

• Find a Job You Love

• Explore the Hidden Job Market

• Use a Network Approach

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

Work Smarter Not Harder

• 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.

Assess your skills

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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?

Career Services3rd Floor Wertz Student Center

Hours of Operation

Mon - Thurs: 8am - 7pm, Friday: 8am - 4:30pmPhone: 321-4034 Fax: 321-4236

www.lycoming.edu/careerservices

careerservices@lycoming.edu