job search skills

Nuala OSullivan

RESEARCHING FOR WORK

Where are we now?

Where do we want to be?How do we

get there?

Nuala OSullivan

Researching for Work

How do we get there?

ToReview current tacticsOffer a range of optionsExplore specific techniquesExamine how to extend your searchPersonalise your searchBe a Career Portfolio builderLeave with a plan

OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP

Why are you here?What have you tried?Why don’t you try…..

HELLO

X What Pays Most X What is Most

SecureX What would my family like me to

do?

What adds most to my

experience? What can I learn here?

Are these skills transferable?

QUESTIONS

Family FriendsNetwork VolunteerPlacementTemping

AREAS OF INFLUENCE

INFLUENCERS

family

friends

NetworkVolunteer

Placement

Profession

Organizations

Self Starters

Entrepreneurs

Social Network

Professional Contacts

What do they do?

Mentors

Lessons Learnt

Extend contacts

FAMILY

Q1

Q2

Q3

Do I know the job title of close family members?

Who do they meet who could be useful to me?

How could I be helpful to them?

Questions To Ask Myself

List 3 employed Friends: 1.2.3.

Qs I will ask them123

FRIENDS

Alice to Cheshire Cat `Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' `That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. `I don't much care where' said Alice. `Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.

Levy has just graduated with a 2:1 in BA Business Finance. His brother-in-law is an accountant but he doesn’t want to bother him. He hopes to have a career as an accountant but is uncertain where to start and feels sure the CDC will be too general for his needs. Advise Levy what to do

LEVY

Who?1.2.3.

What Can I ask?

PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS

Linked In~ navigate for profiles and skillsets~ Use advanced settings for titles and key word searchesFacebook~ who can see you?Alumni~ links you to employers at right level of entryNetworking Events~ What is your purpose for being there?

NETWORK

Shahana is about to start her final year of a BA Marketing degree but wants to take a

summer placement. She is worried that she has left it too late as everyone else seems

to be so organized already. She was offered some work at a local nursery to help differentiate it from its competitors but she feels that that may not be as useful as a

corporate internship. Advise Shahana

SHAHANA

Volunteering offers:Temporary Access to the OrganizationSkills gained well aligned to OrgCan assess if you want to work thereGain an edge at interviewInternal candidate bias

VOLUNTEER

Still unfilled placements all over London!• The Times Top 100 companies listing• Placements: add to your credibility• Offer relevant work experience• Appropriate to your career stage• Demonstrate your eagerness to work• Upskill you within the relevant industry• Offer an insight into the industry

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PLACEMENT

Your offer is relevant!Be prepared to be competitive:Expenses Only (1 or 2 weeks)

Trial PeriodInternship

Research supportNegotiated Pay after 3 months

YOUR OFFER

Career Development Centre ~ also offers support up to 1 year after graduationCompile List of CompaniesThe Times top 100 graduate employersIdentify Local OrganizationsLook at who is sponsoring local eventsGraduate Fairs

FINDING OUT

Organizations:Write in cold….to a named personSend information they might needThank you for the interview & feedbackOffering to work on trial basis

PERSONAL APPROACH

Energy ProvidersMedical Liaison

HR Management Accountants

Legal Experts

INDUSTRIES FARING WELL

Don’t know what you want to do?Try Holland’s Career InventoryVisit the Career Development CentreWork out what you like/ don’t likeMany and varied roles out there to get your career portfolio started:

Bed tester £1k pcmZombie £30 k p.a Chocolate taster £25-75k…. etc

ROLES

• Make a list of companies you would like to work for

• Follow up individual pages • Access Career tab on homepages• Join Watchthatpage.com for free • monitor your chosen companies • Identify the recruiters for posts • Find workers/ex-workers via linked in• Keep a record of progress

PRACTICAL STEPS

Research the market Is your idea out there?Can you do it better?

What wins development awards?How much are my start up costs?What assets (help) have I got?

ENTREPRENEUR

Marketing vouchers/ coupons onlineOffering a service not available

Seen something abroad that might work hereTweaking an ethnic tradition for mass market

Setting up a swapping serviceGuerilla Gardeners

Selling PixelsSwap a paper clip for a house ….in the end!

FINDING YOUR NICHE

Keep a record of contactsName, number, email & locationDetails of what you spoke aboutDate everything! Record details & future dates to contactUse follow up emails to say thank you

CONTACTS

Write your ideal job title and your qualifications at the top of an A4 pageNo name at this stage

Make a mark so you will know your page againOthers will review and offer adviceCollect your page before you leave

EXERCISE