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Defining Your Career Strategy

Defining Your Career Strategy. Presented by Laura Bloomquist October 2003. Agenda. Today’s Unemployment Index. U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey. Historical Unemployment Rates.

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Defining Your Career Strategy

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  1. Defining Your Career Strategy Presented by Laura Bloomquist October 2003

  2. Agenda

  3. Today’s Unemployment Index U.S. Department of LaborBureau of Labor StatisticsLabor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

  4. Historical Unemployment Rates U.S. Department of LaborBureau of Labor StatisticsLabor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

  5. Bottom Line • Environment improving slightly. • 16% of CEO’s expecting to add jobs (up from 9%). • Manpower survey 22% expect to hire while 11% expect to cut workforce. Down from last year but best since first quarter.

  6. We’ll Soon Experience an Extremely Tight Labor Shortage Source: BLS, Arlene Dohm Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Despite current economic reports - There are jobs available, do not be afraid to go after what you want!

  7. Job Growth by Profession Total job openings forecast to be highest in service and professional categories. Professional, technical and managerial occupations most drawn to Internet for job searches. Total job openings due to growth and replacements, 2000 – 2010e*

  8. History of Online Recruiting Online Hiring Trends E-cruiting comprises about 30% of the average recruiting activity; however, only about 10% to 19% of actual hirescan be attributed to this activity. -- Collegiate Employment Research Institute

  9. How Employers Experience the Internet

  10. Tools Employers Use • Online Job Boards • Newspaper Ads • Offline and Online Career Fairs • Staffing Firms • Company Websites • Internal and External Referrals • Branding Campaigns (radio and print advertising)

  11. Posting a Job: The Employer Perspective • Posting a Job includes: • Job Title • Job Type/Industry • Compensation (optional) • Job Location • Job Description • Job Requirements • Contact Information

  12. Managing Open Positions • Manage Job Postings on the Site • Begin Screening Resumes Active & Total number of applications received for the job. The number of times your job posting has appeared on the search results page. The number of times the job details have been viewed.

  13. Employers Receive Hundreds of Resumes Each Week

  14. Searching the Resume Database

  15. Top Keyword Resume Searches • mortgage • human resources • registered nurse • cisco or "project manager" • executive assistant • outpatient or rehab or rehabilitation • physical therapist • japanese • marketing • qa or tester or telecommunications or telecom or telecommunication or at • radiology or "radiology technician" or radiation or sonographer or sonography or ultrasound • Rn • accounting • sales • sales or management • pharmaceutical or "certified nurse" • outside sales • receptionist • administrative assistant • nurse • customer service • insurance • recruiter • pharmacist • manager • sales or management • call center • entry level • wfado or nsdb or soac or wfac • inside sales

  16. Organizing Your Career Plan

  17. Utilizing All Available Options It is important to utilize each piece of the puzzle in your job search! Post Your Resume Online

  18. Marketing YOU! Tips to Make You Stand Out!

  19. Beginning the Online Search The Three Major Players: • For largest 20 markets, CareerBuilder has 29.8% share, Monster 29.6% share, and HotJobs has 16.5% share. • For markets 21-50, CB has 29% to Monster’s 23%. Source: Corzen Study

  20. Industry-Specific Sites

  21. Posting Your Resume Online • Simply fill out the information requested. • Cut and paste your resume in the text box below, and you are on your way!

  22. Searching for Jobs

  23. Set Up a Personal Search Agent A Personal Search Agent will email you jobs that match the criteria you set!

  24. Applying Online

  25. Where Does Your Resume Go? You Post a Resume in a Resume Database – It goes into the abyss… Now what?

  26. How to Maximize Your Internet Experience

  27. Manage Your Time Wisely

  28. Take Advantage of All Your Resources • Limit your time online to one-third (33%) of the total time you dedicate to your job search! • Continue to utilize all contacts, information resources, and services available to you • family friends • professors and leaders within the school • customers of your prospective employer • attend networking events • dial prospective companies directly • Research – internet agents, IU library

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