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EMDS Presentation

Presentation prepared by

Svetlana Pouzyreva

EMDS Moscow

Contents

EMDS at a Glance

References

EMDS activities

Portfolio of the successful Early Career Professional

Seven Steps to develop Skills for a career in the 21st century

Job Search Strategies

Tips and Tricks : CV & Interview

EMDS at a Glance

EMDS is a leading international recruitment consultancy providing a broad range of services worldwide. Our expertise is in connecting the best professionals from all parts of the globe with the world’s leading employers.

EMDS is represented through 21 offices in 17 countries worldwide and is one of the 500 fastest growing companies in Europe.

Each year we organise more than 80 recruitment events and conduct around 250 individual search missions for our clients.

3M - ABB - ABN Amro Bank - A.C. Nielsen - Air Liquide - Alfa Bank -American Express - Accenture - Arthur Andersen -Arthur D. Little - AT&T - Asta Medica - Barclays Plc - Bertelsmann - BMW - Brightware - British American Tobacco - British Petroleum - Booz Allen & Hamilton - BT - CapGemini - Cargill - Citibank - Coca-Cola - Colgate-Palmolive - Commerzbank - Compaq - PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Daimler-Benz - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Deutsche Bank - Ericsson - Ernst & Young - GE Capital - General Motors - Group Schneider - Group Danone - Hewlett-Packard - Hilti - ICI - ING Group - Ingram Micro - Japan Tobacco International - Johnson & Johnson - JP Morgan - KPMG - L'Oreal - Lufthansa - Marks & Spencer - Mars - McKinsey & Co - Merrill Lynch - Mercedes-Benz - Microsoft – Paribas - Pepsico - Philips - Philip Morris - Procter & Gamble - Rehau - Reuters - RWE - SAP - SC Johnson Wax - Schneider - Shell - Sidanco - Siemens - Societe Generale - Sony - Swiss Bank Corporation - Stimorol - Tetra Pak - The Chase Manhattan Bank - VympelCom - Wimm Bill Dann, ...

References

EMDS Recruitment Services

Recruitment Events & Tailor-made Projects

Search & Selection

• over 200,000 candidates in EMDS global database

• established contact with top universities, business schools and major student associations around the world

E-cruiting

• Career site www.emdsnet.com boasts 250,000 visitors a month

• Aimed both at candidates and recruiters

• Job postings, banner advertising and CV-screening are the services we offer online.

Trends across Europe

Flexibility, adaptabilityEducational BoomSmall is beautiful

Multinational muscle

INCREASED JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMBITIOUS WELL-EDUCATED

GRADUATES

7 steps to develop skills for a career

1. Increase your self-awareness

Use feedback from others to help identify your strengths and weaknesses. Notice which experience motivate you and write them down. Seek an awareness of different personalities and cultures. Establish your values and underlying beliefs, which are significant in choosing a satisfying career.

7 steps to develop skills for a career

2. Develop learning skills

It is important be aware of your learning style and to develop learning skills. Regular reflection on learning, together with a written record, is a helpful habit.

7 steps to develop skills for a career

3. Develop skills for the workplace

As well as a specialist skills, many employers look for IT, time-management,communication, team-working and language skills together with general business awareness. A growing number also look for cross-cultural sensitivity.

7 steps to develop skills for a career

4. Gain relevant work experience

Even if you have not decided which kind of career to pursue then varied experience helps. Customer-facing work experience is especially helpful in developing interpersonal skills. International experience may be easiest to find through voluntary work.

7 steps to develop skills for a career

5. Use your contacts:Develop the art of networking

If you start with your family and friends you will discover that you already have good networks. Make use of them for advice, which most people will freely give

7 steps to develop skills for a career

6. Explore alternative career options

Better career choices are made by those who have actively chosen one career path from amongst several possibilities. It is important to challenge your own assumptions about careers. Direct experience is the best guide.

7 steps to develop skills for a career

7. Practice negotiation skills

These are often regarded by graduates in works as the skills they most needed to develop. Negotiations occur all the time in both work and personal life. Within a long-term relationship the best outcome is a ‘win’ for both parties

Top Tips

Eric Bertrand, J.P. MorganManaging Director

• Set yourself clear, short-term objectives• Business is changing all the time so it is crucial to be flexible when it comes to revising these objectives• Focus your attention towards an end, but don’t become to obsessed• When applying to organisations it is important to base your choice on the impression you get of your potential colleagues

Top Tips

Zlatan Kovachevich, InterlinkCustomer services manager

• Be open to others’ cultural and working habits, but at the same time…• … use your own cultural background to your advantage and the knowledge you gained from your country’s educational system• Always remember that the human side of things is what matters.• Think ahead and try to plan your career several years in advance. Make a five-year plan• Take time to review past achievements. This will boost your self-confidence, which is essential to develop your career

Job Search Strategies• Direct approachResearch (using the Tools)

- decide on a target business sector(s) you would like to work in and which need(s) your type of job

- identify specific employers

- explore their recruiting policy

• Contact through intermediate• Recruitment Events- Job Fairs at Universities

- Career Days of AIESEC/IAESTE

- Career Forum and Job Fair of IREX/ACTR

- Recruitment Forum of EMDS

Job Search Strategies

Tools

Mass Mediae.g. The Moscow Times, Vedosmoti, Career Forum, Exclusive Personnel, The Financial Times, Economist

Internetsearch servers, companies’ sites , recruitment agencies’ sites, special HR sites, newspapers’ sites

Librariescareer guides, business annual reports, “Who is who” directories, key word company search

HR/Marketing/PR departmentsspecific info packages for potential employees

It Starts with CV

Specific Points for Particular CountriesSpecific Points for Particular Countries

Germany & Austria expect you to attach a photograph

In Germany & Denmark it is normal to send degree certificates, transcripts and references

In the UK & The Netherlands a lot of emphasis is placed on your skills, so it is very important to make these stand out on your CV

Handwriting may be analyzed in France as graphology as widely used, so be careful with your covering letter which should normally be handwritten

In Russia HR Managers expect chronological one-two page resumes with structured description of professional experience

CV Structure

Personal information

First name, last name, birth date, status, address, phone/fax, e-mail

Higher education

University including city/country, dates of study, department, degree

Work experience

Employer, location, dates of employment, position, responsibilities

Language ability and how obtained

International exposure (details of time spent abroad: job, study)

Distinctions, Honors, Awards

Skills and other abilities (e.g. computer skills)

Personal activities and interests (e.g. sports, politics)

Preparation to the Interview sessions

Getting an interview means that you are more than half way to Getting an interview means that you are more than half way to getting a job.getting a job.

•Interviewers want you to succeed, they really would like to fill their Interviewers want you to succeed, they really would like to fill their vacancies.vacancies.

•Interviews are not interrogations. Act like an adult, not a victim.Interviews are not interrogations. Act like an adult, not a victim.

•Interviews are never perfect. If you make mistakes, forget them Interviews are never perfect. If you make mistakes, forget them instantly and move on.instantly and move on.

Preparation is the key to success

• Understand who are you and what you are offering

• Find out preferred profiles and search criteria

• Make company research

• Identify question areas

• Practice and get feedback

What interviewers want to know

•Relevance of your profile

•Motivation

•Personal characteristics

Interviewers’ tool: Open Questions

•Describe a situation in which you have demonstrated your leadership qualities?

•What are you doing to improve your lesser-developed skills?

•Describe a situation in which you encountered a problem that you overcame by using your well developed skills?

•Tell me why I should hire you? Why you are better than the other candidates I’ve seen?

Preparation to the Interview sessions

Thank you !

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