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Job Search WorkshopInuvialuit Career
Centre
April 2006
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Agenda • Market the Product - YOU• Where Are The Jobs?• Types of Work• Job Search Techniques & Tools• Work Search Plan• Follow-up Activities• Additional Help at the Inuvialuit Career Centre
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The Product is You • What are my skills, interests, knowledge?• What are my strengths?• Past achievements … you have many!• What do I have to offer an employer?• What makes me unique or different?• Anticipate employer rejection or resistance – how do you handle your emotions?
Know your product – know you!
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Where Are The Jobs? Time to Do Some Labour Market Research
• Target specific companies and industries that interest you …
• Or target key decision-makers in the department in which you would like to work
• Send a personalized cover letter and resume to this person … but before you do ask yourself
“Do I have all the required qualifications”• Follow up with a phone call
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The Visible Job Market
Did you know that only 20% of job opportunities are publicly advertised?
• Newspaper Classifieds, • Job Banks, Job Boards• Employment Agencies• Professional Associations• Career Centres like the Inuvialuit Career Centre
So where are the other 80%?
CLASSIFIED Help Wanted
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The Hidden Job MarketRepresents 80% of the jobs not being advertised
elsewhere.
Reach them by:• Networking• Targeted employer networking• Informational interviews• Volunteering • Trade journals/Publications/Libraries• Business directories
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How Employers Prefer to Hire
Most Employers Start Here
Adapted from: Nell Smith Career Services & Richard Bolles “What Color is Your Parachute?”
Ads
Employment Agencies
Cold Calls/Walk-ins
Existing Resumes
Friends of people they know
People they know/colleagues
Most Job Seekers Start
Here
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Types of WorkFull-time Work
• More than 30 hours per week
Part-time Work
• Less than 30 hours per week
Job Sharing
• When two people share one full-time position
Temporary Work
• Often obtained through
an agency
• Can be the first step to a full-time position
Contract Work
• Contracting to work for a specific period of time or for a specific
project
Casual/On Call
• Filling in when needed, often on short notice
Seasonal Work
• A season of steady work followed by a period of
unemployment
Telecommuting
• Working from home using technology
Volunteering
• Offering knowledge, time and experience without
repayment
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Networking
• Put together a list of your personal and professional contacts
• Let them know about your job search and ask for referrals to anyone they know who may be able to help
• Start with a letter or e-mail and follow up with a more personal call or meeting
• Cultivate your network throughout your career
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Targeted Networking
• Target specific companies and industries that interest you
• Target key decision-makers in the department in which you would like to work
• Send a personalized cover letter and resume to this person
• Follow up with a phone call
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Volunteering
• Donate your time, knowledge and experience to an organization
• Opportunity to network• Explore a new field of work• Many organizations offer training for
volunteers – learn new skills• Get work experience and references
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Informational Interviewing
• Arrange a time to talk with people who work in your field of interest. The goal is to get valuable information for your work search – advice, contacts, leads
• Remember, you are not asking for a job, but merely exploring options
• Do your homework
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Informational Interview Telephone Call
Good Afternoon ___________________.
My name is ____________________, I am in the process of exploring my work options and right now I am seeking advice and information on ___________________.
I would really appreciate any time you can give me to answer my questions. If this is possible, when would be an appropriate time for us to get together?
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Work Search Plan
Identify what you need … and then decide what tools you will use for a successful job search?
• A cover letter & resume• A daily/weekly work search plan• And an employer contact list
Job Search
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Today’s To Do List
Monday Create an employer contact list
Place 2 information calls
Write some customized cover letters and resumes
TuesdaySchedule informational interviews
Practice what I’m going to say
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Job Finding Tips
Use a variety of methods to locate work possibilities
If you are unemployed consider your job search to be a full time job
Let EVERYONE know about your job search
Watch and listen
Visit the Inuvialuit Career Centre
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Job Search Success
Your success for job search requires:
Time Effort
Creativity Positive Attitude
Patience Training
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Don’t Give Up But Do Your Share!
Did you know that the most qualified candidate doesn’t always get the job …
It’s usually the person with the best work search skills!
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Additional Information
• Online Inuvialuit Career Centre Links
• NWT Careers Homepage (Career Development, Employment & Labour)
• Service Canada
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Thank You
April 2006