The Process of an Effective Job HuntStuart Rosenfield

Week 1• Get the word out that you are actively looking and what you are looking

for– Friends, former co-workers, family, clergy, dentist, barber, insurance

agent, financial planner, ….– Reconnect with recruiters you’ve worked with– E-mail, call, Linkedin, Facebook, soccer games, Boy Scouts, children’s

parties, PTA mtgs, college buddies, fraternity/sorority• Get resume, Linkedin Profile up to snuff

– Post resume on job boards, add in Linkedin summary that you are actively looking and how best to contact you

• Activate account on www.jobsintexas.org (TWC) if eligible• Determine networking places (www.careerdfw.org)• Get/Order Business cards• Establish your Board of Directors

Week 1• Get a Job Hunting USB• Set up an excel workbook– People you’ve contacted and where they work– Target companies’ employment URLs; set up profiles and

search agents– Target general employment websites and aggregator

websites; set up profiles and search agents– Mileage– Job Hunting Expenses– Submitted jobs

• Set up folders for submitted resumes (by company)• Get a calendar to write appointments, schedules• Get a manilla folder for job hunting expense receipts

Job Hunt Worksheet

Week 2• Get out of house at least once a day and meet people (networking groups,

food shopping, extracurriculars)• Goal – meet/connect with at least 8 people a day• Attend career network groups

– Get on their job boards/yahoogroups– Get to know facilitators, key people, volunteer at 1 group only– Set up job lead share network (Accting, HR, Marketing, PR, Sales,

Procurement, IT, Customer Support, etc.)• Linkin with as many recruiters in your space as possible• Go to lunch with an employed person at least once a week• Search your URLs at least once every 2 days; apply where appropriate and

log/file in excel workbook and USB; refresh Monster, CareerBuilder resumes

• Volunteer and help others• Check-in with Board of Directors

Week 3 and beyond• Establish a focused routine for each day of the week• Work on expanding your network– Volunteering, affinity group social events/lunches, seminars– Get out of house at least once a day and meet people (networking

groups, food shopping, extracurriculars)– Goal – meet/connect with at least 5 people a day

• Attend career network groups religiously• Refresh Monster, CareerBuilder resumes• Linkin with as many recruiters in your space as possible• Go to lunch with an employed person at least once a week• Check-in with your Board of Directors

Find a job you like?• Submit application on-line• Find someone in the company who can hand deliver

to hiring manager– Linkedin, friend, family, Board of Directors

• Follow up with them to make sure the hiring manager saw it and work to get an interview

• Log job in excel spreadsheet and file resume/cover letter in company folder on USB

Got an interview?• Get on the company website and read it• Understand who their competitors are• Understand what is going on in their space• Know almost as much about your interviewers as they

know about you– Company insiders, ex-Company insiders, Linkedin, Facebook

• Send thank you note within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed with you

• Follow up with hiring manager once a week

Got the job?• Celebrate with family• Save your excel workbook (you may need it in the

future)• Thank everyone who really helped you/cared• Keep helping others to find jobs– Don’t unsubscribe to network job boards

• Unsubscribe to personal job agents • Update Linkedin Profile one week after you start• Do not stop networking; continue with professional

orgs, volunteering, and linking with others

Good Resources• Starting Place– www.careerdfw.org

• Business Cards– www.vistaprint.com

• Linkedin– www.linkedin.com and search for David Lanners

• Social Media– www.linkedin.com and search for David Swinney

• Job Leads– yahoogroups (need to be a member)