Career Workshop Series

“The American workplace will never again accommodate the passive job seeker.”

Ninety percent of all jobs are not listed. Learn new, effective ways of job searching.
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Resumes and Cover Letters

“Your resume is the most important piece of communication you’ll ever write.”

Resumes don’t get jobs – they get interviews. Create a top-notch resume and cover letter.
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“The guy who’s interviewing you is skilled and well-trained. Why shouldn’t you be?”

Build confidence and learn to be a smart, skilled interviewee.
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Career Networking

“More jobs are secured through networking than all other methods combined!”

Become a great connector – for the rest of your career.
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• “Out with the old” – Why the old ways no longer work
• “Out with the new” – Why the most popular new ways don’t work
• Uncovering the “hidden job market”
• Becoming proactive, not reactive
• Using the two most effective job search techniques
• Developing your three most important career skills
• Creating and maintaining a positive attitude
• Seeing a broad and realistic overview of the job market
Developing good search habits and routines
• Expanding your resources
• Rethinking goals and objectives
• Recognizing other activities that can aid your job search
• Targeting “where the jobs are”

In this workshop you will master the proven methods that will have your reader saying, “I have got to talk to this person.” Things like…

• What is a resume? What does a resume do?
• What should a resume communicate? How should it do that?
• Who reads your resume?
• The anatomy of a resume.
• Formatting your resume to catch the reader's eye.
• Smart things to do – and dumb things NOT to do – on your resume.
• “The Three Cs” – Clear, Concise, and Compelling.
• Making your resume readable.
• Answering the “So what?” question.
• Cover letters: When? Why?
• The one thing cover letters should do that they usually don’t.

We'll prepare you to be a smart, skilled interviewer.

• The Ten Commandments for interviewing
• Preparing for the interview
• Strategizing ahead of time
• Five key steps BEFORE you go
• Crafting effective answers – and becoming a “S.T.A.R.”
• Questions YOU should be asking
• “Hitting the curveballs” – answering the tough or trick questions
• The “Balance of Power”
• Discussing salary history or requirements
• Getting to the next step

NETWORKING…is the single most effective job search strategy, technique, and method.

• What is career networking?
• When do you network? Where do you network?
• Networking Rule #1: “A.B.C.” – Always Be Connecting
• Who’s in your network?
• The six networking lists you should always keep – and expand.
• Personal business cards
• Attitude – attitude – attitude
• Your best appearance – 24/7
• On-line networking
• Networking events